Myanmar’s government has extended the deadline for expressions of interest in the country’s fourth mobile licence from 18 December to 8 January.
Myanmar’s government has extended the deadline for expressions of interest in the country’s fourth mobile licence from 18 December to 8 January.
The market is currently home to three players: Norway’s Telenor, Qatari incumbent Ooredoo and MPT, a joint venture between the telecoms ministry and Japanese telco KDDI.
One person familiar with the market predicted that Vietnam’s Viettel, Thailand’s True Move, France’s Orange and Malaysia’s Axiata would all likely apply this time around.
During the 2013 privatisation process, Millicom, Orange, Bharti and Digicel had prequalified as bidders, while the government had invited Vodafone, SingTel and Orange to apply to become foreign partners to the ministry.
Tender guidelines and market information relating to the fourth licence are available here.