Trellis for Myanmar
When the Internet Is Shut Off, We Keep You Connected
အင်တာနက်ကိုပိတ်သောအခါ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့သင့်ကိုချိတ်ဆက်ထားပါသည်
Since the February 2021 military coup, Myanmar has experienced some of the most severe internet shutdowns in the world. Complete mobile blackouts in conflict zones. Social media blocked nationwide. Journalists imprisoned for posting online. Trellis was built for moments like this.
Myanmar in Darkness
The military junta has weaponized the internet as a tool of war. Shutdowns are not temporary disruptions — they are deliberate strategies to enable violence without witnesses.
Military Coup
The Tatmadaw seizes power, detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and elected officials. Within hours, mobile internet is throttled. Within days, it is cut entirely. The junta's first act is to blind the country. The world watches the last social media posts go dark.
Total Internet Blackout
Nightly internet shutdowns from 1 AM to 9 AM, then extended to 18 hours per day. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram blocked permanently. Mobile data services suspended for months. Fixed broadband becomes the only connection — available to less than 5% of the population.
SIM Card Surveillance
Mandatory SIM card registration with biometric data. Unregistered SIMs deactivated. The junta uses SIM data to track protesters, journalists, and resistance members. Your phone number becomes your identity in a surveillance database. Burner phones criminalized.
Conflict Zone Blackouts
Complete mobile and internet shutdowns in Sagaing, Chin State, Kayah State, and other conflict areas. Shutdowns coincide with military operations. No internet means no documentation of airstrikes on villages, no photos of burned homes, no evidence of atrocities. Darkness enables impunity.
Digital Surveillance State
The junta deploys Israeli-made spyware against journalists and activists. Phone extraction tools used during arrests. Social media monitoring identifies dissidents by their online activity. VPNs targeted. The digital and physical crackdowns merge into a single apparatus of control.
Resistance Continues
Despite everything, the people of Myanmar resist. The Civil Disobedience Movement persists. Citizen journalists risk their lives to document atrocities. The resistance needs tools that work when the internet doesn't. They need Trellis.
“In Myanmar, the internet shutdown is not a side effect of conflict. It is the first weapon deployed. Darkness comes before the violence.”— Access Now, #KeepItOn Coalition
The Shutdown Enables the Violence
Every major military operation in Myanmar has been preceded by an internet shutdown. The pattern is clear: cut the connection, then attack. Silence the witnesses before creating the victims.
Conflict Zone Blackouts
Entire states go dark for weeks or months. No mobile data. No broadband. Complete information vacuum. Military operations proceed without any external documentation. Atrocities happen in silence. By the time connectivity returns, evidence has been destroyed.
Digital Surveillance
SIM card registration ties every phone to an identity. Israeli spyware on journalists' devices. Social media monitoring identifies protesters by their posts. Phone extraction at checkpoints. Your digital life becomes evidence for your own prosecution.
Journalist Targeting
Over 190 journalists arrested since the coup. Many charged under anti-terrorism laws for simply reporting the truth. Some sentenced to years of hard labor. The junta tracks them through their digital footprint — social media accounts, phone records, and VPN usage logs.
“The military doesn't just shut down the internet to stop people from talking. They shut it down so no one can see what they're about to do.”— Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
Built for the Worst-Case Scenario
Myanmar's situation is among the most extreme on earth: complete internet blackouts, military surveillance, and active conflict. Every Trellis feature is designed to work in exactly these conditions.
Full Offline Mesh Networking
No internet. No cell towers. No infrastructure of any kind. Trellis turns every phone into a relay using BLE and WiFi Aware. Messages hop device to device across villages, protest lines, and conflict zones. The military can cut every cable and tower — they cannot cut the mesh.
Satellite Fallback
When the mesh reaches a device with satellite access, messages break through the blackout. Android SatelliteManager API, external satellite devices (Garmin inReach, ZOLEO), emergency SOS channels. One satellite connection serves an entire mesh cluster. Reports reach the world even from complete blackout zones.
Evidence Vault
Encrypted, tamper-proof storage for documenting human rights abuses. Photos, videos, audio recordings, and GPS coordinates stored with cryptographic timestamps. Evidence cannot be altered or deleted by anyone — even under duress. When the world reconnects, the evidence is ready for international courts.
Emergency SOS with GPS
One-touch emergency alert broadcasts your GPS coordinates to trusted contacts via mesh and satellite. Designed for military coup conditions: arbitrary detention, raids, and attacks. Your network knows where you are, even if you cannot speak. Location updates continue automatically.
