Vietnam

Vietnam's second-ranked mobile operator, MobiFone, has awarded a US$48mn contract to Alcatel-Lucent Technologies for the expansion and upgrade of its mobile communications services... 2008-11-26

News: The Vietnamese state-owned mobile operator MobiFone has signed up with Credit Suisse Group as its financial advisor to sell 10-15% of its equity in its initial public offering... 2008-08-12

Russia's second-ranked mobile operator VimpelCom has signed and finalised a Joint Venture and Shareholders Agreement with Vietnamese state-owned companies to launch a mobile service... 2008-07-09

US mobile equipment manufacturer Motorola has gained a GSM expansion contract from Vietnam's Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT). VNPT operates mobile services as VinaPhone... 2008-06-27

Vietnam's smallest mobile operator Hanoi Telecom (HT) has signed a roaming agreement with Japanese operator Willcom relating to Personal Handyphone System (PHS) subscriber call charges... 2008-05-30

As part of efforts to expand into overseas markets, Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, is to establish a US$30mn internet data joint venture (JV) with Viettel, the Vietnamese military-led... 2008-05-08

Vietnam's smallest mobile operator, HT Mobile, is set to switch off its CDMA network within two months, after it acquired a licence to operate GSM-based mobile services in March.... 2008-04-25

South Korea-based Samsung has settled on Vietnam as the location of its fifth Asian handset production facility. The world's second largest handset provider after Nokia has... 2008-03-25

Saigon Postel Corporation (SPT) has become the sixth operator to be awarded a WiMAX licence by Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communication. SPT is affiliated with the... 2008-03-14

Vietnam Post and Telecoms Group (VNPT), the incumbent operator, plans to invest US$1bn in 2008. This will solely be put into the development of its broadband network, used to... 2008-02-27