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Lumitel

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 launched 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] The lottery was authorized on 24 November 2020 by LONA and launched in 1 July 2021. As of 2021, Lumitel operates over 25,000 sales location and employs 43,000 sellers.[9]

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  1. Viettel Global JSC^
  2. Mu Burundi, uruganda rwa 'Lumitel' ruri mu bibazo BBC News Gahuza, 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. Viettel e-wallet wins gold prize at International Business Awards VietnamPlus, 2019-10-22, 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^