Metfone supplies teleconferencing system to Cambodia’s gendarmerie
The Viettel Cambodia company (Metfone), a subsidiary of Vietnam’s military-run industry and telecoms group Viettel, handed over a video conferencing system to the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia (RGC) in Phnom Penh on June 30.
The event to hand over Metfone's video conferencing system to the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia on June 30 (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Viettel Cambodiacompany (Metfone), a subsidiary of Vietnam’s military-run industry and telecomsgroup Viettel, handed over a video conferencing system to the Royal Gendarmerieof Cambodia (RGC) in Phnom Penh on June 30.
This system is a long-term cooperation projectin which Metfone will use its high technologies and experienced personnel toassist the RGC to digitalise the force’s systems and apply new techniques.
Addressing the handover ceremony, Metfone CEOPhung Van Cuong said technicians of his company will install this system at 28video conferencing locations of the RGC and supply them with telecom facilitiesthat are among of the best of their kinds.
He noted that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, thestrong development of teleconferencing solutions has provided an effectiveoption for holding events without face-to-face meeting while still ensuringimmediate transfer of information.
Cuong pledged maximum technical support for RGCunits under this project, thus helping to safeguard social security and orderin Cambodia, especially in health emergencies.
RGC Commander Gen. Sao Sokha appreciated thecompany’s wholehearted and practical assistance for the force in the recentpast, especially since COVID-19 broke out.
He believed that the new technologies equippedfor RGC will help boost the effectiveness of its activities.
In March, Metfone signed a memorandum ofunderstanding on the supply of video conferencing solutions to the CambodianMinistry of Education, Youth and Sport. On June 29, it inked another with thecountry’s Ministry of Health to implement an array of digital apps to improvehealth services and the distribution of medical resources and services./.
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The event to hand over Metfone's video conferencing system to the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia on June 30 (Photo: VNA) 
