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Total subscriptions: 55,603 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2020 est.) less than 1
Total subscriptions: 21,086,791 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (2020 est.)
General assessment: Cambodia’s mobile-dominated telecoms sector spent much of 2020 battling two major challenges
Domestic: Fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, aided by competition among service providers, is about 130 per 100 persons (2020)
International: Country code - 855; landing points for MCT and AAE-1 via submarine cables providing communication to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) (2019)
Note: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services