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CompetitionarrivesinMyanmarsrestructuredtelecomsector:whatnext?
Throughout 2012 and into 2013 major changes have been taking place in Myanmars
telecom sector. The governments plans to liberalise the market have certainly moved
quickly.Theinitialroundofreformshasseenactionontheissuingofaseriesofnewtelecom
operating licences, allowing international companies to form joint ventures with the
governmenttobuildinfrastructureandtoofferservices.Thechangescoincidedwithwider
reformsbeingpursuedbyagovernmentthathadcometopowerinMyanmarin2011after
manyyearsofrulebythemilitary.Amongotherthings,thenewgovernmenthasannounced
someambitiousgrowthtargets.Whilstitisgenerallyagreedthatthereformprojecthadmade
a good start, by mid2013 there remained much work to be done to bring the countrys
telecomsectoruptospeed.
Over the last year or so, the international telecom community has shown unprecedented
interestinthisemergingmarket.Theissuingofnewmobilelicencesinmid2013tookplace
asscheduledandsawtwoforeignplayerschosentoenterthemarketandhelpthecountry
achieve its growth targets. These two companies have moved quickly into a posttender
phase where they began negotiating details of their respective concessions with the
government and started planning their respective rollouts. In the meantime, as part of
Myanmarsmarketreform,thestateownedincumbenttelecomoperatorMyanmarPostsand
Telecommunications(MPT)isslatedfordismantlingthiswillprobablyseeitasanoperator
working without government funding, most probably in joint venture with an experienced
telecompartner.
In the meantime the country has many problems to address. It is still struggling with the
legacyofthoseyearsspentunderthemilitaryjunta.Thetelecommunicationssectorhaslong
beendominatedbythestateownedmonopolytelephoneserviceprovider.Withthemilitary
governments conservative approach to structural reform, it was not surprising that MPT
continued to maintain its monopoly over the telecom sector, long being the sole national
telephone network operator. In another legacy consideration, the dispersion of network
infrastructurehasbeenheavilybiasedtowardsthecities,withYangonandMandalayhaving
relativelylargetelephonepenetrationscomparedtotheruralareas.By2012mostvillagesin
Myanmarwerestillwithoutafixedlinetelephoneservice.
For a long time, foreign investment in the telecom sector continued to be low, due to the
politicalsituationinMyanmar,thestructureofthecountrystelecomindustryandthegeneral
stateoftheeconomy,thisalsobeingdespitethegovernmentsattemptstoincreaseforeign
interest.Ofcourse,withthe2012reformsthiscertainlylooksasifitwillchangedramatically
apartfromthecommitmentmadebythetwonewmobileoperators,otherforeignoperators
havealsocommittedtoorexpressedinterestininvestinginthereformedmarket.

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Whilst the round of major reforms announced in 2012 offer great hope for Myanmars
telecom sector, as already noted there remains much to be done and many problems to
resolveinordertodevelopandimprovetheoverallmarket.
Markethighlights:

Myanmars mobile market has rapidly expand over the last five years, at least
inrelativeterms
Therewasaparticularlystrongsurgein2012
Of course, this mobile subscriber growth has been from a low base and
althoughfiguresarecontradictory,mobilepenetrationwasstilllowinto2013

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Fixedline subscriber numbers have been growing erratically (published figures

havebeenreviseddownwards)overallpenetrationremainslow
Internet penetration also remained low, although the numbers had started to
rapidlyincreasein2013/2013
Fixed broadband services were small in number, one positive being the
progressive introduction of a variety of platforms, including mobile broadband
andWiMAXservices
Thenumberofmobilebroadbandsubscribersjumpeddramaticallyin2013
Ontheregulatoryfront2012sawamajormovetoliberalisethemarketandthis
processhascontinuedthrough2013andinto2014
Theinitialroundofproposedreformssawtwonewoperatinglicencesissuedin
June 2013, for the first time allowing international companies to enter the
marketandtooffertelecomservices
Theearliercallforexpressionsofinteresthadseenanoverwhelmingresponse
fromforeigntelecomoperatorsinterestedinenteringtheMyanmarmarket
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Ooredoo was the first to launch, offering a mobile service to a large part of
MyanmarinAugust2014
There were still signs of old behaviour in the market place reminiscent of the
days under full military rule this is certain to challenge the new regulatory
environment.

