Cambodia holds largest IT, telecom exhibition

Phnom Penh (Cambodia), May 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Cambodia's largest information technologies and telecommunication exhibition kicked off here Thursday to reflect the progress in the sector in recent years.

Some 150 exhibitors including mobile and fixed phone operators, phone companies, internet service providers and IT companies have had their products and services displayed at the four-day event being held at the capital's Diamond Island Center.

"The exhibition offers a valuable opportunity for importers, distributors and manufacturers to showcase leading technologies with world-standard quality and enhance business cooperation among manufacturers, marketers and specialists in all fields of IT," said a press release from the organizer National ICT Development Authority.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, La Narath, secretary of state at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication, said that the event reflected the rapid progress in the sector in recent years.

He said that to date, the country has eight mobile phone operators and two fixed phone operators. In addition, there are 27 internet service providers and hundreds of IT product companies. (Xinhua-ANI)