Viettel Burundi Société Anonyme (Lumitel)
Company typeSociété Anonyme
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded19 December 2013
Headquarters51 Uprona Boulevard, Bujumbura, Burundi
Area served
Burundi
Key people
Nguyen Huy Tan (CEO)
ProductsGSM-related products
Internet services
Number of employees
43,000+ (2021)
ParentViettel Group
WebsiteCompany website

Lumitel is a mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and communication services in Burundi. It is owned by Viettel Global JSC[1] which is the state-owned Investment Company from Vietnam investing in the Telecommunications market in several countries worldwide.[2] Founded in 2013, Lumitel laucnched its service in May 2015.[3] It provides services to over 3 million users.[4] Lumitel became the largest operator in Burundi within 1 month of operation.[5] Its main competitor is Econet Leo.

Lumitel began setting up a 4G LTE system in Burundi in 2016.[6] It also operates the mobile wallet service called Lumicash since 2017,[7] and a lottery system called Lumiloto since 2021.[8] As of 2021, Lumitel operates over 25,000 sales location and employs 43,000 sellers.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Viettel Global JSC".
  2. ^ "Mu Burundi, uruganda rwa 'Lumitel' ruri mu bibazo". BBC News Gahuza (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  3. ^ "Burundi - VIETTEL GLOBAL COMPANY". www.viettelglobal.vn. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  4. ^ "Cérémonies du 7e anniversaire de Lumitel". Lumitel.bi. 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ "It can happen: Viettel's Burundian start-up Lumitel notches 600k subs in first month". www.telegeography.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  6. ^ "COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE". lumitel.bi. 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ VietnamPlus (2019-10-22). "Viettel e-wallet wins gold prize at International Business Awards | Business | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". VietnamPlus. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  8. ^ "COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE". lumitel.bi. 7 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Cérémonies du 7e anniversaire de Lumitel". Lumitel.bi. 19 December 2020.
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