Updated April, 23 2012
HCM CITY — Viet Nam
and Cambodia have jointly launched a Superhighway Telecom Network which
is expected to improve internet and telecommunication services in
Cambodia and meet customer demands.
State-owned Viet Nam Telecom International (VTI)
and Telecom Cambodia (TC) inaugurated the 260-km link, which connects
VTI's POP (Point of Presence) in Phnom Penh to HCM City, last Friday.
The superhighway link is expandable to Asia,
Europe and North America through an international submarine cable system
and cross-border land cable connections to China and Laos.
With an initial capacity design of 10Gbps and a
future upgrade plan, the connection is expected to become a lifeline for
transmitting traffic such as voice, video, data and the internet as
well as all other international telecommunication services.
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Cambodian
Minister of Posts and Telecommunication So Khun said the link would help
Cambodia develop its economy amid the global integration.
He said it was important to improve
telecommunications and internet service usage in Cambodia, which would
drive the development in many fields of economics, education, society
and administration.
The minister said the link would be a chance for
both VTI and TC to increase the number of customers, expand business
activities and generate more revenue.
The link would provide customers not only in
Cambodia but also in regional countries like Thailand and Myanmar with a
high-speed connection as well as high quality and cost-effective
services, according to So Khun.
The chairman of Viet Nam Posts and
Telecommunications, to which the VTI belongs, Pham Long Tran, said at
the launch that the co-operation showed the VTI's commitment to provide
high-quality international telecommunications service to Cambodia and to
improve its role and status in the Southeast Asian telecoms market. —
VNS
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