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| Cập nhật ngày: 16/04/2009, 17:34 GMT+7. |
Telecom Giants race to launch 3G
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Vietnam’s four
telecom providers are in a race to become the country’s first to offer
3G services, following their licensing in early April. Military-run
Viettel, MobiFone, and VinaPhone – both managed by the Viet Nam Post
and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), and a consortium between EVN
Telecom and Hanoi Telecom, are striving to complete the technical
capabilities necessary to supply 3G services to millions of mobile
phone users all over the country. Thanks to its efforts
since late 2008, VinaPhone is optimistic about its chances,
particularly after the government allowed the company to team up with
Gtel Mobile, which closely cooperates with leading foreign partners,
such as Ericsson, Alcatel Lucent, IBM and Avaya. VinaPhone
Deputy Director Hoang Trung Hai said the company expects to implement
the first 3G service packages by the beginning of the third quarter,
with coverage extending to 70% of the population. If the plan is implemented on schedule, VinaPhone will become the first to provide 3G services in Viet Nam . Not
to accept second place, MobiFone is sparing no expense or effort so as
to launch its own 3G services also in the third quarter. With
an investment totaling trillions of VND, Vietnam’s top 2G operator has
promised to supply the service to all urban areas throughout the
country within the first year, and up to 98 percent of the population
in the following three years. Viettel, behind its leading
competitors, plans to launch the service by 2010, and has committed
12.8 trillion VND to the endeavor, the most capital spent by all
licensed firms working to attain 3G capability. Lastly, the
EVN Telecom-Hanoi Telecom consortium expects to be offering its own 3G
services by the end of this year, with a coverage area of 50% of the
population. It has invested around 6 trillion VND into the project. Industry
experts say the introduction of 3G services will not only give
operators a chance to enhance their revenues, but also provide millions
of mobile users access to various value-added services such as video
phone, films and music, chatting, online games, and e-payments at lower
rates. According to the International Telecommunications
Union, in recent years Viet Nam has emerged as one of the fastest
growing mobile markets in the world.
(VNA)
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