The production and import of phones using 2G and 3G technology will stop from the beginning of July, according to a new circular from the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Viettel is the 3G data leader in terms of all technical standards, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications’ telecom department.
Vietnamobile Telecom Joint Stock Company has been investing in infrastructure and networks for a year and is now able to serve 90 per cent of the population with 3G speed.
Vietnamobile has received licences to become a joint stock company and provide 2G and 3G telecom services from the Ministry of Information and Communications.
The quality of Viet Nam''s 3G network service is not low, as was
written in recent reports published by global mobile application
providers, who evaluate the speed of internet networks and mobile
internet throughout the world.
While customers of all mobile networks complain about
slow 3G services, network operators say their 3G network capacity is
large and speed is sufficient.
Mobile electronic commerce or m-commerce is soon set to take off in
Viet Nam thanks to the increasing number of mobile phones and rapid
internet development, experts have predicted.
Viet Nam needs a road map for full termination of second generation
network (2G) services and adopting 4G as around 65 per cent of
Vietnamese are still using 2G.
The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is
increasing its investment in the 3G network to ensure maximum coverage
area nationwide by October this year, said Tran Manh Hung, chairman of
the group''s member council.
Viet Nam has "too much" free wireless internet
service (Wi-Fi) and it is also one of the countries with the lowest 3G
tariff in the world, said Nguyen Thanh Hung, deputy minister of
Information and Communications, on August 11.
Viet Nam had 29.1 million 3G subscribers, a 29.6 per cent year-on-year increase, as of June 2015, a report by the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam said.