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China Eximbank provides loan for 4G LTE Network Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#68366)

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	South East Asia Telecom (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.
Country	Cambodia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2014
End Date	Oct 17, 2027
Duration	5,037 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`85341`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides loan for 4G LTE Network Construction Project In 2014, Southeast Asia Telecom (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. [东南亚电信 or 东南亚电信科技（广州）有限公司 or 杰赛东南亚通信服务（柬埔寨）有限责任公司 or SEATEL Cambodia] — a project company that is majorly owned by Zhongtai Group (or 中泰集团) — was established to finance the design, implement, and maintain a 4G LTE Network Construction Project.

China Eximbank subsequently issued a loan to Southeast Asia Telecom (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. for the 4G LTE Network Construction Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountare unknown

The project involved the laying of approximately 5,550 km of fiber optic cable in six major cities to establish a 4G LTE network in Cambodia. ZTE Corporation was the contractor responsible for implementation. Construction began in August 2014.

The project was expected to reach commercial operations on April 7, 2015; however, the 4G LTE was not official launched until July 2015.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 东南亚电信（柬埔寨）有限公司柬埔寨LTE项目 or 东南亚电信柬埔寨项目.
The precise loan commitment date is unknown; therefore, AidData has set the commitment year to the first year of construction (2014).
This project is linked to Project ID#68366, which captures a buyer's credit loan provided by China Development Bank in 2012 also for Cambodia's 4G Network Project.

📚 Sources & References

电信篇
东南亚电信（柬埔寨）有限公司
Seatel South East Asia Telecom (Cambodia) Co.
Ltd
GT-Tell buyer SEATEL investing in 4G rollout, “ 合作纽带共赢之路 ” —— 进出口银行落实 “ 一带一路 ” 倡议
Seatel 东南亚电信
东南亚电信集团新任董事长中泰集团董事长陈岩先生访谈录
South East Asia Telecom Co. Ltd (SEATEL Group)
ZTE Partners with South East Asia Telecom to Bring 4G LTE to Cambodia
广州杰赛科技股份有限公司关于在柬埔寨设立子公司的公告
Telecom operator Seatel discusses the challenges and strategies facing Chinese companies abroad
Chinese-invested telco firm launches 4G services in Cambodia, “合作纽带共赢之路” ——进出口银行落实“一带一路”倡议_中国进出口银行 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.