Posts Tagged ‘ Vietnamobile ’

IT-TELECOM IN BRIEF 7/2

February 7, 2010
IT-TELECOM IN BRIEF 7/2

Vietnamobile unveils new deal; VNPT signs infrastructure deal; Mobiphone’s Q-teen wins award Vietnamobile unveils new deal Marking a first in Viet Nam, customers can now enjoy inter-network calls at almost the same price as same-carrier ones. Freedom to chat with three chosen mobile numbers at only VND990/minute.With their commitment to bringing innovative and high-value call [...]

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Proposal by large mobile firms decried as ‘unethical’

January 23, 2010
Proposal by large mobile firms decried as ‘unethical’

Wireless carrier Vietnamobile has opposed a recent proposal by the country’s three largest mobile networks to set a floor rate for cell phone services saying it would hurt small players and “betray customers.” The Hanoi-based company, a joint venture between Hanoi Telecom and Hong Kong’s Hutchison Telecom, said the proposal to restrict prices from going [...]

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Two mobile networks under microscope

December 22, 2009
Two mobile networks under microscope

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has announced plans to test the quality of mobile services offered by Vietnamobile and Beeline for the first time. After nearly four months, Beeline has more than 2 million subscribers.  Vietnamobile and Beeline are the sixth and seventh mobile networks in Vietnam. These operators target youngsters and students [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 18/9

September 18, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 18/9

Germany supports sustainable forestry; Vietnam calls for int’l assistance in rural development; Father claims he drowned son due to lack of food; U.S. funds $450,000 to help Vietnam fight pandemics Germany supports sustainable forestry  The second phase of a project to promote sustainable forest management skills, sales and marketing of forest products was signed by [...]

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Has a fight to the death begun in the mobile phone market?

July 27, 2009
Has a fight to the death begun in the mobile phone market?

In the first half of 2009, competition went from fierce to brutal in the Vietnamese mobile phone service market. The second half of the year is predicted to be a hard time for all.    The boom of promotional campaigns Mobile phone service providers have always had promotions, like cash rebates or bonus air time, but the [...]

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Leading mobile operators troubled by small rivals’ free-call policy

July 23, 2009
Leading mobile operators troubled by small rivals’ free-call policy

LookAtVietnam – The two newcomers in the mobile market, Vietnamobile and Beeline, have hit the three largest mobile networks, Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone, with a new policy: free charges for calls made to subscribers of the same network. Vietnam has more than 80 million mobile subscribers.“For the first time, the phone charge is zero. This [...]

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Time for small mobile networks to “soul-search”

July 1, 2009
Time for small mobile networks to “soul-search”

Afflicted by the charge-slashing campaigns of the three “giants”, MobiFone, Viettel and VinaPhone, small mobile networks are now being forced to look at their business modes and shortcomings.  The charge-slashing campaigns in early June of Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone pushed smaller mobile networks against the wall. Vietnamobile had to “join” this trend after a short [...]

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Vietnamobile cuts charges for first time

June 13, 2009
Vietnamobile cuts charges for first time

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamobile reduced the mobile phone network’s rates on June 10, two months into the launch of the new GSM operator across the country. Vietnamobile donates more than VND5 billion (US$294,000) to the Vietnam Children Assistance Fund on May 8, 2009.LookAtVietnam – Vietnamobile reduced the mobile phone network’s rates on June 10, two months [...]

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Vietnam mobile service market growing more active

June 11, 2009
Vietnam mobile service market growing more active

LookAtVietnam – Strong movement is occurring in Vietnam’s mobile market which has seen handshakes and fierce races among mobile operators since the third generation network licenses were approved in April, One of the strong movements is the cooperation between Nokia and MobiFone, which was announced on Tuesday. Under the cooperation, MobiFone will supply unlimited data [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 8/5

May 8, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 8/5

Another 37 primary schools established in Dong Thap; US$300,000 to support poor children; Vietnam keen to train managers in UK; 1.5 million visit Nghe An; PM allocates US$160 million for urban face-lift; Reburial ceremony of Vietnamese soldiers in Quang Binh Another 37 primary schools established in Dong Thap  37 more primary schools for poor children in [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...