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ABS delivering satellite connectivity to oil and gas operations in Myanmar

ABS, a global satellite operator, has secured a multi-year, multi-link contract with Seanet Technologies Myanmar (SEANET), a VSAT service provider to expand its oil and gas communications services. The deal will deliver satellite connectivity to the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea around Myanmar via ABS-2. ABS offers a high-performance VSAT solution catered specifically […]

May 18, 2022

M1 Group acquires Telenor Myanmar

Telenor Group has entered into an agreement to sell 100 per cent of its mobile operations in Myanmar to M1 Group for a total consideration of $105 million (€88.8m), of which $55 million is a deferred payment over five years. The transaction corresponds to an implied enterprise value of approximately $600 million. M1 Group will […]

July 8, 2021

Myanmar confiscates satellite dishes

The ruling Myanmar junta has already banned internet access, and is now confiscating satellite dishes in a media crackdown. Protests against the February 1st coup have escalated. Two telcos (MBT and Infinite Networks) have complained either that their services have been interrupted or access deliberately slowed in and around the main cities of Mandalay and […]

April 12, 2021By Chris Forrester