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  • MyTel reaches 70% population coverage

    MyTel reaches 70% population coverage

    Myanmar’s MyTel has announced it has achieved 70% population coverage with its 4G network mere months after launch.

    MyTel, the joint venture between Vietnam’s Viettel and a consortium of local technology companies, launched services in March in Nay Pyi Taw, eastern Bago and Kayin State.

    Now the operator’s network covers nearly all townships in the Yangon Region, citing comments from the company’s chief external relations officer Y Zaw Min Oo.

    Meanwhile the operator has signed on around 100,000 users and distributed three million SIM cards. These 4G SIMs are available at 50 dedicated MyTel shops and 50,000 distribution retail outlets.

    In the past year MyTel has also laid a total of 30,000km of fiber backhaul, accounting for 50% of fiber deployments in the country, the report adds.

    MyTel has previously announced a target of attracting 2 million to 3 million customers this year. The operator also plans to become the market’s first operator to offer nationwide 4G services and to deploy 7,000 4G base stations in its first year of official operations.

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  • MyTel launches 4G services

    MyTel launches 4G services

    Myanmar’s fourth operator MyTel has launched 4G services, and plans to expand its network to all 15 states and regions of the nation next month.

    The operator started selling SIM cards in Nay Pyi Taw, eastern Bago and Kayin State earlier this month.

    MyTel plans to differentiate by focusing its rollout more in regional areas and provinces away from large cities. The company has previously indicated plans to cover around 90% of the population with 4G-only services by the end of 1H18.

    The operator has set its base rates at 10 kyat ($0.0075) per minute for in-network calls and 23 kyat per minute for out of network calls, and 10 kyat per SMS.

    As a promotion, MyTel has also introduced a new plan offering 750MB of data and a 100 minute welcome bonus, as well as 50% top-up bonuses per recharge.

    MyTel completed its first call over its network last month during a ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw.

    MyTel is 49% owned by Vietnamese state-owned operator Viettel and 51% owned by a consortium of 11 local ICT companies. The joint venture was established to secure Myanmar’s fourth and last telecoms license.

  • Myanmar’s MyTel to launch 4G in 1H18

    Myanmar’s MyTel to launch 4G in 1H18

    Vietnamese operator Viettel’s joint venture in Myanmar plans to launch 4G-only services in the first quarter of next year.

    The joint venture, MyTel, plans to cover 90% of the population by its official launch, deploying nearly 7,200 base stations and 33,000km of fiber. This footprint would be double that of its nearest rival.

    According to the news agency, in contrast to previous reports MyTel does not plan to deploy 2G or 3G in Myanmar but will instead jump straight to 4G.

    MyTel is a joint venture between Vietnamese military-run Viettel and a consortium of local ICT companies. The venture received Myanmar’s fourth telecoms license in January, and now has branches across the country and around 2,000 employees.

    The deployment has a total investment of around $1.5 billion, with Viettel contributing a 49% stake.

    MyTel plans to offer roaming to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia at prices equivalent to local charges, the report states. The company also plans to build on its deployment in Myanmar to pursue expansion to 10 overseas market, it adds without elaborating.

  • Myanmar’s fourth cellco to use the brand name Mytel

    Myanmar’s fourth cellco to use the brand name Mytel

    Myanmar’s newly-licensed fourth mobile operator will use the brand name Mytel, and will aim to differentiate by targeting rural areas and competing on price.

    The joint venture between Vietnam’s Viettel, the consortium of local ICT companies that make up Myanmar National Telecom Holding Public and Star High Public Company was awarded a telecoms license last week.

    The new company’s external relations officer as stating that Mytel will make use of the telecoms assets used by Star High Public Company’s state-owned parent company Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC). MEC owns MECtel, a state operator with access to extensive tower and fiber assets.

    Mytel also plans to utilize capacity on the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) subsea cable, which lands in Myanmar. According to the report, state operator MPT acts as a co-landing party for the connection but does not participate directly in the project.

    The operator plans to offer 2G, 3G and 4G services with a focus on extending coverage in rural areas, and offering services at a lower price than rivals Telenor Myanmar, Uninor Myanmar and the joint venture between MPT and KDDI.

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