In June 2026, FIFA granted exclusive Myanmar broadcast rights for the 2026 World Cup to TV360, the streaming and entertainment platform run by Mytel — the telecom operator jointly owned by Myanmar’s military and Vietnam’s Viettel Group. Myanmar Now first reported the deal on June 10, 2026, and The Irrawaddy’s June 11, 2026 report laid … Read more
On 2026-08-13, Myanmar Tech Press asked whether MPT’s flood-emergency network deployment — two satellite terminals and one Cell-on-Wheels (COW) mobile base station in a single township, plus a free seven-day data/voice/SMS pack — was proportioned to a disaster that had already left 441,788 people affected across 17 townships. Four days later, MPT published a second … Read more
In April 2022 we reported that Ooredoo Myanmar customers could get a replacement for a lost or damaged SIM card not only at Ooredoo’s own stores, but also at dealer outlets and shops offering Ooredoo E-load. Most people who still land on that article are searching for something like “Ooredoo lost SIM card”, which means … Read more
MPT’s “Kyite Yar Khaw” any-net voice pack, which we first covered when it launched with a carry-over feature in September 2020, is still on sale in 2026. We checked MPT’s own pricing page (mpt.com.mm/mm/kyite-yar-khaw-pack-mm) to confirm it’s current, and the numbers tell an interesting story: the prices are the same as they were at launch, … Read more
Post and Telecommunications Department (PTD) has recently implemented strict regulations with regards to the sales of pre-registered SIM cards. As such, MPT is utilizing the “Activation after Verification” scheme to ensure that MPT SIM cards are not being sold to our valued customers without being registered and activated using accurate personal information and proper identification. … Read more