Unitel, the brandname of Viettel in Laos was honoured with two prizes including “Innovation in Public Administration Services” and “Innovation in Consumer Products and Services” at 2020 Asia Pacific Stevie Awards.
Viettel Global Investment JSC, a subsidiary of Viettel Group, posted a gross profit of more than VND5.3 trillion (US$277.7 million) in 2018, the highest level in the past four years and representing a year-on-year increase of 19 per cent.
Unitel, a joint venture between Vietnamese telecom giant Viettel Group and Laos Asia Telecom, seeks to increase its turnover by 10 per cent to US$165 million this year.
Star Telecom, a joint venture between Viettel Global Joint Stock Company
of Viet Nam and Lao Asia Telecom of Laos, has officially launched its
4G service on its Unitel network.
Laos''s Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and Vietnamese telecom
corporation Viettel officially launched the Lao font (Phetsarath) for
mobile devices and computers in Vientiane on February 5.
The Unitel network of Star Telecom Joint Venture Company is leading the
telecom market in Laos with 2.3 million subscribers, accounting for 49
per cent of the market share.