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Laos has a new mobile operator called Unitel, launched as a joint venture between Vietnam’s Viettel and local partner – Lao Asia Telecom. Viettel, which is owned by the Vietnamese army, owns 49% of the company and has invested $79 million in the new network so far. This is their second overseas investment, following the launch of Metfone in Cambodia.
The new carrier’s General Director, Le Huu Hien, told the Vietnamese official news agency, Saigon GP Daily that the new network has the largest infrastructure of the five mobile service providers in Laos. It covers the entire country with its nearly 900 base transmission stations and 8,000 kilometers of fiber optic cables.
For the record, there are just under 2.5 million mobile phone subscribers, representing a population penetration level of 36%.
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
