11 qualify for third round of Myanmar mobile licence award

As part of the third stage of the tender for two nationwide mobile licences in Myanmar, it has been announced that 11 applications were received before today’s deadline, and will now be evaluated in a process expected to be completed by June 27. Two successful bidders will be identified.

Finalisation of the process and the granting of licences is expected to occur between July and September.

This latest evaluation will consist of both a technical submission evaluation and subsequently a spectrum licence fee offer evaluation. For the applications that meet the minimum requirements set in the invitation to tender, the assessment committee will determine a score, based on a total of 1,500 points, with the following weighting:

• Technical submission evaluation: 1,000 points (67%); and

• Spectrum licence fee offer evaluation: 500 points (33%).

The list of successful applicants is as follows:

Only the 12 pre-qualified applicants from the previous pre-qualification stage of the tender were eligible to participate in the final stage of the licence award process. Out of the 12, 11 applicants submitted an application.