Sumitomo and
two business allies, NEC and NTT Communications, have concluded a contract with
the Myanmar government to build an optical fiber telecommunications network to
link the country's three major cities.
Under the
contract, the three vendors will build a core high-speed network capable of
transmitting data at 30 gigabits per second (Gbps), linking the cities of
Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw through the Web, The Japan Times reported
on Tuesday.
The trio will
also lay down fiber-optic networks inside each of the three cities to transmit
voice and other data at a speed of 10 gigabits per second (Gbps). The networks
will also provide services such as long-term evolution (LTE) high-speed
wireless communications, fixed-line phone, and Internet connections.
The companies
said they will take advantage of a 1.71 billion yen (US$16.7 million) grant
which the government pledged to provide to Myanmar in late-December.
They hope to
complete construction of all necessary facilities by the end of November, and
provide operational support between December and mid-January to enable Myanmar
people to utilize the new facilities.
In a previous
ZDNet Asia report, industry watchers said Myanmar was one of the few relatively
untapped telecommunication market left in the world with its once-reclusive
government opening the sector for foreign investment. However, the country's unclear regulatory regime and ICT infrastructure which does not
support business growth meant
telcos and service providers looking to enter Myanmar must advance with
caution.
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