Telecom Cambodia and Seatel team up to boost telco sector

22 Feb 2019  2053 | Business & Trade Fairs

In a bid to bolster the local telecommunications sector, Telecom Cambodia, a state corporation, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese-owned Southeast Asia Telecommunications, or Seatel.

The MoU aims to advance the development of the local ICT sector and help Cambodia come in line with regional standards.

It also seeks to support TC’s growth locally and regionally and paves the way for future public-private partnerships to develop telecommunications infrastructure, said Sok Puthyvuth, secretary of state of the Ministry of Posts and TC chairman.

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Mr Puthyvuth said the agreement enables TC to use Seatel’s data centre to improve the country’s e-government capabilities and digital economy infrastructure.

“The agreement will allow us to expand our digital infrastructure, improve Internet speeds, the e-commerce sector, and our e-government capabilities as well as strengthen cybersecurity.

“To do this we need more investment in the fiber optic cable network,” Mr Puthyvuth said.

Yao Yue Jin, Seatel chairman, said his company will continue to invest in the Kingdom because of the good relationship between Cambodia and China under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

“We will continuing pushing the development of the mobile telecommunications sector and the Internet in Cambodia for the benefit of all Cambodian people,” Mr Yao said.

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