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Sri Lanka’s fifth operator in exit talks? 23 Aug 2013 | 10:04 am
There was a lot of discussion here when Airtel entered the market. So much so that we used to receive phone calls asking for employment! Part of what we said then was they hurt themselves by being slo...
Status of the telecom industry in Sri Lanka, a feature in a government newspaper 22 Aug 2013 | 01:44 pm
A wide ranging discussion on ICTs carried in a government-owned newspaper I refuse to read. In Sri Lanka the amount of money that we spend on communication is about 700 rupees a month per household o...
ICTs to improve monsoon hazard monitoring in S Asia 22 Aug 2013 | 10:19 am
The widespread casualties caused this year by fast moving weather systems in Uttarakhand and in Pakistan have caused experts to call for real-time data sharing among the region’s meteorological depart...
What not having Internet means in a society where the assumption is that everyone is connected 19 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
As everyone assumes that everyone is connected to the Internet (not an assumption we have to deal with in our countries at this moment), the consequences of not using the Internet become quite serious...
Myanmar today: Waking up to possibilities 19 Aug 2013 | 08:19 pm
Photo credit: Tom Spender It was not long ago, that we thought the Myanmar would remain asleep whilst the rest of the world (save maybe North Korea) reaped the rewards of a vibrant telecommunications...
India gets 100 Gbps from Bangladesh. Why not Myanmar? 18 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
Bangladesh will provide 100 Gbps of Internet bandwidth to India. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has planned to deploy cross-border optical fiber cable, which will ensure cheaper wholesale Internet ba...
USD 15 Billion investment for Myanmar & apps development inside operators? 18 Aug 2013 | 12:38 pm
One thing I have learned is not to place too much trust in promises of investment. But USD 15 billion from one company seems in the ballpark for a country that wants to go from 5 to 80 fast (that’s mo...
Myanmar is Huawei country? 18 Aug 2013 | 11:16 am
My respect for Huawei goes back to 2002-04 when I was responsible for telecom reforms in government. They never approached me to lobby for anything. But I asked them what the per-line costs they could...
Time to update Jipp’s “Law”? 18 Aug 2013 | 10:54 am
Sitting in Yangon, preparing for a regulatory training event in Nay Pi Taw, my mind went to the hoary Jipp’s Law. Even with questionable 2012 data as reported by the ITU, Myanmar had around 5 SIMs/100...
Czech-mate: The 4G auction is back to action 17 Aug 2013 | 01:44 am
Governments, in general, are disgustingly infamous for despicable greed. They are notoriously addicted to the lust for windfall from auctioning spectrum. ČESKÝ TELEKOMUNIKA ČNÍÚŘAD or CTU, is the regu...
