Camtel
Sector: Stadium • Location: Cambodia
Source: World Bank Group
In 1992, CamTel was awarded a 10-year license to operate an AMPS 800 network and the company started its operations in October of that year. The company was a joint venture between TelecomAsia, a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Group of Thailand, (70%) and Cambodian Ministry of Posts and Communications (30%). The initial investment was US$7.6 million. It had 5,000 subscribers by 1997 but only 3,45
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Stadium, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Cambodia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | In 1992, CamTel was awarded a 10-year license to operate an AMPS 800 network and the company started its operations in October of that year. The company was a joint venture between TelecomAsia, a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Group of Thailand, (70%) and Cambodian Ministry of Posts and Communications (30%). The initial investment was US$7.6 million. It had 5,000 subscribers by 1997 but only 3,457 by March 1999 due to stiff competition in the provision of mobile phone services. By 2003, Camtel, which was the pioneer in the market, had just 1,000 users of its low-tech analogue mobile service. The company's market share had become insignificant. Closed operations in Q4 2002. This project may need to classified as cancelled or concluded. Basically, it would appear that it wound down operations at the end of 2002 and had concluded. |
Original sector | Information and communication technology (ICT) |
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Country | Cambodia |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Stadium, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2024-09-26 |
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