Telenor and Ooredoo sign Myanmar licences

Myanmar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology today announce its finalisation of the granting of telecom licences to Telenor Myanmar and Ooredoo Myanmar.

The licences will come into effect on February 5, for an initial duration of 15 years will authorise each operator to build, own and operate a telecommunications network and to provide the full range of public fixed and mobile telecom services on a nationwide basis.

Telenor aims to launch services within eight months, as part of its commitment to provide accessible and affordable mobile communications to people across Myanmar. The operator plans to build a state-of-the-art mobile network using HSPA and LTE-ready technologies, and looks to achieve network coverage for 90 per cent of the population in Myanmar within five years of the roll -out. Voice and data services over 2G and 3G will be commercially launched as Telenor’s initial offering.

As part of Telenor’s commitment to rapidly roll -out a modern telecommunications network, the company has appointed a strong management team in Myanmar and continues to recruit employees at all levels and across a number of functions within the organization. Telenor Myanmar met its goal of hiring 150 employees at the end of 2013 and the company is on track to add another 900 people to its workforce in 2014.