Telenor Myanmar
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Native name | တယ်လီနော မြန်မာ |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Yangon, Myanmar |
Key people | Lars Erik Tellmann (CEO) |
| Website |
www |
Telenor Myanmar is a telecommunications company in Myanmar. It is a subsidiary of the Norwegian Telenor Group.[1]
History
In February 2013, Telenor participated in the bidding for newly available Myanmar mobile licences.[2]
On 27 June 2013, it was announced that Telenor had been awarded one of two 15-year contracts for telecom development in Myanmar.[3]
Telenor received its licence from the Government of Myanmar to officially start mobile network operations on 5 February 2014. Its mobile network was trialled on 7 April 2014, and mobile services began operations in the cities of Mandalay and Yangon on 27 September 2014. Telenor's network subsequently launched in Naypyidaw on 4 October 2014, with full coverage of Myanmar achieved on 26 October 2014.
In June 2014, Telenor Myanmar helped the Burmese Wikipedia community to held their first joint workshop to recruit new volunteers.[4] The Burmese Wikipedia Forum was held at Dagon University with the help of telenor Myanmar in July 2014 attracting over 2,000 people, including students.[5]
In November 2014, Telenor and Yoma Bank announced their cooperation to provide mobile banking to Myanmar.[6] The aim of their cooperation is to provide access to financial services to people who do not have bank accounts.[7] As of 2016, it had more than 14 million subscribers.
References
- ↑ "Telenor Myanmar | Telenor Myanmar". Telenor.com.mm. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "All eyes on the Myanmar leapfrog". Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ↑ "Burma awards lucrative mobile phone contracts". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ "Telenor Group - Bringing Wikipedia to Myanmar". Telenor Group.
- ↑ Win Htut. "Telenor hosts Wikipedia forum at Dagon University". Eleven Myanmar.
- ↑ James Barton (25 November 2014). "Telenor readying mobile money with Yoma in Myanmar". Developing Telecoms. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ Jeremy Mullins and Aye Thida Kyaw (24 November 2014). "'Stay tuned' for mobile banking services from Yoma and Telenor, say CEOs". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2 October 2015.