Fibre-optic network online

THE final length of a US$17.6 million fibre-optic telecommunications network linking Cambodia with other Greater Mekong Subregion countries began operation yesterday. Officials say the new 651-kilometre transmission line to Laos will increase the Kingdom’s communication speeds by linking the country to a regional backbone already connecting Thailand, China, Vietnam and Laos. “This will improve living [...]

Ezecom launches its first five Net cafes

INTERNET service provider Ezecom opened five “e-cafes” on Monday, linking fibre-optic cables to coffee shops in Mobitel service centres across Phnom Penh, according to a company press release obtained by the Post last week. The cafes serve food and drink and provide faxing, printing and scanning services. Customers can also seek technical assistance, pay bills [...]

Rural IT project progresses

FARMERS in 20 remote areas could find themselves surfing the Internet for facts about seeds and insecticide in the next few years, as a rural information and communications technology project gets under way. Over the next three years, 20 pilot “telecentres” will be set up in the provinces of Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchey, Kampong Cham [...]

ICT conference set to begin

CAMBODIA’S international ICT and telecoms conference will kick off on Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island Thursday, with tens of thousands expected to attend. The three-day World Expo, organised by International Data Group (IDG) Indochina with the National ICT Development Agency (NiDA), will include representatives from leading firms and government organisations. Expected highlights include a speech by [...]

Mobile Internet Access

The man is accessing internet by connecting with his cell phone cable on taxi while he comes back from Kompong Cham province. At the present, internet fee is cheaper than before and students and private workers afford it.