Internet connection in Myanmar down to crawling speed
Published on Monday, 05 August 2013 22:50
Myanmar's notoriously slow internet connection has been reduced to a snail's pace since July 22 affecting businesses that are beginning to rely on the new information and communication services available via the world wide web.
Officials claimed the bad connection was due to a problem with the underwater fibre optic cable.
"Our business depends on the internet. Our kind of business can't do anything if the connection is slow. Our income is reduced to a third. If the connection is bad like that, it will make our business lost. If that will be continued like that, other related business will be suffered too," said Yan Naung Soe, Managing Director of Myanmar Soft-Gate.
Students who are engaged in virtual learning courses, as well as casual surfers and online gamers also face problems with slower connections.
Myanmar Posts and Telecommunication says it is trying to reconnect the underwater cable to help the connection.
"Our business works with internet connection and suffers a lot. If we can't send email, we have to go to the recipients ourselves. It will take time and make us tired. The businesspersons who are depended on the internet suffered very much," said Htet Naing from Vakok.
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