Suggestions of a possible merger between MobiFone and Gtel Mobile have been characterised as unfounded rumours by the companies’ leadership. Speculation of a possible merger between MobiFone, a member of leading state-own telecom group VNPT, and Gtel Mobile JSC first surfaced in late 2012. In early 2013, Gtel Mobile made a proposal and was approved by the government and VNPT to share network infrastructure... 

The Ministry of Information and Communications has yet to give any formal comment on merging the two mobile networks VinaPhone and MobiFone as proposed by the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT). VNPT, which operates VinaPhone and MobiFone, proposed such a merger a few months ago, but the ministry as the State agency overseeing the industry is waiting for the Government’s norms in restructuring... 

The telecom satellite Vinasat-2 has entered its orbital position at 131.8 degree east, and will be handed over to Vietnam in July, announced the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) on Wednesday. Vinasat-2 producer Lockheed Martin is testing and calibrating the satellite. The work is expected to be completed in June. In July, Lockheed Martin will officially hand over Vinasat-2 to Vietnam... 

Major mobile carriers MobiFone and Vinaphone may be merged under a restructuring scheme proposed by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) even though ministry officials have denied this. VNPT is finalizing its restructuring scheme and seeking approval from related agencies before coming to an official decision on the merger of the two mobile operators under its umbrella, said VNPT deputy... 

Two Vietnamese giant mobile service providers, MobiFone and VinaPhone, will merge to strengthen their operations, one official said. Phan Hoang Duc, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Posts and Communications Group (VNPT), the holding entity of the providers, confirmed this on March 19. However, the Ministry of Information and Communication has not yet made any official announcement. VNPT has... 

The military-run mobile operator Viettel on Wednesday officially launched its telephone information service, thus entering into competition with the popular 1080 service provided by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Groups (VNPT). Viettel will operate this service on four different switchboards. Particularly, users can dial 1060 for social, cultural and entertainment information, 1066 for labor... 

Local telcos are ramping up outbound investments with big targets. In 2012, military-run telecom group Viettel will strive to achieve over 50 per cent revenue growth in foreign markets parallel to setting footholds in four highly populated new countries. This would mean by the end of 2012, the total population in Viettel’s overseas markets could double Vietnam’s population. In 2011, it raked in... 

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... 

Foreign players will have an opportunity to hold up to 49 per cent stakes in local telecoms players with a new telecoms decree. The government recently enacted Decree 25/2011/ND-CP dated April 6, 2011 guiding the implementation of several articles in the Telecommunications Law. Under the new decree, if an organisation and individual having the ownership over 20 per cent of the chartered capital or... 

HCMC – Asia America Gateway was completely repaired on Monday after a problematic month that hampered some of the nation’s international internet services for 20 days. FPT Telecom confirmed its international internet is running normally and that its clients can access any web, email and other internet services which have Internet Protocol addresses in foreign countries. According to the company,...