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Note: Reporting on the Myanmar telecom market continues to rely to a large extent on
estimated figures as official information is either not available or has been found to be
contradictory.
Myanmar(Burma)keytelecomparameters20122014
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Fixedlineservices:
Subscriberpenetration(population)
Internetservices:
Fixedsubscriberpenetration(population)
Mobileservices:
Subscriberpenetration(population)
(Source:BuddeComm)
Thisreportprovidesanoverviewofthetrendsanddevelopmentsinthetelecommunications
marketsinMyanmar(Burma).Subjectscoveredinclude:

Keystatistics
Marketandindustryoverviews
Majoroperators(mobileandfixed)
Regulatoryenvironment
Infrastructure
Mobilemarket
Internetmarket(includingbroadband).
TableofContents
1.Executivesummary
2.Keystatistics
2.1Countryoverview
2.1.1Background
2.1.2Economy
2.2PoliticalandsocialchangesinMyanmar
2.2.1Protestsin2007
2.2.2Referendum
2.2.3Preludeto2010elections
2.2.4The2010electionsandaftermath
2.2.5Newgovernmentandlegislature2011onwards
2.2.6IMFreports2012/2013
2.2.7Censorship
3.Telecommunicationsmarket
3.1OverviewofMyanmarstelecommarket
3.2Newtelecomlicences2013
3.2.1Background
3.2.2Decisiononthetwonewoperators
3.3Analysis:challengesfacingthelicencewinners
4.Regulatoryenvironment
4.1Background
4.2Marketliberalisationprocess
4.3Foreigninvestment
4.4Industryactivityfollowingliberalisation
4.5Othernewlicences
4.6Corruptioninvestigations
4.74G/LongTermEvolution(LTE)
5.Telecommunicationsinfrastructure
5.1Nationalinfrastructure
5.1.1Background
5.1.2Fixedlinestatistics
5.1.3WirelessLocalLoop(WLL)
5.1.4Nationalbackbonenetwork
5.2Internationalinfrastructure
5.2.1Overview
5.2.2Satellitenetworks
6.Internetmarket
6.1Overview
6.2Background
6.3Governmentcontroloftheinternet
6.3.1Cyberattack

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6.4InternetServiceProviders(ISPs)
6.4.1BaganCybertech
6.4.2YatanarponTeleport(YTP)
6.4.3Internetstatistics
6.5Internetcafesbackground
6.6WiMAX
7.Mobilecommunications
7.1OverviewofMyanmarsmobilemarket
7.2Mobilestatistics
7.3Tariffs
7.4ThirdGeneration(3G)development
7.5Mobileoperators
7.6MyanmarP&T(MPT)
7.6.1Overview
7.6.2Changingmarket
7.6.3SIMcardpricing
7.7Ooredoo
7.7.1Overview
7.7.2Servicelaunch
7.8Telenor
7.8.1Overview
7.9Mobileservices
7.9.1Satellitemobile
7.9.2MobileBroadcasting
8.Broadcastingmarket
8.1Overview
9.Relatedreports
Table1CountrystatisticsMyanmar2014
Table2Telecomrevenueandinvestmentstatistics2011
Table3Telephonenetworkstatistics2013
Table4Internetuserstatistics2013
Table5Mobilestatistics2013
Table6Nationaltelecommunicationsauthorities
Table7MyanmarsGDPrealgrowthrate20062015
Table8Fixedlinesubscribers,penetrationandannualchange1988,1990,
19952014
Table9Internetusersandpenetration19992014
Table10Fixedinternetsubscribers19992013
Table11Fixedbroadbandsubscribers20052014
Table12Mobilebroadbandsubscribers20112014
Table13Internetaccessbyhousehold20052012
Table14Internationalinternetbandwidth20002013
Table15Mobilesubscribers,penetrationandannualchange19952014
Table16MPTMobilesubscribersandannualchangebyservicetypeMarch
2009
Table15MPTsubscribers,annualchangeandmarketshare20082013
Table17Keybroadcastingstatistics2013
Chart1Fixedlinesubscribersandannualchange20002014
Chart2Internetusersandpenetration20052014
Chart3Mobilesubscribersandannualchange20052014
Exhibit1OverviewofMPTsCDMAservice
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