[PHNOM PENH POST]
TOTAL investment in Cambodia’s telecom infrastructure had reached US$1.5
billion by 2010, Minister of Post and Telecommunications So Khun
claimed yesterday.
As a result, the Kingdom now boasted more
than 22,000 kilometres of fibre-optic cables and three international
gateways, he said during a meeting with International Telecommunications
Union (ITU) secretary-general Hamadoun Touré in Phnom Penh, according
to a copy of his speech obtained yesterday.
“Cambodia has seen a
fast and remarkable evolution in information and communication
technologies in the last few years thanks to the open and free market in
this sector and active participation from the private sector,” So Khun
said.
The investment estimate figure included Royal Group’s
intention to launch the country’s first satellite in early 2013, at a
cost of between $250 million and $350 million.
“The Royal
Government of Cambodia has approved … Royal Blue Skies to invest in this
technology in order to enhance the quality and efficiency of the ICT
applications and services,” he said, referring to information and
communications technology.
The minister called on the ITU for
assistance in launching the satellite, while also pointing to the
Kingdom’s ICT development over recent years.
He claimed 13
million subscribers, or 91 per cent of Cambodia’s population of 14.3
mill-ion, used either a mobile or fixed phone service as of April 30.
Some industry insiders have expressed doubts on the ministry’s
subscriber numbers.
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