Re: North Korea launches 3G network, but for whom?

["Viktor Larionov" <viktor.larionov () salva ee>]

As a matter of fact, according to Aremiy Lebedev, a russian designer,
visiting North Korea:
while visiting North Korea, you are obliged to leave your cell phone in the
airport desk. The phone is handled back when you leave.
In fact - according to him, cellular phones are owned only by a small group
of political elite.

Hmmm...I guess the 3G network then is for their use ?!

vik

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Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:52 AM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] North Korea launches 3G network, but for whom?


"North Korea has taken a massive leap forward in telecommunications and
launched a 3G cellular network but details about the service,
how much it costs and who is eligible to use it remain a mystery.

The new network is operated by Cheo Technology and was launched at 5 p.m.
local time (8 a.m. GMT), said Rascha Mohamed, a spokeswoman for Orascom
Telecom in Cairo.
Cheo is a joint-venture company in which Orascom holds a 75 percent share
and the state-run Korea Posts and Telecommunications Corp. (KPTC) holds the
remainder."
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More at
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155480/north_korea_launches_3g
_cellular_service.html

Juha-Matti
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