3G Mobile Phone Network Koryolink of the DPRK
November 3rd, 2009 | by admin |
First 3G Mobile Network Kicked Off
Pyongyang, December 15 (KCNA) — The First 3G Mobile Network was kicked off with due ceremony in Pyongyang on Monday.
Present there were Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Ryu Yong Sop, minister of Post and Telecommunication, and officials concerned and members of the delegation of the Orascom Telecom Holding of Egypt headed by its Chairman and CEO Naguib Sawiris and Ismail Abdelrahman Ghoneim Hussein, Egyptian ambassador to the DPRK.
Present there on invitation were diplomatic envoys of different countries and representatives of international organizations here.
Pak Myong Chol, director of the DPRK Post and Telecommunication Company, noted in a speech at the ceremony that the start of the above-said network provided an important occasion in developing the post and telecommunication of the country as required by the age of information industry.
He noted that the credit for the realization of the above-mentioned network goes to the positive efforts made by Naguib Sawiris to boost the friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and Egypt.
He expressed the belief that cooperative relations between the DPRK Post and Telecommunication Company and the Orascom Telecom Holding of Egypt would grow stronger.
Naguib Sawiris in his congratulatory speech said that the Egyptian and Korean peoples have friendly and cooperative tradition.
Under the wise guidance of General Secretary Kim Jong Il the Korean people have achieved great successes despite difficulties, he said.
He expressed the belief that the Korean people would surely build a great prosperous powerful nation upholding the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il.
At the end of the event the participants went round the Center for Serving Subscribers. the Hand Phone Service Centre, etc.
Meanwhile, a press conference was held at the People’s Palace of Culture on the same day in connection with the start of the above-said network.
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Tags: cell, DPRK, korea, koryolink, mobile, north, orascom, phone
By nortroll2 on Nov 3, 2009
whats the name of …
whats the name of the song?
By kimhs616 on Nov 3, 2009
i’ve been to NK …
i’ve been to NK this summer and almost everyone now carries a cell phone. It doesnt do international calls, only local.
By fluggum on Nov 3, 2009
I have just been to …
I have just been to NK. Our main guide and the bus driver had cell phones. The network was only for internal use, not for calls abroad. Tourists get their phones sealed and are are not allowed to break the seal until they are outside NK.
By TimmyME on Nov 3, 2009
in Sweden we have 4G
in Sweden we have 4G
By TWKang on Nov 3, 2009
I doubt most North …
I doubt most North Koreans will be seeing phones anytime soon. It’s not necessarily a matter of money, although North Korea are certainly pretty short on that.
The main reason is that the masses aren’t considered politically reliable enough to be trusted with one. Phones have always been prohibited without government permission.
Those who get one are party officials and political elites who’ve ingratiated themselves with the regime.
By reallysecretusername on Nov 3, 2009
Only the elitist of …
Only the elitist of the elite class in North Korea will afford this.
By RTVCEnglish on Nov 3, 2009
but in North Korea …
but in North Korea the people can’t use the cell phones…..
By UK31337 on Nov 3, 2009
I also wonder if …
I also wonder if this network will have exclusive iPhone rights in North Korea
By UK31337 on Nov 3, 2009
Haha, they’re so …
Haha, they’re so anti-US that they have the British spelling of “centre” on the front of the building at 0:46.
By andyc225 on Nov 3, 2009
I must admit, …
I must admit, Koryolink’s logo is nice…
By calfullerton on Nov 3, 2009
Propaganda at …
Propaganda at DPRK’s finest. A full on network built for 1% of their people. What was the Egyptian company thinking to invest in such a little ROI.
By pjc2 on Nov 3, 2009
I think it was …
I think it was mexican.
By ayanuhito on Nov 3, 2009
i agree with you at …
i agree with you at some points. but their leader seems to have many problems. their next leader will do some challenges for the nation, to be like china or vietnam. we have to watch them not to fail, again. current leader did try once in the early 2000s, but failed. his beaurocrats didn’t welcome the seoul business ways. i think korean-chinese and hongkongese business men will do better next time. the next leader knows the hongkong customs and have some connections as well.
By hanna0viking on Nov 3, 2009
Idiotic Americans ( …
Idiotic Americans (not all) you have no idea what you are talking about.
The ones who are given PROPAGANDA but don’t realise it, are YOU!
Sure, most people in DPRK cannot afford a mobile right now. But the goal is an equal society for all, and mobiles will become more and more common.
They do not put bark in the bread! It was a short period in the 90s
Their trouble is they were not prepared to go it alone at the end of the USSR. They are threatened by the US and have to spend on defense.
By martinjom on Nov 3, 2009
bad day,
someone …
bad day,
someone gave a negative thumbdown on my comment and i believe that person is someone associated with that dwarf kim jong ILL…if i were in your situation, WAKE UP! coz all that appears above is PROPAGANDA!
By trespasserinhk on Nov 3, 2009
Good day,
From …
Good day,
From your command of language, I guess your education level is below college, and your “wipe you out over and over” is like a kid. A desperate one, though.
If I were in your situation, I would try to find something more constructive to do, rather than having hatred feeling towards a developing country who finally has 3G mobile phones.
Please have a nice time.
By martinjom on Nov 3, 2009
FUCK this person …
this person from north korea giving me negative 1 for thumbing down my comment… THAT NORTH KOREAN for giving me that! i dont give a about your nuclear warheads which you said you already have! keep threatening us over and over! we loose patience, WE WILL WIPE YOU OUT OVER AND OVER AS WELL!
By sethcat99 on Nov 3, 2009
I hope they realize …
I hope they realize every frequency transmission is intercepted with pre-ww2 technology.
By CzarKirk on Nov 3, 2009
It’s always nice to …
It’s always nice to see when people appreciate irony.
By martinjom on Nov 3, 2009
this was simply a …
this was simply a LOUSY propaganda! a kid can even say this video SUCKS!
By justmine4me on Nov 3, 2009
LOL!
Yeah, I know, …
LOL!
Yeah, I know, I was thinking the same exact thing.
By martinjom on Nov 3, 2009
no they cant! i was …
no they cant! i was just craking up… this video is a big purpose only for propaganda! a louse propaganda too even in this video cannot be seen.
By justmine4me on Nov 3, 2009
Can they really?
Can they really?
By martinjom on Nov 3, 2009
THEY CAN CALL SOUTH …
THEY CAN CALL SOUTH KOREA!
By MarxIsDead on Nov 3, 2009
Danny, the DPRK …
Danny, the DPRK only “takes care of” a small group of people who protect Kim Jong Il from coup d’etat. In return, he gives them food, housing, furniture, and now cell phones. 90% of this nation does not have, nor will they ever have a cell phone. In fact, the majority of North Koreans eat boiled tree bark, and we’ve even had accounts of people eating garter snakes. Danny, North Korea is a on earth, and the poorest man in the USA is far better-off than anyone who lives in the DPRK.