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Viettel ranked 36th among 746 mobile operators worldwide

VGP - Wireless Intelligence, a prestigious international telecommunications statistics organization, on Wednesday ranked Viettel the 36th among 746 mobile telecommunications service providers in the world.

August 28, 2009 6:38 PM GMT+7

In Southeast Asia, Viettel is the 4th biggest mobile operator among 51. It is expected to stand in the world’s Top 30 list ahead of schedule – before 2015.

A brand of Viettel in Cambodia, Mefone, was ranked the 2nd biggest among eight mobile service providers in the country of Angkor Wat. Mefone currently has 1.8 million subscribers.

In Laos, Viettel is making infrastructure preparations to launch UNITEL brand in October, becoming the 4th operator in this potential market.

UNITEL is the 3rd brand of Viettel after five years of participation in mobile markets.

By Ngọc Vân