Internet Access in Myanmar
Is internet accessible from
Myanmar? Any ISP in Myanmar?
Concerning Myanmar's information
technology industry, this could be
one of the hottest FAQ today. Yes,
it is. Why? Many foreign investors,
businessmen, entrepreneurs, and
people of Myanmar origin who still
have relatives or friends in
Myanmar, often email us asking this
question almost everyday. Here at
this page, we would like to answer
them all.
Intranet
Intranet or otherwise known as
Myanmar Intranet was launched on
2001, May 18. Beside Members at
Bagan Cybertech, MPT mail users can
view the local Intranet. Myanmar
Intranet can also be accessed by
Internet users abroad.
There are four types that we can
use:
• Member A - You can use FTP Service,
Intranet Service, and dial-up web
access (web browsing).
You can request sites that you want
to see. There's something like
Member A list, and those are the
requested web sites, open for Member
A users. You can use this service
from home or office.
• Member B - The services provided
are the same as Member A, but you
have to use it at the
main office of Bagan Cybertech. FTP
service is not provided.
• Member C - Provides FTP service
only.
• Member E - Provides Intranet
Service only.
Myanmar ICT Park
Myanmar Information and
Communication Technology Park is
being built at Hlaing University
Campus, Yangon. Leaded by MCSA
(Myanmar Computer Scientists
Association), and supported by 32
companies, MICT Park is the first
and only ICT Park in Myanmar.
Their aim is to raise professional
software developers, and to develop
qualified computer softwares to be
distributed abroad.
Companies who has shares in the park
will get advantages of using MPT's
Internet, E-mail and Telephones.
They will use Digital Subscriber
Line for network connections,
speeding up 16 times (1 MB/sec) than
the current dial up system.
MICT Park was opened on January 21,
2002.
Bagan Teleport
Bagan Cybertech is also building
Bagan Teleport which will contain
the infrastructure for using the
biggest wireless network in Myanmar.
VSAT Network (Very Small Aperture
Terminal) uses TDMA technology (Time
Division Multiple Access) which is
the latest satellite communications.
50 terminals in Yangon will be using
VSAT Network and up to 180 to 200
terminals can be used in the whole
system. A VSAT unit is US$ 20,000
and the monthly fee is US $ 250.
Using this network, we can create:
• Enterprise networks for multimedia
applications
• Banking Networks
• E-education and Distance Learning
• Telemedicine
• Government and ministerial networks
• Video Conferening
• Rural Telephony and Communications
to remote areas
• Broadband Intranet and Internet
Access
• Internet Gateway and Backbone
services
• Backbone for cellular mobile
networks
• Alternative International Gateway
• Digital Broadcasting Services
• Regional and Global Corporate
Networks
Wireless services from Bagan
Teleport are:
Point-to-Point Communication
Point to multipoint wireless
networks
Broadband wireless Intranet and
Internet access.
The following services can be
also provided:
• Internet and Intranet Service
provision
• Co-location and Data warehousing
• VoIP services (Voice Over IP)
• Web hosting and content Packaging
• Internet Exchange and Gateway
services
• IP Billing Services
Using VoIP service calling PC to
Phone will be cheaper than using IDD
lines. Here is the comparison:
|
Countries |
IDD Call (US $/min) |
PC to Ph Call |
|
Thai |
1.40 |
0.25 |
|
Malaysia |
1.75 |
0.11 |
|
Singapore |
1.75 |
0.07 |
|
Hong Kong |
1.75 |
0.06 |
|
China |
2.25 |
0.18 |
|
Japan |
2.70 |
0.08 |
|
U.K |
3.20 |
0.05 |
|
Australia |
3.20 |
0.05 |
|
USA |
4.50 |
0.029 |
210 Terminal Station will be built
in major cities of States and
Divisions. Yangon Division alone
will have 50 terminal stations.
The two satellites in Bagan Teleport
have 4.5 m, and they will use
ThaiCom 2 satellite to provide VSAT
service for the whole nation.
Bagan Teleport was also opened on
Janaury 21, 2002 along with MICT
Park.
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