Will Myanmar Mobile Penetration Grow from 10% to 50% in 4 Years?

Mobile penetration in Myanmar has roughly doubled in about a year, after the awarding of new mobile licenses, according to government sources.

Noting that in Thailand and Vietnam mobile adoption rates grew from 10 perent to 50 perent in about three to four years, Myanmar possibly can get there in a year, a government official says.

According to International Telecommunications Union data, mobile penetration in mobile penetration in Africa hit an inflection point at five percent. Roughly five years later, adoption reached about 35 percent. 

That is a relatively normal adoption curve. According to Market Intelligence Center, developing nation mobile penetration rates grew from about 10 percent to 45 percent in about five years.