A short history of mobile phones in Laos

XY Mobile a short history of mobile phone in Laos from Vientiane Times
Vientiane Times August 7, 2010

However, there is a great news on the horizon, a soon to be established firm, XY Mobile Lao, is set to produce a variety of Lao handsets based on OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and also develop a Lao system based on Google’s Android operating system for mobile.

The company also plans to develop on ‘Meego’, a mobile operating system based on an alliance between Intel and Nokia.

The firm believes by taking advantage of Android/Meego it will be able to deliver more than just SMS services in Lao, but also bridge digital diversity and enable access to mobile banking, mobile payments, credit top-ups, and internet services in the Lao language.

This new company will also support existing customers’ handsets, enabling them to install Lao script font and keypads. The work will be made based on local needs and also to serve operators’ as well. The firm also believes it is essential to provide the Lao general population with access to mobile phone services in their own language.

Lao language mobile on offer next year

Lao language mobile on offer next year. Vientiane Times
Vientiane Times October 12, 2010

Lao people will soon be able to send messages or surf the Internet in the Lao language through their mobile phones, once a Lao handset is developed in a joint venture between Lao and Danish entrepreneurs.

The joint venture is targeting ordinary people, not just teenagers, they said,! ading that Lao people will have more opportunities to communicate with each other in Lao without going to an Internet cafe.

Currently, there are more than 3.5 million mobile phone users in Laos, which means that 60 in every 100 people have the devices. They send messages to each other using Thai and English characters, despite the high demand for a
Lao language option.

Mr Rasmussen and Mr Anousak also plan to export the Lao version mobile phones produced in Laos to other countries where Lao people live, including America.

Lao Government Support Lao Language

Lao Government Support Lao Language on mobile and tablets

On behalf of the National Authority of Post and Telecommunications (NAPT), Lao PDR, I, Mr. Snith Xaphakdy, supports the use of Lao language and the development of Lao langauge for mobiles and computers, becuase it is in line with the authority's policy and that of the Lao government. This endeavor is to let all Lao people to use Lao language for communicateion whether it is in SMS/Email/data exchange on all mobiles and computers with an ease.

ໃນນາມອົງການໄປສະນີ ແລະ ໂທລະຄົມມະນາຄົມ ແຫ່ງຊາດ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າສະໜັບ ສະໜູນການ ນໍາໃຊ້ພາສາລາວ ແລະ ສົ່ງເສີມການພັດທະນາພາສາລາວໃສ່ໂທລະສັບເຄື່ອນທີ່ ແລະ ຄອມພິວເຕີ ຢ່າງເຕັມທີ່ ເພາະ ມັນ ສອດຄ່ອງກັບນະໂຍບາຍຂອງອົງການ ອປທ ກໍຄືຂອງລັດຖະບານແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ຄົນລາວທົ່ວໄປ ສາມາດໃຊ້ພາສາລາວ ໃນການ ສື່ສານຂໍ້ຄວາມຜ່ານໂທລະສັບເຄື່ອນທີ່ (ມືຖື) ແລະ ລະບົບຄອມພິວເຕີ ເພື່ອໂຕ້ຕອບກັນທາງ ອິນເຕີເນັດໄດ້ ຢ່າງສະດວກສະບາຍ.

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