RedLink Communications is a private company headquartered in

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. It provides

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and other Internet and telecommunications services. Its WiMAX coverage includes areas in

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and

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RedLink website
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'' In December 2010 the company was the first Myanmar ICT/telecom company to get

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:2008 "Quality Management System" certificate, from SGS Myanmar.

History

2008

*RedLink launched WiMax Broadband Wireless & Installation services in

in October. *It launched WiMax Broadband Services in

in December 2008.

2009

*Enjoy Web Portal launched and also launched at NetNow Wifi prepaid card in October.

2010

*It signed to build National Long haul IP Digital Microwave Transmission Network Solution Agreement with MPT. *It provided Wireless access point in

in 2010. *In October Red Link got ISO Certificate (9001-2008) Awarded for Quality Management System for ICT.

2011

*FTTx (Triple Play Services) launched in Mandalay at March 2011. *Jointly cooperated with SK Telecom for 802.16e WiMax Network Expansion at June. *It signed 802.16e WiMAX Expansion Agreement with Yadanarpon Teleport at October. *It Launched ″WiMAX Service Soft″ in Yangon at December.

2012

*It signed MOU with CAT Telecom, PCCW, NTTCom and SingTel to support the Global Access. *It launched ″802.16e WiMAX Service Grand″ in Yangon at February 2012.

2013

*It became Official partner with CISCO, Fortinet and Dell at 2013. *It provided ″WiFi free zones″ in(

and Ngwesaung, one of South East Asia's longest beaches) for the 27th South East Asia Games.

Owners

The company is co-owned by

Toe Naing Mann Toe Naing Mann ( my, တိုးနိုင်မန်း, ; born 29 June 1978) is a Burmese businessman and founder of Red Link Communications, a major Burmese telecommunications group. Toe Naing Mann's father is Shwe Mann, a former military ...

, the advisor to the Speaker of Myanmar's Lower House of Parliament, and sons of

Thura Shwe Mann ''Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma#Thura, Thura'' Shwe Mann ( my, သူရ ရွှေမန်း, ; born 11 July 1947) is a Burmese politician who was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Burma, Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw, t ...

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were restricted and their assets were subject to be frozen. In July 2013,

re-opened its market to Myanmar because of reform-government. Shareholders and co-founders are Shane Thu Aung, Thein Than Toe, Min Swe Hlaing.

Business

RedLink introduced ″Prepaid internet cards for access to wireless internet at hotspots″ in December 2009. In 2009, the company announced the expected launch

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from the portals enjoy.com.mm and enjoy.net.mm. In September 2010 Red Link was among six providers allowed to launch high-speed

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internet services in

(Rangoon). The company introduced the service in Yadanabon in March 2010 and in

in June 2010. In 27th South East Asia Games, RedLink Communications is provided wireless broadband internet access (WiFi Zones) by cooperating with Cisco Systems Company Ltd.RedLink to provide free Wi-Fi for 27th SEA Games
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, IP solutions, satellite solutions,

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services, for individual and corporate customers.

References

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