1.8 mln mobile subscribers with incorrect personal information to be locked from April 1

1.8 mln mobile subscribers with incorrect personal information to be locked from April 1

Mobile service providers will block incoming calls for about 1.8 million subscribers with personal information failing to match the national population database beginning on April 1, the Ministry of Information and Communications’ Department of Telecommunications has announced.
Measures proposed to accelerate Mobile Money service deployment

Measures proposed to accelerate Mobile Money service deployment

Telcos are proposing diverse measures to boost the headcount of Mobile Money service users, accelerating the journey to cashless payments across the country.
Encouraging results with Mobile Money deployment

Encouraging results with Mobile Money deployment

Le Anh Dung, deputy director of the Payment Department under the State Bank of Vietnam, noted that the Mobile Money service has grown positively.
Five ways to better 5G

Five ways to better 5G

Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos shares the key insights from the “Five Ways to a Better 5G” report.
Overly attached mobile operators block MNP progress?

Overly attached mobile operators block MNP progress?

Troubles around MNP during the past four months raise the question whether mobile operators are trying to prevent customers from using other mobile services.
5 per cent of subscribers given access to MNP first

5 per cent of subscribers given access to MNP first

Only 5 per cent of the more than 120 million mobile users will be able to access MNP from the get go to avoid serious system instability.
Three days remain until MNP launch

Three days remain until MNP launch

Only three days remain until the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service is launched.
MNP opens doors to ‘sniping’ mobile subscribers

MNP opens doors to ‘sniping’ mobile subscribers

MNP will create a new battlefield for domestic mobile operators from as early as 2019, putting even more emphasis on service quality and network stability.
“Asinine” request by mobile networks send subscribers into frenzy

“Asinine” request by mobile networks send subscribers into frenzy

Three telecom groups’ request of mobile subscribers’ photos is causing a controversy over the security of people’s personal information.
Talking up mobile growth

Talking up mobile growth

Mobile phone subscriber growth in 2012’s first six months is under the microscope.
3G draws 20 per cent more subscribers

3G draws 20 per cent more subscribers

Vietnam has 16 million 3G (third generation mobile telecommunications) subscribers benefiting from wide-area wireless voice messages, mobile Internet access, video calls and mobile TV by the end of May.
EVN Telecom dials in changes

EVN Telecom dials in changes

Cash-strapped telco EVN Telecom was officially merged into leading military-run telecom group Viettel from January 1, 2012.
3G services here to stay in Vietnam

3G services here to stay in Vietnam

The 3G and 4G brands are here to stay in the market.
The price is right for small telcos

The price is right for small telcos

Small telco players are rolling out eye-catching discounts to grab customers.
Decline in new mobile phone subscribers

Decline in new mobile phone subscribers

As of the end of August, the number of telephone subscribers in Vietnam is estimated at 128.8 million, a 4.3 per cent year-on-year increase. However, the number of new subscribers this month alone has continued to decline sharply compared to the same period last year.
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