Koryolink
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Koryolink a joint venture between Egyptian company Orascom Telecom Holding
and the state-owned Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC), is North Korea
's only mobile operator. According to Orascom quoted in BusinessWeek
, the company had 125,661 subscribers in May 2010. By March 2011, the number of subscribers reported by the company had more than doubled to 535,133. The Egyptian company owns 75 percent of Koryolink, and is known to invest in infrastructure for mobile technology in developing nations. It covers Pyongyang
, and five additional cities and eight highways and railways. Phone numbers on the network are prefixed with +850 (0)192.
was awarded the license to establish a 3G mobile network in DPRK in January 2008. Koryolink has deployed its 3G network to initially cover Pyongyang, which has a population of more than 2 million, with an ambitious plan to expand its coverage to the entire country. At network launch in December 2008, the network had 5,300 subscribers. As of October 2011, the network had 800,000 subscribers.
Orascom Telecom Holding
Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, ....
and the state-owned Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC), is North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
's only mobile operator. According to Orascom quoted in BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
, the company had 125,661 subscribers in May 2010. By March 2011, the number of subscribers reported by the company had more than doubled to 535,133. The Egyptian company owns 75 percent of Koryolink, and is known to invest in infrastructure for mobile technology in developing nations. It covers Pyongyang
Pyongyang
Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
, and five additional cities and eight highways and railways. Phone numbers on the network are prefixed with +850 (0)192.
History
Orascom Telecom HoldingOrascom Telecom Holding
Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, ....
was awarded the license to establish a 3G mobile network in DPRK in January 2008. Koryolink has deployed its 3G network to initially cover Pyongyang, which has a population of more than 2 million, with an ambitious plan to expand its coverage to the entire country. At network launch in December 2008, the network had 5,300 subscribers. As of October 2011, the network had 800,000 subscribers.
Sources
- Business Week - Cell phone demand stays strong in North Korea
- Compluenta - Сотовая связь Северной Кореи пошла в рост
- EasyBourse - France Télécom et Orascom signent les termes finalisés de leurs accords sur Mobinil
- c114.net - 奥斯康一季度净利4900万美元 朝鲜手机用户12.6万
- LA Times - North Korea allows cellphone network
- Video introduction of Koryolink
- Other news articles on Koryolink