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Google Android Phone is on sales in Cambodian market

vutha — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:10:11 +0000

So far, there are several different brands of mobile phone imported within Cambodian phone market but some brands disappeared. And there are nine phone operators competing calling fee on the market which is good for phone users because calling rate is lowering in comparison with the last decade.

Recently, leading mobile [...]

Banks launch sell down of $421m Mobitel loan

vutha — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:09:34 +0000

ANZ and Standard Bank launched the sell down of a US$421 million 18-month bridging loan this week, to back the Royal Group’s acquisition of Millicom’s majority stake in Mobitel.

The loan covers the Royal Group’s November purchase of Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular SA’s network operations in the Kingdom for $346 million. [...]

Telecom denies exchange scheme

vutha — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:53:38 +0000

TELECOM Cambodia’s director general has rebutted accusations that the plan to give the state-run company a monopoly over Internet bandwidth provision has been concocted in part to bolster its company’s finances before its registration on the new Cambodian stock exchange.

Several sources within Cambodia’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector, speaking [...]

Hello to launch the latest Blackberry

vutha — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:12:41 +0000

After launching the Blackberry two times last year, Mobile phone operator Hello will import the latest Blackberry Bold handset, manufactured by Research in Motion’s (RIM), to Cambodia at the end of this month, according to the Post.

Gary Foo, Hello’s Brand Manager, was quoted by the Post as saying that “we’ve [...]

Nexus One vs. iPhone Matchup!

vutha — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:03:45 +0000

At the beginning of this year, Google launched its cell phone “Nexus One”.

Chinese-made phones grab market share in Cambodia

vutha — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:16:04 +0000

So far, there are more than 4 million mobile phone users, and 9 phone service providers competing. There are a few popular brands of cell phone circulating in Cambodia’s phone market such as Nokia, Samsong, Sony Ericssion. Last a few years, mobile telephone made Chinese attracts its customers because it is cheaper than [...]

My dream is iPhone 3G

vutha — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:30:56 +0000

iPhone smartphone

After iPhone 3G smartphone have been on sales on the global market, I dream to buy it one day in the future. So far, iPhone 3G is circulating in Cambodia’s phone market but not have been used lots. In fact, I am not materialism but I like it because it is [...]

Hold two handsets of phone

vutha — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:43:17 +0000

Generally, I have observed that in the last few years, I have seen most of people getting started to hold at least two mobile phones after there are many mobile phone service providers having entered within the market. In addition, the pricing call is lowering if compared in 2000. So far, there are [...]

Cambodian phone market needs regulation

vutha — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:16:13 +0000

So far, there are 9 mobile phone service providers issued license by the ministries of posts and telecommunications and information. UNDP released its report by saying that Cambodiaâ€™s mobile phone market needed to be more closely regulated in order to improve services and prevent industry malpractice.

The investment in the mobile phone sector [...]

Mobile money transaction

vutha — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:34:03 +0000

The first-ever mobile phone banking service, known WING, was launched by financial services provider Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Banking Group, which is a start-up offering mobile phone payments services in Cambodia, aimed mainly at the unbanked, the service enables user to make various transactions.

New SMS based-mobile phone payments services, WING, which [...]

Cambodian market for mobile phone

vutha — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:24:24 +0000

Despite the global economic recession, new mobile phone companies still enter into Cambodiaâ€™s market in order to gain the market share of phone service providers. In the last five years, Cambodiaâ€™s mobile phone market has grown rapidly, and those companies are scrambling to gain a foothold as phones and the internet gain popularity. At [...]

Young people and new ICT

vutha — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:55:17 +0000

In the modern era, the new technologies are growing much faster than the older information and communication technology (ICT) in developed and developing countries such as internet, mobile phone, computer use and so on. The young people are the main user of the new ICTs, especially the internet and more advanced features of [...]

Rumor of the deadly red numbers from phone calls

vutha — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:00:05 +0000

Last week, the leading Khmer newspapers released the rumors of people who died of receiving phone calls that displayed red-colored number on the mobile phone from international calls and land line calls. The spread of rumors had happening throughout the country. Some said that there were some people died of receiving red numbers in [...]

ICT and Telecommunication World Expo 2008

vutha — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:15:58 +0000

That is the 4th ICT and Telecommunication World Expo 2008 has been held by National Information Communications Technology Development Authority-NiDA and International Data Group-IDG at Mondial Center in Phnom Penh from 4-6 April. There are more than 30 international and domestic companies showcasing the latest ICT such as cell phone, [...]

New Mobile Phone Service Providers (098)

vutha — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:05:40 +0000

Applifone Co. Ltd is leading technology from Swedish telecommunication giant Ericsson to invest one more mobile phone service provider, Star-cell: 098, entering into Cambodian market, by expecting to invest US$150 million by 2017. Start-cell provide customers with services such as call waiting, call forwarding, conference calling, MSM SMS, voice mail and [...]

TV on 3G Phone

vutha — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 08:37:09 +0000

On the last Friday, MobiTel, which is the leading mobile telephone networ, have launched the country’s first 3G mobile phone network that will be able to watch real-time broadcasts of television and have to access a fast Internet Connection.

The Cambodia Daily cited MobiTel General Manager David Springgs as saying [...]