Latest Telecoms News from Cambodia
Cambodian Operators Argue Over Low Call Costs
Cambodia's newest network operator, Beeline - backed by Russia's Vimplecom - has been accused of reneging on a deal to stop offering tariffs that its competitors claimed were loss-leading for the operator....
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Cambodian Network Looking for New Investors
Cambodia based CDMA operator, GT-Tell says that it is seeking an investor to fund its nationwide network expansion. ...
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Millicom Sells Cambodian Mobile Network
Millicom International has sold its Cambodian mobile network subsidiary to its local partner, The Royal Group for US$346 million....
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DoCoMo Eyeing Acquisition in Cambodia
Japan's DoCoMo has confirmed that it is interesting in buying a mobile network in Cambodia. The country has several operators as possible targets, including Millicom's local subsidiary, Mobitel which the parent company has put up for sale....
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VimpelCom Launches GSM Network in Cambodia
Russia's VimpelCom has announced the launch of its network in Cambodia under its Beeline consumer brand. The network has been built by VimpelCom's majority owned local subsidiary, Sotelco....
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Cambodian Phone Network Gets Funding for Rural Coverage
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has organized a US $100 million investment in Cambodian mobile network operator, CamGSM to help strengthen the telecommunications sector and expand access to affordable mobile services in rural areas....
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Eighth Mobile Network Launched in Cambodia
Cambodia has gained an eighth mobile network after Latelz launched commercial services last Friday under the Smart Mobile brand. The company is owned by Cyprus based Timeturns Holdings, which is controlled by unknown Russian backers....
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Alcatel-Lucent Wins Cambodian WiMAX Contract
Alcatel-Lucent has been chosen by Cambodia's Chuan Wei to deploy a nation-wide WiMAX Rev-e wireless broadband network, Cambodia's first. Commercial services are set for launch in mid 2009....
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Cambodia Expecting Phone Growth in a Weakening Economy
Cambodian phone companies expect to continue to expand their business, despite the general economic downturn. The expansion plans continue despite increasing competition in the market, where penetration levels are low, but the number of operators is high....
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Funding to Boost Telephone Services in Rural Cambodia
Poor families in four of the poorer provinces of northern and northwestern Cambodia will benefit from a US$2.6 million grant to increase access to telecommunications services signed by the World Bank,...
