Networks#

Connectivity terrain for Laos. ccTLD, telephony, broadband, and broadcast posture from the most recent Factbook update. ASN and IP-range tables remain a TODO.

ccTLD

.la

Internet users

percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)

Mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 4.96 million (2023 est.); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 65 (2023 est.)

Fixed lines

total subscriptions: 1.3 million (2021 est.); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2022 est.)

Broadband fixed

total: 183,000 (2022 est.); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2022 est.)

Broadcast#

6 TV stations operating out of Vientiane, with half state-operated and half commercial; 17 provincial stations, with nearly all programming relayed via satellite from the state-operated stations in Vientiane; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems provide access to a wide range of foreign stations; state-controlled radio with state-operated Lao National Radio (LNR) broadcasting on 5 frequencies; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible

IP ranges#

TODO. ASNs and CIDR blocks, sourced from the regional registry.

Online devices#

Exposed services and device counts from internet-wide scans (Shodan, Censys, Quake, FOFA). Operator uses this to scope target discovery, attribute observed activity, and pre-stage payloads. Refresh against live facets before relying on the numbers.

Type

Service

Count

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

VPN#

Commercial VPN providers with servers (points of presence) inside the country. Operators use these for in-country egress, to appear local to defended infrastructure, or to hop into adjacent jurisdictions. Cross-check provider server lists before relying on the entry; vendors add and drop POPs frequently.

Provider

Site

Servers in country

Notes

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

Telecom#

Top telecom operators in the country, ranked by subscriber base or revenue. Note state ownership, foreign parents, and the share of the backbone each carrier controls. Operators use this to identify lawful-intercept routing, blocked transit, and the carriers worth pre-staging redirectors against.

Operator

Site

Ownership

Services

Notes

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

Data centers#

Commercial data centers and major carrier-neutral facilities inside the country. Operators map these to locate target hosting, hyperscaler regions, peering fabric, and submarine-cable landing proximity. Cross-reference DataCenterMap and Cloudscene before relying on the entry.

Facility

Operator

Location

Notes

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

Mobiles#

Top mobile device makes, models, and types in the country. Operators use this to scope mobile-implant compatibility, plan device-class lures, and predict baseband, OS, and security-patch posture on target. Cross-reference StatCounter, Kantar, and Counterpoint before relying on the entry.

Make

Model

Type

Share

Notes

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

Apps#

Mobile and web apps with material user base in the country. Covers messaging, payments, ride-hailing, delivery, banking, government, and ID apps. Operators use this for pretext design, lure infrastructure, implant compatibility, and pattern-of-life inference. Cross-reference Sensor Tower, data.ai, AppMagic, and the country’s app-store top charts.

App

Category

Platforms

Users

Notes

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

to be filled

Keyboards#

Standard keyboard layouts the operator encounters on Windows endpoints in the country. KLID is the Windows layout identifier; DLL is the driver shipped with Windows 10/11. Operators use this to predict input behaviour (AZERTY / QWERTY / QWERTZ), build plausible pretexts, and tune implant input handling. Cross- reference kbdlayout.info for full layout maps and dead-key behaviour.

Layout

Tag

KLID

Driver

Lao

lo

00000454

kbdlao.dll