CCTV systems in Myanmar Back to contents 53 Critical gaps in information Equipment specifications Given that information on published tenders includes vague language and only mentions CCTVs or control room monitors, it can be difficult to acquire information about specific CCTV equipment that successful companies are required to provide. This is an observation based on an analysis of the leaked tenders that were published online (see earlier). For example, the Yangon Region Police Force called for tenders to deploy CCTVs in nine territories within the Yangon Region. However, they did not include detailed technical specifications for the CCTVs. There has been no public information from the government on how the technology108 works and how the data will be handled by the departments during the NLD government. While we do not know about specific equipment acquired, we do know that Huawei CCTVs are the predominant choice for devices in installations.109 However, we do not know what capabilities these systems have, particularly in relation to detecting faces and vehicles’ licence plates. There are different types of CCTV cameras that Huawei offers to clients and one of the highlights is a software-defined camera. According to their website,110 there are three main series of softwaredefined cameras: the X (eXtra) series, the M (Magic) series, and the C (Credible) series. All of these are equipped with advanced AI chips. According to the Huawei Intelligent Video & Data Analytics iCAN Evaluation Criterion White Paper, it seems that Huawei is pushing for ‘one cloud for the whole region’ wherein video images will be integrated with multi-dimensional data and shared across domains and systems.111 The paper also stressed the need to develop a unified video and data analytics intelligence evaluation system as a guide and reference. Software-defined intelligence will use traditional CCTVs for the implementation of intelligent transformation. The information regarding which type of system the regional governments used is unknown.