Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications of Cambodia (MPTC) - escap

Introduction of MPTC
– Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications of Cambodia
(MPTC) was the policy maker, regulator and operator
in Posts and Telecommunications before 2006.
– There after, the operation of Telecommunications
had been separated from MPTC to be The Telecom
Cambodia (T.C.) (Public Enterprise-State Enterprise State Owned)
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Dept. of Post
& Telecom
Province and
City
District
Office
Dept. of
Radio
Frequency
Management
& Licensing
General Dept. of
Posts & Telecoms
Dept. of
Telecom
Policy &
Regulation
MPTC Structure
Dept. of
Postal
Operation &
Management
Minister
Secretary of State
Under Secretary of State
Dept. of
Postal Policy
Regulation
& Int’l
Relations
Cabinet & Advisers
Dept. of
Administration
General Dept. of
Administration
Dept. of Int’l Cooperation
Dept. of
Personal and
Training
Dept. of Posts Dept. of Internal Audit
General Dept. of
Inspection
Dept. of Planning,
Accounting &
Finance
Telecom
Cambodia
(TC)
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Telecom Services and IP
Traditional Voice
Services
Technology
IP Services
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Policy
Development
Development
Telecom Sector
Reform
Before 2006 Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication (MPTC)
Regulator Operator
Operator
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… Telecom Sector Reform
After 2006 MPTC
Policy
Development
Regulator
Telecom Cambodia
State-Owned
State Owned
Operator
Operator
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… Telecom Sector Reform
MPTC
Future Telecom Regulator of Cambodia
Operator
Policy
Development
Telecom Cambodia
State-Owned
State Owned
Future
Other Telecom
Operator
Regulator
Other ISP
Operator
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Mobile Technology
• Mobile Phone System for all Operators
1.CamGSM
1. CamGSM : GSM900/1800MHz and 3G
2.MFone 2. MFone :
EGSM900/GSM1800MHz/CDMA450MHz and 3G
3.CADCOMMS
3. CADCOMMS : 3G,
4.HELLO 4. HELLO : GSM900/1800MHz and 3G
5.Applifone
5. Applifone : GSM1800MHz and 3G
6.Viettel 6. Viettel (Cambodia): GSM 900/1800MHz and 3G
7.GT 7. GT-TELL TELL : CDMA 800MHz
8.Latelz 8. Latelz : GSM 1800MHz
9.Sotelco 9. Sotelco : EGSM 900 and GSM1800MHz
10. KTC : CDMA 800MHz (Not in operation yet)
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Mobile Phone Market
u There are 9 mobile operators in The Kingdom of Cambodia
1. Mfone (Mfone Mfone) (Launched in 1992) 702,811 Subs
2. Axiata (Hello) (Launched in 1992) 462,573 Subs
3. CamGSM (CellCard CellCard) (Launched in 1997) 2,550,324 Subs
4. Applifone (StarCell StarCell) ) (Launched in October/2007) 488,635 Subs
5. CADCOMMS (qb ( qb) (Launched on 15/3/2008) 72,602 Subs
6. GT-Tell GT Tell (Excell ( Excell) ) (Launched on 02/7/2008) 38,423 Subs
7. Viettel (Metfone Metfone) ) (Launched on 19/02/2009) 2,371,416 Subs
8. Latelz (Smart Mobile) (Launched on 27/02/2009) 403,097 Subs
9. Sotelco (Beeline) (Launched on 04/5/2009) 318,559 Subs
Total 7,408,443 Subscribers as August of 2010
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Mobile Market Share
Mobile Phone Services
Total SIM Users: 7,408,443
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Fixed Phone Market
u There are 04 Operators : 210,189 Subs.
