MPT

MPT-KSGM named Kazuhiko Masuda as deputy CEO, replacing Noboru Edagawa who was head of the Myanmar-based joint venture between MPT, KDDI and Sumitomo for three years. Masuda joined the venture in April 2021 and served as adviser to Edagawa.

Myanmar-owned MPT and Facebook launched a trial of a zero-rating mobile app providing free web access on Android devices, which the companies linked to the critical role digital services play in slowing the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus).

Myanmar operator MPT switched-on its mobile money service, a platform the company’s CEO hailed as an innovation which would improve access to financial services and aid efforts towards a cashless society.

State-owned MPT, the largest mobile operator in Myanmar, received clearance to launch a mobile money service almost 18 months after initially unveiling its plan.

MPT-KSGM, a joint venture between MPT, KDDI and Sumitomo, named Noboru Edagawa as CEO, replacing Toshitake Amamiya from 1 April. The new CEO joined the venture in early 2017 and became CTO in October that year.

State-owned MPT, the largest mobile operator in Myanmar, announced it expanded LTE-Advanced service to 40 additional townships, taking its mobile broadband coverage to 256 townships.

Myanmar’s four mobile operators announced they have joined forces to educate subscribers on data usage.