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Myanmar's 51.4 million people are accessing the internet directly via smartphones
“Basically, Myanmar is going more or less straight, not just to mobile, but straight to smartphone, and you're going to have 51.4 million people experiencing internet and engaging with the internet for the first time through smartphones, and that is, ah, that's…”
David Madden Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 29:53 a16z Podcast | Technology and the Opening of Myanmar
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SIM card prices in Myanmar dropped from $250 to $1.50
“Until about eight weeks ago, there was only the government-owned state telco. That was the only provider. And just in the last eight weeks, you've had these two new international telcos launch in Myanmar, and one more is coming. And suddenly now, A SIM card do…”
David Madden Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:14 a16z Podcast | Technology and the Opening of Myanmar
Assertion Supported
Viber reached 5 million Myanmar users, surpassing Facebook's 2.2 million
“Facebook has I mean, Facebook has about 2.2 million people online in, in Myanmar, Facebook users. But Viber announced just in August that they had five million users. And what's the difference? Well, you don't need an email address to sign up for Viber. All yo…”
David Madden Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:58 a16z Podcast | Technology and the Opening of Myanmar
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Android smartphones in Myanmar cost less than early African feature phones
“It's now cheaper to get an Android-based smartphone, you know, made in China or elsewhere than it was to buy a candy bar phone in Africa back when they were coming online.”
David Madden Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 29:39 a16z Podcast | Technology and the Opening of Myanmar
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