Eleven million 2G phone subscribers to be turned off from September 16

Friday, Jul 19, 2024

The VietNamNet online newspaper co-ordinated with the Việt Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA), under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), to discuss turning off 2G waves.

Owners of multiple mobile SIMs checked

Saturday, Apr 06, 2024

This is a necessary activity in controlling and managing the use of mobile SIMs in Việt Nam, to ensure legitimacy and minimise the situation of junk SIMs on the market.

Mobile Money subscribers quadruple in six months

Saturday, Aug 06, 2022

The Ministry of Information and Communications reported that the number of Mobile Money subscribers has quadrupled since the service was launched in January this year, 67 per cent of whom were from rural, mountainous, border, island and remote areas.

Nearly 60 million subscribers only use voice and message services nationwide

Sunday, Mar 14, 2021

Nearly 60 million mobile phone subscribers in Viet Nam are using only voice and message services, reported the Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

5G subscribers in Viet Nam to hit 6.3 million by 2025: Cisco

Monday, Oct 28, 2019

The number of 5G subscribers in Việt Nam could hit 6.3 million by 2025, according to a  Cisco Viet Nam’s report on 5G in Southeast Asia. 

Telecom firms add more transceiver stations as 4G demand surges

Friday, May 10, 2019

Telecommunications companies are improving their services to meet the demand for livestreaming, watching online television shows and playing online games.

Few users sign up for mobile number portability

Saturday, Feb 23, 2019

Less than 1 per cent of total mobile subscribers have registered for mobile number portability (MNP) services after three months of deployment, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Mytel reaches five million subscribers in Myanmar

Thursday, Jan 31, 2019

Mytel – Viettel’s brand in Myanmar – reached five million subscribers on Thursday just eight months after its launch. Mytel targeted to reach the milestone of 10 million subscribers this year.

Ministry considers removing mobile phone promotion cap

Saturday, Oct 20, 2018

The Ministry of Information and Communications is considering a proposal from telecom providers to remove the ceiling promotion rate of 20 per cent for pre-paid subscribers.

Viettel’s phone number switch completed

Monday, Oct 08, 2018

Nearly 52 million subscribers of military-run telecommunications firm Viettel had their phone numbers switched from 11 digits to 10 digits, Viettel announced on Sunday.

Viettel sets scorching pace in Peru telecom sector

Wednesday, Oct 03, 2018

Peru’s Telecommunications Regulatory Agency announced that at the end of the second quarter Bitel had 5.1 million subscribers equivalent to a market share of 13.5 per cent.

SIM card market heats up as conversion nears

Saturday, Sep 15, 2018

 The prices of 11-digit SIM cards are surging as buyers seek to obtain phone numbers that will contain lucky numbers when tens of millions of 11-digit subscribers are switched to a 10-digit format, starting from today.

Viettel slashes roaming rate up to 45 per cent

Saturday, Aug 18, 2018

Telecom provider Viettel has announced a roaming fee reduction of up to 45 per cent for calls, texts and data applicable to all subscribers in Indonesia from August 15 to September 14.

Vietnamobile subscribers to lose 1 digit in their phone numbers

Wednesday, Aug 08, 2018

Vietnamobile Telecommunications JSC (Vietnamobile) has announced it is reducing its subscribers’ phone numbers from 11 digits to 10 by changing two of the prefixes from September 15.

Viettel signs up 2m subscribers in Myanmar within 1 month

Saturday, Jul 21, 2018

Mytel, Viettel’s mobile company in Myanmar, has signed up more than two million subscribers in just one month since officially starting operations.