"Telecommunications in Myanmar has gone mobile at a phenomenal pace, driving down voice and data rates, with new entrants expected to heat up competition further. The Southeast Asian nation?s mobile penetration rate has soared from 10% just two years ago to above 80%, or 43 million users, as of April. Virtually the entire population is expected to have coverage by the end of the year. The rapid rise stands out even among its Southeast Asian peers. Thailand and Indonesia took seven to eight years to go from 10% to 100%, while Vietnam made the jump in four years. Net mobile subscriber growth in the first quarter of 2016 totaled roughly 5 million. That equals roughly 10% of the population and the second-largest increase in the world, after India. Myanmar?s mobile market is growing by leaps and bounds and has seen the most dramatic rise in data usage across Southeast Asia, according to Telenor Myanmar CEO Petter Furberg -- and this despite one of Asia?s lowest per-capita nominal gross domestic products: $1,300 in 2015..."