Unitel celebrates 5 years of operation in Laos
Vietnam’s Star Telecom (Unitel) held a ceremony in Vientiane on October 16 to mark its five-year operation in Laos.
Vietnam’s Star Telecom (Unitel) held a ceremony in Vientiane on October 16 to mark its five-year operation in Laos.
Attending the event were several senior Lao officials and Minister Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos Hoang Xuan Hai.
Since its inception in October 2009, Unitel, a joint venture between Laos-Asia Telecom and Vietnam ’s military telecom group Viettel, has built a network of over 3,000 base-transceiver stations (BTS) in 17 cities and provinces. It has also developed a distribution system of more than 100 agents throughout the country.
With 2.3 million subscribers, Unitel is leading Laos ’ telecom market with 49 percent of market share.
In addition to business activities, the company has carried out a number of social programmes such as providing free internet services for more than 600 educational establishments across the country and supporting flood victims, building village health clinics.
It has also funded a contest aimed at improving computer skills for local students and provided free Internet services for the 35 th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Laos .
In the coming time, the company will strive to maintain its growth rate and increase investment in innovating technology with a view to becoming the best telecom service provider in Laos.-VNA
Attending the event were several senior Lao officials and Minister Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos Hoang Xuan Hai.
Since its inception in October 2009, Unitel, a joint venture between Laos-Asia Telecom and Vietnam ’s military telecom group Viettel, has built a network of over 3,000 base-transceiver stations (BTS) in 17 cities and provinces. It has also developed a distribution system of more than 100 agents throughout the country.
With 2.3 million subscribers, Unitel is leading Laos ’ telecom market with 49 percent of market share.
In addition to business activities, the company has carried out a number of social programmes such as providing free internet services for more than 600 educational establishments across the country and supporting flood victims, building village health clinics.
It has also funded a contest aimed at improving computer skills for local students and provided free Internet services for the 35 th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Laos .
In the coming time, the company will strive to maintain its growth rate and increase investment in innovating technology with a view to becoming the best telecom service provider in Laos.-VNA
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