Toshiba – Yangon branch office will be launched in Myanmar in May

Toshiba - Yangon branch office will be launched in Myanmar in May

Toshiba announced that they will establish a branch office (Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte., Ltd. Yangon Branch Office) in Yangon (formerly Rangoon), Myanmar in May.

With recent changes in Myanmar opening the country to democratization and outside cooperation, there have been increased opportunities in this country. Japan has a new policy of economic cooperation with Myanmar and Japanese companies have begun to look at this opportunity. Toshiba has decided to establish a branch in Myanmar to develop its business opportunities there.

Myanmar plans to open doors to foreign telcos for affordable cellular, internet service

Myanmar plans to open doors to foreign telcos for affordable cellular, internet service

Hefty price tags haven’t exactly made cellphones ubiquitous in cash-strapped Myanmar. According to AFP, an estimated 96 percent of the nation’s 60 million inhabitants don’t own a mobile handset, but that might soon be changing. A new reform plan announced by Myanmar’s Post and Telecommunication Minister, Thein Tun, lays out a strategy that could finally give said folks a crack at affordable cellular and internet services. If succesful, the initiative will start a bidding process for international telcos to set up shop in the country, allowing the companies to partner with the state-owned telephone provider and the ISP Yatanarpon Teleport. There’s no word on when the partnerships may coalesce, but here’s to hoping that $200 SIM card registration fees in Myanmar soon become a thing of the past. Full details at the source link below.

[Photo credit: Soe Than Win, AFP]

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