Koryolink
Sign in to saveKoryolink (, styled as koryolink) is a North Korean wireless telecommunications provider. The company is a cellular operator held by Cheo Technology, a joint venture between Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) which holds 75% of the shares, and the state-owned Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC). Koryolink started in 2008 and was the first 3G mobile operator in North Korea.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Koryolink고려링크
- Company.type
- Joint venture
- Company.logo
- Koryolink.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 150px
- Company.foundation
- 2008
- Company.location
- Pyongyang
- Company.industry
- Telecommunication
- Company.area_served
- Pyongyang, and 14 additional cities and eight highways and railways.
- Company.products
- Telephony, Mobile Network Access
- Company.revenue
- US$ 5.8 million
- Company.parent
- Global Telecom Holding S.A.E. (75%)Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation (25%)
- Company.homepage
- intranet Homepage Kwangmyung
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- History
- Use by foreigners
- Government control
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Koryolink (, styled as koryolink) is a North Korean wireless telecommunications provider. The company is a cellular operator held by Cheo Technology, a joint venture between Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) which holds 75% of the shares, and the state-owned Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC). Koryolink started in 2008 and was the first 3G mobile operator in North Korea.
It offers service in Pyongyang and five additional cities as well as along eight highways and railways. Phone numbers on the network are prefixed with +850 (0)1912. Despite being a 3G network, there is no Internet access (only Intranet access) for domestic users. Although as of April 2014, mobile internet access for foreigners with limited speed or traffic amount was available at a comparably high price.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Koryolink” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.