Vietnamobile on Tuesday became the country’s final mobile operator to commercialize the third generation (3G) network service, in the context that it is now left with only half of the license to deploy the service. Vietnamobile will provide 3G services at a transmission speed of 21.6 Mbps, including web browsing, online television, video phone call, and video blogging, allowing users to upload... 

The number of third-generation network (3G) users in Vietnam will sharply rise in the next three years from the current subscriber numbers of less than 10 million, claimed Qualcomm, one of the world’s leading 3G chipset suppliers. According to Qualcomm, the number of users will shoot up to dozens of million in three years’ time thanks to the presence of 3G equipment and services and more reasonable... 

Three exhibitions on information and communication technology (ICT) opened in Hanoi on Wednesday, featuring products and services for the mobile internet broadband third and fourth generation (3G and 4G) networks. The events – organized at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Center in Hanoi by Vietnam Association for Information Processing, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Groups (VNPT) and Adsale... 

Hanoi Telecom Corporation sticks to its effort to acquire the 3G frequency from EVN Telecom, saying it would go against the Competition Law if the deal was awarded to the military-run telecom firm Viettel. Hanoi Telecom and its foreign partner Hutchison Telecom have sought permission from the Government and related agencies to take over the 3G frequency and infrastructure from the loss-making EVN Telecom. However,... 

Hanoi Telecom Corporation is seeking Ministry of Information and Communications intervention so that it can acquire half of the third generation (3G) bandwidth held by EVN Telecom. The move came after Viettel announced its intention to acquire EVN Telecom. Earlier Hanoi Telecom sent the Government and related agencies its proposal to take over the struggling EVN Telecom. Hanoi Telecom asked the information... 

Hanoi Telecom Corporation has just asked the Government and related agencies for approval to take over the money-losing EVN Telecom, which had earlier been planned for merging into the military run Viettel. Hanoi Telecom used to cooperate with EVN Telecom to jointly compete for the third generation (3G) network license. Since both telecom firms share the same 3G license and use the same frequency... 

The military-run telecom company Viettel has put into operation a production line of telecom devices, marking its business expansion from mobile  phone service to electronic device production. This production line worth over VND200 billion is operated by the electronic production center of Viettel and turns out such products as cell phones, smart phones, tablet computers, network infrastructure devices... 

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued licenses to some enterprises for providing 4G services on a small scale but it also wants the enterprises to advise on the timing of 4G network’s official launch. Nguyen Dang Nguyen, vice director of MobiFone, said MIC should issue licenses to those enterprises which have provided 2G and 3G networks for launching the 4G service. With... 

Japan’s leading mobile telecoms firm is dialing up its investment in Vietnam’s telecom market. NTT Docomo has just finalised buying a 25 per cent stake in Vietnam’s largest mobile content provider VMG Media Joint Stock Company (VMG). The acquisition is valued at VND370 billion ($17.8 million), of which VND240 million ($11.6 million) was for buying 16 per cent of VMG’s newly distributed shares. With... 

Mobile service providers in Vietnam said they are not prepared to offer 4G services as they are more concerned with 3G services. The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recently collected opinions from mobile providers on the rolling out of 4G services in Vietnam. Mobile phone giants Viettel, VinaPhone, MobiFone, and the EVN Telecom-Hanoi Telecom Joint Venture all said that they were...