Global Technology Group, a local telecommunications company, said Thursday that it would launch 4G/LTE wireless broadband service in 30 cities starting in April 2018.
The 30 cities which will have access to the company’s 4G/LTE wireless broadband services are those from Nay Pyi Taw, Magway, Bagon, Mon, Kayin and Tanintharyi regions, the company announced at the 5th Myanmar Connect 2017 in Yangon.
The company will offer the top of the line broadband service to both home and business users.
“We will offer our service for both business and home customers. So, our service can benefit businessmen and simple internet user,” a company staff told The Myanmar Times.
Prasert Laosaengpha, chief of technology of Global Technology Group, said that in the near future broadband usage rate will increase in the local market because streaming is becoming very popular among internet users.
Prasert Laosaengpha said the company is also arranging to give OTT (Over-The-Top) Platforms service after it launches the International Gateway project in November.
The Global Technology Group received the Network Facilities Service (individual) License in 2015 and the FTTX (Fiber Network) license in March 2017.
They started providing FTTX service in Yangon, Mandalay and Bago regions.
Meanwhile, the Myanmar Posts and Telecommunication (MPT) has began installing fiber optics to homes (FTTH) since August 1 in Yangon. MPT hopes to provide FTTH internet service for the entire country in 2018.
At present, MPT serves over 80 percent of the FTTH customers in the country, according to U Khin Maung Myint, Deputy General Manager of Marketing Department of MPT-KSGM Joint Operations.
Source: https://www.mmtimes.com/news/telecom-launch-wireless-broadband-service.html