Grey-market/cross border smuggling of satellite kit has meant that SpaceX has disabled some 2,500 former users in Myanmar (the former Burma). Myanmar is not yet offering a Starlink service, but nearby Malaysia is authorised. A statement from Lauren Dreyer (VP/Starlink Business Operations) at SpaceX said: “SpaceX complies with local laws in all 150+ markets where […]
To ensure audiences can access crucial information in the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, the BBC World Service has added a direct-to-home satellite video channel to the platforms delivering BBC News Burmese content. In the coming four months, the Thaicom 6 satellite, which covers Myanmar, Thailand, and the wider region, will deliver BBC News Burmese […]
ABS, a global satellite operator, has secured a multi-year, multi-link contract with Seanet Technologies Myanmar (SEANET), a VSAT service provider to expand its oil and gas communications services. The deal will deliver satellite connectivity to the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea around Myanmar via ABS-2. ABS offers a high-performance VSAT solution catered specifically […]
Telenor Group has entered into an agreement to sell 100 per cent of its mobile operations in Myanmar to M1 Group for a total consideration of $105 million (€88.8m), of which $55 million is a deferred payment over five years. The transaction corresponds to an implied enterprise value of approximately $600 million. M1 Group will […]
The ruling Myanmar junta has already banned internet access, and is now confiscating satellite dishes in a media crackdown. Protests against the February 1st coup have escalated. Two telcos (MBT and Infinite Networks) have complained either that their services have been interrupted or access deliberately slowed in and around the main cities of Mandalay and […]