Viettel Ranked in Top 40 World's Largest Telecom Providers
Vietnam’s military-run telecom corporation Viettel, which has nearly 28 million subscribers, is ranked the 36th among 746 telecommunication network providers worldwide, according to a recent ranking by Wireless Intelligence.
In the Southeast Asian region, Viettel is the fourth largest provider among 51 ones in the region, said Wireless Intelligence, a prestigious telecommunication statistics agency.
Metfone, a mobile network launched by Viettel in Cambodia since February 19, 2009, is also selected as the second largest among eight service suppliers in the Cambodian market. It now has 1.8 million subscribers, just behind MobiTel with 2.3 million clients.
Viettel has developed the largest fiber optical cable system in Cambodia and operated 1,800 BTS with the aim of becoming the largest mobile network in Cambodia.
The Vietnamese telecom firm expects to open Unitel network in Laos in this October, becoming the fourth telecom service provider in the country.
Viettel eyes to join top 30 telecom companies in the world by 2015. (Vietnam Law, CafeF)