Kenya may have a fifth mobile operator in the coming days. Viettel
Group, a Vietnamese mobile network operator is seeking to grab a share of East Africa
by setting up its base in Nairobi.
The military-run company is braced to face the competitive Kenyan
market, which is embraced by four mobile operators Safaricom, Airtel,
yuMobile and Orange.
Viettel is also eying
Tanzania and Cameroon to establish a strong telecom network in Africa.
Viettel Group recently launched its Movitel telecom network,
a joint venture with Mozambique’s SPI Company, in Mozambique becoming its third
telecom network. In just over a year of licensing, it has built 12,600
kilometres of fibre optic cable and 1,800 mobile stations in the country.
The company has also developed successful telecom services
in Cambodia (Metfone), Laos (Unitel), Haiti (Natcom), and Peru.
About Viettel Group
Viettel Group is a Vietnamese mobile operator based in
Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a state-owned corporation entirely owned and under the
control of the Ministry of Defense. Viettel Mobile is the largest
telecommunications provider in Vietnam and boasts of around 60 million subscribers
in the world.
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ReplyDeleteThank God this will make calling rates more competitive and also create jobs for our children
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