Telenor Myanmar is testing its service in eastern Shan State, Kayah State and Tanintharyi Region with a plan to provide telecom services in the states in June.
It announced that Rakhine and Chin states would be last areas to gain Telenor service in Myanmar.
"We are trying our services not only in Yangon but across the whole country. There have been many challenges, as it is a new market. We understand that Myanmar has much potential as well as many risks," said Telenor Myanmar CEO Petter Furberg.
In the future, about 30 per cent of Telenor users would be from ethnic regions and states, he said. He added that the firm had appointed eight liaison officers and held 376 meetings in ethnic areas to meet over 16,000 residents.
Telenor Myanmar said it aimed to build more than 8,000 telecommunications towers across the country in the next two years with 3,000 to 4,000 completed by the end of 2015.
Expansion of the coverage areas and capacity is a must, in line with the growing demand for voice and data services in the country.
Telenor Myanmar said about 63 per cent of its customers is now using 3G phones and 58 per cent used internet through their mobile phones.
Since starting operations in September 2014, it had gained 6.4 million subscribers, it said, with mobile penetration covering 42 per cent of the country and more than 2,000 telecom towers constructed. About 98 per cent of the towers supported the 3G network, it claimed.
As of December, the company's network has covered eight states and regions including Ayeyawady, Bago, Sagaing and Magway regions and Kayin, Mon and Shan states. It started selling its SIM cards in Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon in September and October respectively.
As of December, 400 telecom towers were construction in Yangon and over 200 in Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw.
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