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Huawei to Support for Development of Indoor Coverage in Myanmar
01/05/2019
AUTHOR: EI THANDAR TUN
China’s tech giant Huawei and the Myanmar Engineering Council have team up for development of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Myanmar by signing a two-year agreement on April 22. Under the agreement, Huawei will provide assistance for the development of indoor cellular coverage, fiber optic to home/business (FTTX) standards, and technical skills of new generations of engineers in Myanmar.
Moreover, Huawei and the council will collaborate for organizing a Myanmar Indoor Coverage Digitalization Summit and implementation of indoor coverage and FTTX standards.
“We are delighted to have this opportunity to provide our technological expertise to Myanmar’s developing ICT sector. Helping Myanmar engineers improve will be useful in advancing towards a digitalized world,” said Mr. Zhang Liman, CEO of Huawei Myanmar.
Myanmar Engineering Council will work with Huawei on programs providing certificates on cloud, e-learning, and internship programs.
“We are glad to team up with a leading ICT company in the world like Huawei for development of the ICT sector in Myanmar. We will jointly organize Myanmar Indoor Coverage Digitalization Summit,” said U Aung Myint, President of Myanmar Engineering Council.
Huawei has also signed with university rectors committees for an agreement on ICT Talent Development programs in December last year.
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