North Korea, according to Chinese news network, 15, started in North Korea to provide mobile phone services in Egypt mobile operator Orascom moving in the average selling price per handset 700 U.S. dollars. According to the report, “Orascom since January 31 last year was the Korean mobile phone operator has the right to carry out investment in equipment and in May conducted a successful test call,” and “the next three years will be 400,000,000 U.S. dollars into North Korea, to Pyongyang three Major cities to provide mobile telephone service. “Orascom is expected each year from customers who each made an average of 12 to 15 U.S. dollars revenue.

Egypt Corporation of Belton Teleidede Mu Yier De Lini said the evaluation, “North Korea’s domestic mobile phone users to limit the scope of government, Que Shibi larger market”, “North Korea is not the emerging market.”

He predicted that “North Korea Orascom will be a huge market.”

On the other hand, “North Korea recently to 700 U.S. dollars per handset sold to the hope that the entrants and to begin the formal opening of mobile phone”, “First of all, to open in Pyongyang, after gradually to local provinces, cities, and counties to expand.”

“Voice of Russia” radio also quoted a spokesman for Orascom, then said, “opened in the early cell phone, Pyongyang is expected to have 150,000 applications.”