Deputy PM Tea Seiha hails Metfone's activities in Cambodia

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Tea Seiha made the statement at a ceremony held in Phnom Penh on February 19 to mark 15 years of Metfone under the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel)’s operation in Cambodia.

Deputy Prime Minister Tea Seiha, representative of the Royal Government of Cambodia, said that Metfone has become a widespread provider of modern telecommunications and information technology services to all Cambodians.

In his address, Viettel Chairman Tao Duc Thang said that the group has invested and transferred state-of-the-art telecommunications technologies to Cambodia, helping generate social benefits in the country over the past 15 years.

Metfone and Viettel as a whole have been a pioneer that leads Cambodia’s digital transformation in recent years, he said, adding that Metfone has developed advanced technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to provide Cambodia with digital platforms, solutions and services, contributing to the nation’s prosperity and sustainability.

The company has so far signed cooperation deals with most of Cambodian ministries to promote digital transformation in the nation, he  emphasized.

Affirming Metfone’s desire to make greater contributions to Cambodia’s development, Thang reiterated that the company will work to ensure that no Cambodian is left behind with the support of technologies.

Meanwhile, Metfone General Director Cao Manh Duc said that Metfone, which has won confidence of Cambodians over the past years, has served as a bridge to strengthen the friendship and solidarity between the two countries and two peoples. Metfone will accompany the Cambodian Government and enterprises to develop the country in the coming time, he added.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Tea Seiha hailed the company’s operation in the past 15 years, saying he hopes that Metfone will continue supporting the Cambodian Government’s Pentagon Strategy-Phase 1 on the development of digital economy and society.

Metfone’s successes and unceasing development are a symbol for the friendship cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia, the official added.

According to data released in 2023, Metfone has contributed more than US$1 billion to the Royal Government of Cambodia's budget, and is among the top 5  largest budget contributors in this Southeast Asian nation. Along with that, the company also contributed more than US$ 120 million to social activities in the host nation.