28 Jan, 2010
WirelessFederation
Viettel, operating under Metfone banner in Cambodia has started the test of its third-generation mobile network with a view to launching later this year. Installation of 1,500 3G base stations in the first quarter of 2010 has been hoped by company which also plans to expand coverage to all districts.
13,000km of fibre-optic cable and 3,000 2G cell sites will also be rolled out during 1Q10. Metfone aims to capture 40% of the mobile market, as well as 80% of the wireline and broadband internet sectors in 2010.
A turnover of USD70 million has been generated by Viettel from its operations in Cambodia and Laos in 2009, although, according to Metfone’s managing director, Nguyen Duy Tho, the company had met its Cambodia revenue target for 2009.
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