Washingtion – Listen to the chatter from top officials and you’d think that World War III was about to break out on the internet. The US defense secretary is warning about a digital “Pearl Harbor”. Former director of national intelligence ...
The second Myanmar online expo kicked off last week, with organisers saying they hoped to better the 10 sales recorded in the first event.
A Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) spokesperson said last week the slow internet download speeds in Yangon were not being caused any cyber attacks.
Internet users in Yangon have been rocked by a ban on voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) services imposed by Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications in an order delivered to Myanmar Info-Tech on March 2.
The third edition of Myanmar Barcamp, held in Yangon on February 19 and 20, attracted more than 4000 attendees, including foreigners, said the event’s organisers.
The statistics from the First Myanmar Online Trade show are in, and they include a mixture of good and bad news.
Elite Express bus company last week announced that it would offer free in-bus internet service for passengers travelling on the Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw route from March.
Slow internet is an almost certain trigger for apoplexy or unreasonable outbursts of anger, and rivals unreliable telephone services for sheer annoyance value. In the past fortnight internet users in Yangon have had plenty of time to contemplate all manner of poor behaviour as the internet has slowed to a near halt time and time again.
The second national Barcamp, an IT forum where techies gather to talk shop, give presentations and brainstorm, was held last week in Mandalay, said Myanmar Computer Professionals Association (MCPA) joint secretary and Barcamp organising group member, U Taung Su Nyein.
A Government-run-e-telegram service will soon extend its coverage, a Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) spokesperson said last week.
