Red Link Communications

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RedLink Communications
Type Internet Service Provider
Founded2008;13 years ago (2008)
FounderShane Thu Aung, Min Swe Hlaing, Thein Than Toe
Headquarters Yangon, Myanmar
Area served
Nationwide
ServicesWire and wireless broadband internet access
Number of employees
500+ (FY 2013) [1]
Website www.redlink.net.mm

RedLink Communications is a private company headquartered in Yangon, Myanmar. It provides WiMAX broadband internet and other Internet and telecommunications services. Its WiMAX coverage includes areas in Yangon, Mandalay and Bagan [2] Established in 2008, it became the second (after Bagan Cybertech) privately owned Internet service provider in Myanmar. [3]

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In December 2010 the company was the first Myanmar ICT/telecom company to get ISO9001:2008 "Quality Management System" certificate, from SGS Myanmar. [4]

History

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Owners

The company is co-owned by Toe Naing Mann, the advisor to the Speaker of Myanmar’s Lower House of Parliament, [21] and sons of Thura Shwe Mann [22] [23] who is Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw, the lower house of the Burmese parliament, since 2011. [24] They were persons related to the previous government of Myanmar, their activities in the European Union were restricted and their assets were subject to be frozen. [23]

In July 2013, European Union re-opened its market to Myanmar because of reform-government. [25] [26]

Shareholders and co-founders are Shane Thu Aung, [27] [28] Thein Than Toe, [29] Min Swe Hlaing. [30]

Business

RedLink introduced ″Prepaid internet cards for access to wireless internet at hotspots″ in December 2009. [31]

In 2009, the company announced the expected launch internet radio from the portals enjoy.com.mm and enjoy.net.mm. [32]

In September 2010 Red Link was among six providers allowed to launch high-speed fiber optics internet services in Yangon (Rangoon). The company introduced the service in Yadanabon in March 2010 and in Mandalay in June 2010. [33] [34] [ further explanation needed ]

In 27th South East Asia Games, RedLink Communications is provided wireless broadband internet access (WiFi Zones) by cooperating with Cisco Systems Company Ltd. [35]

Other services include web hosting, IP solutions, satellite solutions, VoIP, IPTV, domain name services, for individual and corporate customers. [2]

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