The Google boss Eric Schmidt is to visit Burma next week, a country of great untapped internet and mobile phone potential.
Google's
executive chairman will be the first tech company boss to visit since
reforms that prompted Western nations to ease sanctions following decades of
military dictatorship.
Since Burma's
military stepped aside and a quasi-civilian government was installed in
2011, setting off a wave of political and economic reforms, the country has
enjoyed a surge of interest from overseas businesses.
The country - also known as Myanmar - is the last virgin territory for
businesses in Asia, with untapped markets including the telecoms sector:
mobile penetration in the country of 60 million is estimated to be only 5-10
per cent.
The country's planned modernisation of telecoms infrastructure and expected
boom in mobile phone usage will pave the way for the entry of companies such
as Google, which could profit greatly through sales of cheap smartphones
built around its Android platform.
"Eric (Schmidt) is visiting several countries in Asia to connect with
local partners and Googlers who are working to improve the lives of many
millions of people across the region by helping them get online and access
the world's information for the first time in the next few years,"
Google said in a statement. His trip will also take in India.
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