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... 

Although mobile internet usage has been slow to catch on in Vietnam, the popularity of digital media is set to surge in the next 12 months, according to a pre-release of data from Nielsen’s inaugural Southeast Asia Digital Consumer Report on Tuesday. The report, which will be available on 30 September this year, studies the behavior and attitudes of digital consumers in response to the way that... 

Newer mobile service providers like Vietnamobile and Beeline have received higher marks from customers than established giants on the market like Viettel and MobiFone, according to the results of a survey by the Ministry of Information and Communications. The survey of telecom service quality in 2010 found that Vietnamobile and Beeline achieved impressive scores in important indicators – especially... 

The District 7-based Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center next week will host the 13th International Exhibition in Vietnam on Telecommunications and Information Technology. The four-day event starting next Wednesday will increase the scope of the exhibition and highlight the increasing convergence in information and technology communications (ICT) and the electronics sector. The expo, one of the... 

HCMC – S-Fone and Vietnamobile have announced to slash their mobile service charges by 10-15% after other major players, including Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone, had kicked off the race since early August. Ho Hong Son, CEO of S-Fone, said in a statement that the charge reduction aims to sharpen S-Fone’s edge in competing with other players and ensure their clients’ rights. According to Son,... 

The Ministry of Information and Communications on June 22 granted licence to the Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) to become Vietnam ’s ninth mobile phone service provider. Accordingly, VTC is permitted to set up network and supply 3G mobile service sharing wireless frequency bands with EVN Telecom, provide domestic roaming service applied to GSM network for subscribers in Vietnam and have its... 

Analysts say a recent rate cut by mobile phone network Beeline will trigger a new price war among local telecom service providers in Vietnam looking to hold on to their share in market nearing saturation. Beeline, operated by a joint venture between Global Telecommunication Corporation and Russia-based VimpelCom, last Monday launched a new cell phone plan offering phone calls to any network at only... 

HCMC – Mobile carriers will cut mobile charges as soon as the regulation on connection fee reduction up to 30% goes into effect with industry insiders predicting a year of price wars. Viettel, the vanguard in price slashing, announced to cut its mobile charges by 15%-20% in February. Under the decision, external and internal calling charges will be decreased by an average of VND200 per minute. The...