Vietnamese Telecommunication sector is undergoing transformation from CDMA to GSM standard. Several networks of Vietnam begins expansion of their fledgling networks. HT Mobile will begin rolling out GSM services in Vietnam within the next few months. The network , which has so far cost more than $600 million to build, will soon be ready after nearly five months of preparation, media reported. In addition, VinaPhone is planning to expand its competing GSM network, and has signed a $28 million contract with Motorola to facilitate this. In December ‘07, Vietnam Posts and Telecoms Group [VPTG] also reached an arrangement with Motorola to expand VPTG’s GSM network. According to a recent report,telcos are nowdays favoring GSM and abandoning CDMA, with the market contracting 25 percent last year. Oddily in the Asia-Pacific region CDMA is still growing steadily but it is anticipated that this region will soon begin trending away from CDMA within the next few years.
Wireless Federation » Vietnamese Telcos makes a move to expand GSM networks (Vietnam)
Vietnamese Telcos makes a move to expand GSM networks (Vietnam)
- October 6th, 2008
- 10:12 am
