Tag: mobile
Ministry to use new method to count mobile subscribers
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) will apply a new method to calculate the number of subscribers to mobile networks in Vietnam to put an end to the vague situation in which all networks see themselves as being the top in the market. VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) will... Read more
Which mobile network is the best?
VietNamNet Bridge – MobiFone says its service quality is the best. Viettel affirms it holds the top position for growth of subscribers, while VinaPhone says its network coverage is the broadest. According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, by the end of November 2008, Vietnam had 75.5 million phone subscribers. Of this number, 81% were mobile... Read more
Mobile use going through the roof
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese telecommunications industry has seen such remarkable expansion over the last few years, that it has been ranked as one of the fastest countries in the world to develop that sector. The country now has 70.4 million telephone subscribers, representing 82 phones per 100 residents. Mobile phone subscribers account for nearly... Read more
Mobile homes could be new option for low income earners
Architect Ho Van Tho’s new mobile home design Mobile homes, a new idea in Vietnam, could become popular with low income earners in crowded urban areas, said the president of a local architecture association. A small and energy-saving mobile home designed by architect Ho Van Tho won the Bizarre Idea prize at... Read more
Seven mobile networks vie for 3G licenses
VietNamNet Bridge – On Wednesday, the Ministry of Information and Communications delivered exam files to seven mobile phone service providers. Photo: VTCVietNamNet Bridge – On Wednesday, the Ministry of Information and Communications delivered exam files to seven mobile phone service providers. The seven competitors, MobiFone, VinaPhone, Viettel,... Read more
Mobile services fail in wake of flood
VietNamNet Bridge – Many mobile subscribers in Hanoi were cut off from mobile services this weekend as some base transceiver stations had no power. Viettel used generators to support these stations but this solution was ineffective. Since Saturday, many subscribers of VinaPhone and Viettel networks in Linh Nam, Thanh Tri district, have not been able... Read more
Doctors warn of rash from mobile phone use
October 21, 2008 . Filed under International, News
Experts warned that cell phone users may get a skin rash in reaction to the nickel in their cell phones, according to media reports on Tuesday. Doctors baffled by an unexplained rash on people’s ears or cheeks should be on alert for a skin allergy caused by too much mobile phone use, the British Association of Dermatologists said.Citing published studies,... Read more
Vietnam makes biggest mobile phone
VietNamNet Bridge – It is a mobile phone, but it cannot be put in any pocket - this 3.2m x 1.16m x 0.46 “hand” phone weighs 300kg, and was introduced by the Thanh Xuan Vocational Centre in early October. The giant phone The total production cost of the mobile phone was VND80mil ($5,000), and the producer of the phone hopes to get the phone into... Read more
Mobile sector explodes
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s mobile industries have outstripped growth forecasts by regional experts despite a year of economic turmoil. Roger Barlow, chairman and CEO of RJB Consultants Limited, said some analysts predicted that growth would slow after 2007. Vietnam’s mobile sector will continue to offer rich pickingsThe country had 52.4 million... Read more
HT Mobile to “return” soon
VietNamNet Bridge – A representative of Hanoi Telecom has said that HT Mobile network will resume its services before the lunar New Year. VietNamNet Bridge – A representative of Hanoi Telecom has said that HT Mobile network will resume its services before the lunar New Year. HT Mobile is urgently finishing tasks to resume mobile services based... Read more