Mesh-Distributed App Updates
Get Trellis updates without internet access. Updates propagate through the mesh network itself — verified with cryptographic signatures. One device that receives an update from a satellite link or border connection can distribute it to every nearby device. The app evolves even during blackouts.
Stealth Mode & Duress PIN
App disguises as a calculator or ordinary utility. At military checkpoints, your phone shows nothing suspicious. Duress PIN opens a convincing fake interface while destroying real data in under 3 seconds. Anti-forensic protection defeats extraction tools. Your safety is the first priority.
Dead Contact Protocol
If you don't check in within a configurable time period, your trusted contacts are automatically alerted via mesh relay. Data is wiped from your device. This protects detained activists and journalists — alerting their network that something has happened, even through a blackout.
Burmese Language Fully Supported
Complete Myanmar (Burmese) language interface. Unicode Burmese text rendering. Designed for users who may not read English. Every menu, every alert, every instruction — in the language of the people who need it most. Free for all Myanmar users.
How Trellis Reaches Myanmar
With mobile internet blocked and app stores inaccessible, reaching 54 million people requires distribution methods built for wartime conditions.
Bluetooth & Local Sharing
APK shared phone-to-phone via Bluetooth, WiFi Direct, and local file transfer. Optimized file size for low-bandwidth sharing. The most common way apps spread in Myanmar already — Trellis fits naturally into existing distribution patterns.
Mesh Seeding in Communities
A single Trellis device in a village becomes a distribution hub. The app spreads to every nearby phone. Each new install extends the mesh. In dense areas — markets, temples, camps — the network grows exponentially through physical proximity alone.
Border Relay Networks
Myanmar diaspora and refugee communities in Thailand, India, and Bangladesh run relay nodes. These bridge mesh networks inside Myanmar to the global internet through border-proximity connections and cross-border satellite links.
Humanitarian Channel
Distribution through trusted NGOs, community organizations, and religious institutions already operating inside Myanmar. Pre-loaded on devices distributed by humanitarian groups. Integrated into existing aid delivery infrastructure.
Satellite Gateway
Trellis devices near satellite terminals become gateways for entire communities. One satellite connection serves hundreds of mesh-connected devices. Messages, evidence, and emergency alerts reach the outside world through a single orbital hop.
When Everything Is Cut, Trellis Still Works
During Complete Blackouts
BLE mesh networking (10-100m range, ultra-low power). WiFi Aware direct connections (50-100m). Messages hop device to device. No towers, no ISPs, no infrastructure. Designed for exactly the conditions Myanmar faces: zero internet, zero cell service.
In Conflict Zones
Emergency SOS broadcasts GPS coordinates via mesh and satellite. Evidence vault preserves documentation with cryptographic integrity. Dead Contact Protocol alerts your network if you go silent. Every feature works without internet access.
At Military Checkpoints
Stealth mode shows a calculator. Duress PIN destroys all real data in under 3 seconds. Anti-forensic protection defeats phone extraction tools. RAM-only operation. No recoverable trace of Trellis, your contacts, or your messages.
When the World Reconnects
Evidence vault uploads automatically when connectivity returns. Cryptographic timestamps prove when photos and videos were taken. Chain-of-custody preserved for international legal proceedings. The truth survives the blackout.
The World Must Not Look Away
Since February 1, 2021, the people of Myanmar have lived under a military dictatorship that uses internet shutdowns as a weapon of war. Over 5,500 people confirmed killed. Over 26,000 political prisoners. Over 1.5 million displaced from their homes. Entire states plunged into darkness for months at a time so that military operations can proceed without witnesses.— Trellis Project · For Those Who Document the Truth
The junta's strategy is simple: cut the internet, then attack. Silence the journalists, then arrest them. Block the evidence, then deny the atrocities. It works because existing tools fail when there is no internet at all.
Trellis exists because the mesh doesn't need the internet. Phone to phone. Village to village. Evidence preserved, encrypted, timestamped, and ready for the day when justice comes. Emergency SOS works when nothing else does. The world cannot help if it cannot see. Trellis makes sure the world sees.
84 patents pending. Free for every person in Myanmar. Because no one should die in silence.
Help Myanmar Stay Connected
Download the APK. Share it via Bluetooth. Every new device is a relay node that the military cannot shut down. Every mesh message is a voice they cannot silence.
Burmese (Myanmar) fully supported · Free for all Myanmar users · 84 patents pending