07 October 2022

The Cambodian Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has announced that it plans to spend US$10 million on 100 towers, which will be strategically located in areas of importance to the country’s growing tourism sector. The project was developed according to instruction from prime minister Hun Sen.

The locations have already been identified in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Tourism.

“We will continue to build more antennas to promote the remote areas to have mobile phone and internet services,” said Chea Vandeth, minister of posts and telecommunications.

The ministry of posts and telecommunication has reported that the number of internet subscribers in Cambodia grew to 17.8 million as of August 2022, exceeding the country’s population of 16 million. Some 17.48 million subscribed to the mobile internet service, and 312,233 to the fixed internet service.

“Internet surfing has increased in Cambodia, which contributes to the development of e-commerce,” said Vandeth.