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watch out for mdr
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rayyeo
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19-Feb-2013 22:03
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Chicken n egg n yolk problem.
That's why they buy Quanli Shenzhen n Pixio to sell accessories to the mass beside mobile phones and sim
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gufeng
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19-Feb-2013 21:59
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No sim card who want to buy phone? $250 alone just for a sim card how many people can afford? Their mobile network cant even handle the current 3 million mobile user. Once 4 telco goes in, sim card will become cheap and everyone will start rushing for phone. They are targeting 40 million mobile user by 2016. Mdr are also eyeing the after sales service and accessories distribution in Myanmar which will give higher margin. Singapore 5 million population got 3 telco...Myanmar 60 million population got 4 telco. You do the maths. Dont buy if you dont believe in their biz.
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jovenus
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19-Feb-2013 21:21
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Chicken Egg problem. No cheap simcard , who want to buy phone ? That y President wanna lower price of SIM to broaden use of mobile phone to mass.
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terencee
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19-Feb-2013 21:18
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Myanmar is nt lacking phones. They lack SIM cards. Dont think MDR will have any effect even if won the contract. There isn't shortage of phones in the first place. | ||||
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19-Feb-2013 21:15
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Before contrary come in we have to face force selling first | ||||
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gavinl
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19-Feb-2013 19:23
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Then we huat till seow. Lol
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gufeng
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19-Feb-2013 19:09
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Once they confirm the contract, its share price will go > 10 fold..sg only 5 million..myanmar 60 million population.
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19-Feb-2013 16:11
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This counter has doubled its initial price since Dec without any sales results bcos of BB's and its potential of landing the Myanmar deal. 22 Feb will be D-day but BB's will the ones running the show not small retail investers like us on whether it'll surge or plummet. Fingers crossed. | ||||
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rayyeo
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19-Feb-2013 15:20
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Mobile phone sales are down as the supply of SIM cards has dried up following the shock resignation of the former minister for telecommunications on January 16, shop owners in Yangon said last week. “Most of our customers buy a handset and SIM card together but there are no SIMs available, so people are buying fewer phones,” said Ko Maung Maung, owner of ALIF phone shop in Yangon’s Pabedan township. He added that the phone and SIM sales are always linked. “When we’ve sold all our SIM cards, we only sell a maximum of five or six more handsets. But when we have SIM cards we easily sell 10 or more phones,” he said. The number of mobile phone shops in Yangon has increased significantly in the past three years as the prices of SIM cards have been reduced in steps, and the supply has become more regular. Previously, SIM cards were sold through auctions. But the supply has dried up since the end of 2012 and shops are surviving on handset and accessory sales, as well as service charges, said U Nay Dawn Win, owner of Hello Thargyi mobile shop in Thaketa township. “There are few buyers, except for those people who always want the latest model,” he said. “Normally people buy the cheapest handsets they can find at about K30,000,” he said. “Before January, small shop owners would sell SIMs with incentives, such as by installment plans with handsets. Then, even shops were selling three to five handsets a day, while big shops could sell up to 20,” he said. “But since mid-January, when the supply of SIMs was reduced, handset sales have fallen a lot,” he added. A shop owner in Latha township said sales ramped up in January 2010 when the supply of SIM cards increased, beginning with CDMA 800MHz connections that sold for K500,000 each. GSM SIMs at the same price followed in February 2011. Prices were lowered in April 2012, with the price of WCDMA and GSM chips reduced to K250,000 and K200,000 respectively. The increased supply of SIMs also boosted handset sales, the shop owner said. “Ever since the supply of SIM cards increased we’ve been selling a lot more handsets but in the past few weeks it’s been difficult to find SIMs,” he said. Daw Mon Mon Aye, the marketing manager of J phone shop in Kyauktada township, said shop owners were hopeful that the supply of SIM cards would increase again soon. “Consumers are waiting for lower priced SIMs and are not buying handsets...We expect that if cheaper SIMs are issued soon we’ll see sales quickly increase again,” she told The Myanmar Times. She added that the company had responded to the release of K200,000 SIM cards by opening a number of small retail shops, in addition to its larger wholesale outlets. Ko Maung Maung said Samsung handsets are the most popular with buyers, with Huawei units in second place. “Samsung is easily the most popular brand of handset but young people also like Huawei phones because they work well with the internet. Both have large screens and are relatively inexpensive,” he said. “Apple iPhones are also popular but only among rich people,” he said. Phone user Ma Yu Yu from Mayangone township said: “I have no plan to buy a handset but I’d like to upgrade my phone to the latest model if possible.” “In others countries, consumers can upgrade their handsets by paying a little extra money every month. From my point of view, if local handset shops offered a similar service the market would be more active and they wouldn’t need to wait for new SIM cards to be released,” she said. Samsung’s best selling model, its Galaxy Note 2 is retailing for about K525,000, while the Note is about K410,000, Samsung S3 handsets are selling for about K460,000. Huawei’s W895 is K130,000, while its U8833 is K110,000 and the Ascend P1 is K265,000, said Ko Maung Maung. Most phones in use in Myanmar are imported from China through border trade, although some are shipped through normal trade from Singapore. “Thai handsets don’t work here,” said U Zaw Tun, the marketing manager of 357 Wholesale mobile handset shop on Bo Aung Kyaw Street. “Chinese handsets are the best option for many buyers because they are cheap and work well,” he said. “Young people seem to like the Chinese-made touchphones because they are quite cheap at about K100,000 and can be used to play video games or perform other applications.” | ||||
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yummygd
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18-Feb-2013 19:27
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Waiting waiting waiting waiting
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gufeng
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18-Feb-2013 18:51
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Hope we hear some good news soon!! | ||||
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gufeng
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18-Feb-2013 18:42
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http://www.myanmar-business.org/2013/02/sing-tel-company-arranges-to-invest-in.html Singapore Telecommunications ltd ( Sing Tel ), the largest telecommunications company in South-East Asia, is making arrangement to invest in Myanmar, according to local media. In his meeting with the media persons, CEO Chua Sock Koong of Sing Tel replied that we are finding out a good experience for market orientation. Now, Myanmar communications market is very interesting. However, we need to understand Myanmar’s communications matters.” | ||||
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jomini
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18-Feb-2013 15:33
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so evry1 here waiting for it to drop? then for ur sake i hope it shit like elephant! | ||||
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canbuy
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18-Feb-2013 15:30
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waiting at 18 ....maybe dont come at all ....Sign ! | ||||
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jomini
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18-Feb-2013 15:27
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so is tt gd or bad for u?
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yummygd
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18-Feb-2013 10:05
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Damn e sell q at 19 kept being filled | ||||
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gufeng
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17-Feb-2013 21:55
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In terms of retail distribution..my bet is Mdr..they have all the ingredients. Joint venture with biggest local Myanmar Golden Star group to give them the " connection" , distribution network and financial muscle. | ||||
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jovenus
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17-Feb-2013 21:17
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Wonder who will be Singtel's Myanmar Partner ?
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gufeng
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17-Feb-2013 21:11
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Sorry just my guess...no intention to spread rumours. This will give Singtel the edge over other telecom company if using Mdr Myanmar as their exclusive distributor same like in Singapore.
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gufeng
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17-Feb-2013 20:53
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This will give Singtel the edge over other telecom company by using Mdr Myanmar as their exclusive distributor same like in Singapore. Extracted from article below " SingTel said it will jointly bid with Myanmar partners." http://www.theedgesingapore.com/the-daily-edge/business/42764--singtel-prefers-mobile-in-seeking-myanmar-access.html |
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