Alcatel looks at Myanmar, sees growth in region


BANGKOK: Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent is cautiously looking at business opportunities in Myanmar and other countries in South-East Asia and the region will play a bigger role in its future growth, according to its Asia-Pacific business chief.

The Franco-American company saw strong growth potential in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, where mobile phone penetration rates remained low, Rajeev Singh-Molares, its president for Asia-Pacific region, said in an interview yesterday.

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