New cellular towers are being built and a new home-grown Burmese language search engine Bindez is being developed.
Two international telecommunications operators are rolling out their mobile networks, signalling huge opportunities for the country’s development as affordable communications become a reality for the first time. Although internet or mobile penetration among the population is still very low among users, there has been a quick uptake of international web-based services such as Facebook, Viber and Gmail. This potential flood of information and freedom of communication is in stark contrast to the decades of military rule, where information was strictly controlled and censored.