Siemens seeks permission to expand Vietnam’s mobile network
Siemens seeks permission to expand Vietnam’s mobile network
The German ambassador to Vietnam has recently asked the Vietnamese government to allow German telecoms giant Siemens to help expand the country’s largest mobile phone network Vinaphone.
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has told the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and state-owned telecoms firm Vietnam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT) to consider the request, the Government Office said Feb. 20.
The Vinaphone network, operated by VNPT, has repeatedly been blocked due to soaring phone calls and text messages during the Lunar New Year (Feb. 9).
Currently, the mobile network has 3.8 million lines, but according to telecoms experts, Vinaphone’s 2.8 million subscribers need two lines each.
Vinaphone has also announced a decision to invest 100 million USD this year to upgrade its capacity.
Source: Saigon Giai Phong newspaper – Compiled by Hieu Trung
http://www.thanhniennews.com/business/?catid=2&newsid=5091
Story from Thanh Nien NewsPublished: 20 February, 2005, 20:57:45 (GMT+7)Copyright Thanh Nien News
The German ambassador to Vietnam has recently asked the Vietnamese government to allow German telecoms giant Siemens to help expand the country’s largest mobile phone network Vinaphone.
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has told the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and state-owned telecoms firm Vietnam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT) to consider the request, the Government Office said Feb. 20.
The Vinaphone network, operated by VNPT, has repeatedly been blocked due to soaring phone calls and text messages during the Lunar New Year (Feb. 9).
Currently, the mobile network has 3.8 million lines, but according to telecoms experts, Vinaphone’s 2.8 million subscribers need two lines each.
Vinaphone has also announced a decision to invest 100 million USD this year to upgrade its capacity.
Source: Saigon Giai Phong newspaper – Compiled by Hieu Trung
http://www.thanhniennews.com/business/?catid=2&newsid=5091
Story from Thanh Nien NewsPublished: 20 February, 2005, 20:57:45 (GMT+7)Copyright Thanh Nien News
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