KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20-- Sojitz Corporation, NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), NEC Corporation and NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation (NESIC) today jointly announced a plan to upgrade communications infrastructure in Myanmar.
The upgrade connects the major cities of Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), under an official order from Myanma Posts and Telecommunications, the country’s largest telecommunications operator.
The Communication Network Improvement Project, valued about seven billion yen (about US$62 million) will be the first ODA loan project in Myanmar’s communications field carried out under the auspices of the Japanese Government. (US$1 = RM4.16)
The four participating companies plan to construct international Internet connection facilities and communications infrastructure connecting the three cities and the Thilawa SEZ by 2021, according to a statement.
Compared to the present, communications capacity will be more than tripled and significantly upgraded. The project will also support 5G services expected to be introduced in the near future.
As the principal contractor of the project, Sojitz will provide overall management, while NTT Com will apply its technological capabilities and expertise in upgrading international Internet connection facilities to a maximum capacity of 800 Gbps.
NEC will provide cutting-edge optical communication equipment for core communication networks to expand transmission capacity to one Tbps, while NESIC will install dense wavelength division multiplexing equipment and carry out design, civil work and installation works of outside plant.
Under the project, the four companies look forward to contributing to Myanmar’s standard of living and sustainable industrial development through highly reliable and robust communications.
-- BERNAMA
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