As of October last year, there were 20 million mobile phone users, equivalent to 1 25% total population of 16 million, and the number of mobile internet users is increasing up to 17.75 million people, according to a report of the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia.
Cambodian people are starting to learn new technologies and using mobile internet, which is easier for them to work on smartphones than before they mostly used computers. There are more and more internet users because some Cambodians have SIMs with more than one card. However, the internet speed in Cambodia is slow compared to neighboring countries, while the internet speed is Higher internet, which is difficult for production costs.
Internet infrastructure Fast delivery to all communes across the country. The government now has a strategy to strengthen and expand mobile infrastructure and high-speed internet through 4th generation mobile service (4G) to reach the 5th generation mobile service (5G) and promote Build submarine and high-level fiber-optic infrastructure. However, the telecommunication structure has not covered the whole country due to the 4th generation mobile network (4G) Serving about 80% of the population.
Recently, there are 5 mobile internet service providers and 35 internet service providers in Cambodia, in which 2G mobile network covers 92% of the total population. 3G is 85%, and coverage of 4G is 82%. Two submarine fiber optic cables connect Cambodia to Thailand and Malaysia, and the second connect Cambodia to 18 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
The Kingdom of Cambodia has officially announced implementing the “Digital Economic and Social Policy Framework of Cambodia 2021 – 2035 “policy. It defines the digital sector as a new model of economic growth that is Responsive and resilient to financial restructuring, development, and international trade.
Chhin Ken, president of the Digital Technology Association of Cambodia, said that the increase in internet users raises awareness of the digital use among Cambodian people in new technologies.
