VietNamNet Bridge - On 26/1/2018, CMC Telecom was selected by International Finance Magazine - the prestigious British magazine in the field of finance and banking – as the best enterprise telecom service company in Vietnam 2017. Mr. Azhar Bin Adnan (right) - CMC Telecom Marketing Director and Mr Pham Nguyen (left) – Deputy Director of CMC Telecom Northern Branch receives the Best Telecom Service Provider for Enterprises in Vietnam 2017 from the International Finance Magazine Awards.In the category of Telecom Awards, CMC Telecom was selected as the best Telecom Service Provider for Businesses in Vietnam for its outstanding contributions and services to financial, banking, insurance, and e-commerce firms in Vietnam. This is an annual poll from the world's leading financial magazine - International Finance - with the participation of enterprises from more than 185 countries worldwide.International Finance annually analyzes, assesses and awards the top firms in the eight … [Read more...] about CMC Telecom – Best enterprise telecom service company in Vietnam 2017
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Apartments foist telecom services on residents
Residents living in Ho Chi Minh City apartments complain building managers do not allow them to choose their own telecom operators, an action that violates Vietnam's telecom laws. Residents in SREC apartment building in District 3 have no option but to use cable TV services provided by Saigon Tourist Cable Television (SCTV).Photo: Tuoi Tre A resident living in SREC (Saigon Real Estate Company) apartment building in District 3, who did not want to be named, told Tuoi Tre that she and her neighbors are forced to use internet and other telecom services designated by the building management regardless of their quality. Nguyen Anh Tuan, deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Information and Telecommunications, told Tuoi Tre that the law provides customers the right to choose and switch telecom service providers. A similar situation occurs in many other areas in the city. In the Hoa Lan residential area on Hoa Hong Street, … [Read more...] about Apartments foist telecom services on residents
Vietnam telecoms can provide 4G services from 2017
VietNamNet Bridge - The trial of 4G services will be conducted in 2016 and services will be commercialized one year later, with charges expected to be equivalent to the current 3G rates, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications. Tran Tuan Anh, official from the Department of Telecommunications, said the Ministry would licence three firms to trial 4G services. Under the current rules, each operating telecom service provider is allowed to test 4G in three provinces. Deputy general director of VNPT Net - Nguyen Nam Long - said the operators are ready in terms of infrastructure, but the shift from 2G, 3G to 4G depends on the needs of the user. "Currently, about 40% of subscribers still use 2G, mainly voice and messaging services," Long said. As for the charges, network operators said the only difference is the transmission speed, so the charges are expected to not change much. Viettel representatives said that when deploying 4G, it will focus on highly creative … [Read more...] about Vietnam telecoms can provide 4G services from 2017
Mobile service providers race to lower charges
The Hanoi Times - In response to Viettel sudden announcement of its new mobile phone service charges, another leading telecoms service provider, MobiFone, also declared it would slash its charges by up to 30 percent, on June 3. As a result, the monthly subscription for post-paid service will drop to 49,000 VND from the previous 55,000 VND. Charges for calls on all categories of pre-paid packages such as MobiCard, Mobi4U, MobiQ will also be reduced by between 10-21 percent. With this adjustment, MobiFone for the first time in the history of Vietnam 's telecoms industry now offers lower charges than Viettel, with its cost per minute of 10 VND and a monthly subscription fee of 1,000 VND lower than the rates set by the military-run service provider. MobiFone Director Le Ngoc Minh said that with its latest promotion campaign, his company expects to draw an additional 5 million subscribers by the end of the year to increase its total number of subscribers to 40 million. In the race … [Read more...] about Mobile service providers race to lower charges
Telecom service quality under microscope
The Post and Telecom Quality Management Agency under the Ministry of Information and Communications has announced the results of its inspection of the service quality of four telephone networks, MobiFone, VinaPhone, S-Fone, and EVN Telecom, with some surprises. The agency measured network quality of S-Fone in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, MobiFone in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai and VinaPhone in the Central Highlands province of Khanh Hoa. (Viettel’s network was also tested but the results have not been released yet). Nguyen Duc Trung, Vice Head of the Post and Telecom Quality Management Agency, said that these locations were chosen under the agency’s plan; these networks were tested in cities already. The inspection shows that S-Fone, the network that uses CDMA technology, which is the most modern now, ranks behind others in many aspects. In voice quality, S-Fone was given 3.018 points, behind VinaPhone’s 3.054 and MobiFone’s … [Read more...] about Telecom service quality under microscope