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MobiFone, one of Vietnam’s top mobile network operators, has taken a significant leap into the future by collaborating with Japan’s Rakuten Symphony to introduce the country’s first open radio access network (Open RAN). This pioneering initiative not only…
Initially, the 5G service will be available in major city centers, with plans to expand nationwide soon. The network operates on the 3.800-3.900 MHz frequency band, using both 5G NSA (non-standalone) and 5G SA (standalone) architectures. The network speed can…
Electronics retailer FPT Retail has unveiled its own mobile virtual network, marking it as the country’s fifth such network. Known for operating the FPT Shop chain and being a subsidiary of the tech giant FPT, FPT Retail does not have its own network…
Telecom giant MobiFone reported a decline in profits and revenues in 2022, and said they fell short of targets. At a review meeting on January 5 the company said revenues fell to VND28.329 trillion (US$1.18 billion), and profits to VND2.71trillion. They had…
With over one million subscribers, the country’s three mobile virtual network operators, who piggyback on large telecom companies, have a market share of 1%. iTel, Reddi and Local do not have their own infrastructure or radio frequencies and instead pay to…
The mobile money service, which allows users to deposit, withdraw, pay or transfer money on mobile devices, has signed up nearly 2.2 million subscribers in eight months. Of the customers, 69% are from rural and mountainous areas, according to the Ministry of…
Vu Minh Tri, former CEO of Microsoft Vietnam, is the new CEO of pay TV firm AVG. Tri, 49, replaces Mai Duy Long, also 49, who helmed AVG for nearly two years. Tri, who became the CEO of Sony Ericsson Vietnam in 2006, has since taking top positions in the…
Telecom giant Mobifone has named Nguyen Hong Hien as its new chairman until 2027. Hien, 48, replaces Nguyen Manh Thang, who becomes a board member at the state-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT). Prior to joining Mobifone, he was head of…
Vietnam will start researching 6G wireless networks in 2022, says Information and Communications Minister Nguyen Manh Hung. Addressing a 2021 telecom review conference last weekend, Hung said Vietnam’s telecom industry should “be in the top group in terms of…
Telecom giants Viettel and Mobifone have received licenses to commercially test 5G broadcast in Vietnam’s two largest cities. Military-owned Viettel has been allowed to test in Hanoi with a maximum of 140 base transceiver stations while state company MobiFone…
Telecom operator MobiFone has promised free data, calling, and text credit to customers affected by a network error lasting hours on Tuesday. It will offer 7.5 gigabytes of data for free to subscribers using smartphones and 1,000 minutes of calls in case of…
Vietnamese operators MobiFone, VNPT and Viettel have all submitted proposals to participate in pilot mobile money services. Vietnam’s prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed the telecommunications ministry and the State Bank of Vietnam to develop a…
Vietnamese telecom firms are seeking a head start in the 5G race as the country becomes an early adopter of the technology. State-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) recently signed a deal with Finnish telecom firm Nokia to develop 5G…
MobiFone has named deputy general director Nguyen Dang Nguyen as its new CEO in place of the disgraced Cao Duy Hai. Hai, 57, was removed last Tuesday for his role in the illegal acquisition of a TV firm in 2016 by the Ministry of Information and…
The telecommunications giant has not repaid AVG investors. MobiFone has confirmed to authorities that it has been refunded in full from a private pay TV firm after the deal between these companies fell through. The state-run telecommunications giant said that…
Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Corporation (MobiFone) and shareholders of multimedia company Audio Visual Global (AVG) on Monday decided to cancel the share transfer agreement between the two companies. The decision was made several days after the Party…
