The nation should get ready for the 4G telecommunications revolution,
according to director of information and public relations for the
Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) Bui Quoc Viet.
Viet
said 4G technology, which provides faster wireless capability, will be
popularised in Vietnam during the next few years. He urged telecom
providers to study customer demand for the service and review their
plans to roll out the new technology.
Statistics from the VNPT
show that telecom provider Mobifone has more than 6 million 3G
subscribers, while Vinaphone has more than 2 million. 3G subscribers
have accounted for 13 percent of the two enterprises' revenue.
"Our
figures show that 80 percent of customers use 3G services at their
houses, meaning that mobile subscribers have preferred using broadband
services for now," he said.
Orange France Telecom country director Laurent Zylberberg said countries need to carefully plan for upgrading from 3G to 4G.
Vietnam
had been a potential market with strong IT growth, he said, adding that
Vietnamese people, especially the young, had paid much attention to
adopting new technologies.
He said the country had taken firm steps in their integration, thus making Vietnam a strong IT country.
Other
broadband service providers including Huawei, NTT Docomo, France
Telecom, Orange, Cisco and ZTE have also taken an interest in Vietnam's
4G potential by sharing experiences on the technology's development.
A
high-level and panel meeting will be held during the first day of the
Vietnam Comm, Vietnam Internet&IT and Vietnam Electronics
exhibitions in Hanoi on Nov. 16.
Leading and renowned telecom
such as CMC, EVN, FPT, GTEL, Hutchison Global Communications, Intel,
SPT, National Academy of Public Administration, Vietnam Mobile, Vietnam
Airline's subsidiary – Tan Son Nhat International Airport Ground
Services (TIAGS) and Viettel have registered to visit the show.
A
summit has also been held for industry players to discuss the
industry's hottest issues including the application of
telecommunications and IT in various industries and cloud computing.
The
events gather pavilions from mainland China and Taiwan and over 140
exhibitors from 15 countries to showcase their latest ICT and
electronics technologies./.