– Telecom Cambodia (T.C.): 30,890 Subscribers
– Camintel : 12,300 Subscribers
– Mfone (WLL) : 6,924 Subscribers
– Viettel : 160,075 Subscribers
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Fixed Phone Services
Total land line + wireless: 210,189
Fixed Market Share
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Internet & VoIP Markets
u There are 16 Internet Service Providers (ISPs (
Total Internet Users = 230,142
Mobile Broadband Internet = 99.30%
Fixed Broadband Internet (ADSL) =0.69%
Update 30 June 2010
• There are 15 VoIP Service Providers
ISPs)
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Cambodia Transmission Backbone
u Fiber Optic Cable along road Nº N 5 from Phnom Penh to Thailand border = 450 Km
– 8 cores with capacity STM-16 STM 16 (2,488.32 Mbps)
u Fiber Optic Cable along road Nº N 1 from Phnom Penh to Vietnam border :
– Phnom Penh to Neakloeung = 65 Km
– 12 cores with capacity STM-16 STM 16
– Neakloeung to Bavet (Vietnam border) = 122 Km
– 8 cores with capacity STM-16 STM 16
u Fiber Optic Cable along road Nº N 6 from Siem Reap to Banteaymeanchey = 104 Km
u Fiber Optic from Kompongcham to Laos Border (GMS-IS) (GMS IS) = 459 Km
– 12 cores with capacity STM-16 STM 16
- Total 1200 Km.
u JBIC soft loan 350 Km
u CFOCN 3,000 Km
u Telcotech 360 Km
u Viettel 15,000 Km
uGrand Total ~ 19,910 Km
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Cambodia Optical Fiber
Ordor Meanchey
Backbone
Poipet
Poipet
Kra Kra Lanh Lanh
Sisophon
Sisophon
Siem Reap
Battambang Siem Reap
Battambang
____ Existing
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To Malaysia
Sihanouk Ville
Sihanouk Ville
Pursat
Kg.Chhnang
Kg.Chhnang
Kg. Speu
Kg. Speu
Kampot Kampot
Phnom Phnom Penh Penh
Stung Treng
Stung Treng
Skon Kg. Chan
Skon Kg. Chan
Kratie
Kratie
Neak Leong
Neak Leong
Svay Rieng Bavet Bavet
Takeo
Takeo
Existing OFC (SDH STM-16)
JBIC GMTBN OFC (SDH STM-16)
GMS OFC (SDH STM-16)
Cambodian Fiber Optical Backbone
Viettel Co. Ltd (STM-64)
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To Japan
Telco Tech., Ltd (TCT) : Submarine cable

u Law:
Legislation
– Investment & Concession Law
– Telecom Law (in Draft)
– Others Law
u Prakas:
– Interconnection regulation
– Interconnection fee
– Minimum tariff for mobile and fixed phone
services
– Others
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Telecommunications Policy and Regulation
u Separated Telecommunications to Telecom Cambodia (TC) as Public
Enterprise since 01.01.2006.
u Telecommunications Law resubmitted to Council of Minister on 29
September 2009.
u New Declaration about telecommunication interconnection link on 05
October 2009.
u New Regulation about measurement to stop the blocking of
interconnection network between operators on 21 October 2009.
u Under preparation Universal Service Obligation policy.
u Under preparation Universal Service Fund sub-degree.
sub degree.
u Under preparation sub-degree sub degree for moving postal service to Public
Enterprise.
u Under preparation E-Commerce E Commerce law (Cooperated with Ministry of
Commerce)
u Under preparation Radiocommunication Regulations.
u Under preparation Telecommunications Competition Policy.
u Plans to establish Telecommunications Regulator body after
Telecommunications Law enacting from National Assembly (NA).
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National Information Communications
Technology Development Authority (NiDA)
u Projects :
A. Government Administrative Information System (GAIS)
(started from 02/2002 to 10/2004), this project
established by soft loan from Korean government
approximately US dollar 19 million.
B. Provincial Administrative Information System (PAIS)
(started from 09/2007 - Present), this project established
by second soft loan from Korean government
u
approximately US dollar 30 million.
ICT policy is under drafting.
u National Cambodia Computer Emergency Response
Team (CamCERT) established in December 2007.
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Challenging
u Human Resources (Capacity Building)
u IP convergent
u IP core network development
u Security matter
u Internet governance
u Network Readiness
u Contents
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Conclusion
u ICT is a driving force for economic growth.
u MPTC lacking of Experience and Human Resource
in the ICT sector.
u Need more law, regulation and legislation.
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Thank You !
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