Thai Stark Corporation PCL swallows Vietnamese cable manufacturers for $240 million

Thai Stark Corporation PCL swallows Vietnamese cable manufacturers for $240 million

Stark Corporation of Thailand has completed the purchase of 100 per cent equity in Thipha and Dong Viet Non-Ferrous & Plastic JSC for $240 million.
Pay TV move stirs up debate

Pay TV move stirs up debate

Viettel’s recent move asking for permission to step into pay TV market segment has incurred a fierce reaction from established market incumbents.
Ba Na Cable Car wins four Guinness World Records

Ba Na Cable Car wins four Guinness World Records

The third cable car route over Ba Na Hills in the central city of Da Nang has won four Guinness World Records, informed the Ba Na Service Cable Car Joint Stock Company on March 10.
Third Ba Na cable car route sets four world records

Third Ba Na cable car route sets four world records 1

The Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort will put into operation its third cable car route after one year of construction on March 29.
LG Offers Smart TV for Cable Operators

LG Offers Smart TV for Cable Operators

Leveraging open Web technologies, LG Electronics’ Smart TV platform aims to transform content delivery by cable operators.
High and dry in Bana Hills

High and dry in Bana Hills

Bich Ngoc was bowled over by the fireworks festival in Danang and impressed by the management of the event but things, ironically, went downhill fast on her way to Bana Hills
Verizon pays $3.6 bn to buy spectrum from cable firms

Verizon pays $3.6 bn to buy spectrum from cable firms

US cellphone giant Verizon Wireless said Friday it will pay $3.6 billion to buy wireless spectrum from three leading cable providers which are bowing out of plans to plunge into the cellphone business.
UK Secretary of State visits Vietnam

UK Secretary of State visits Vietnam

In line with the UK’s aim of building partnerships with emerging markets like Vietnam, UK Cabinet Minister, Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, will visit the country from November 2-4.
Viacom and Time Warner Cable duel over iPad

Viacom and Time Warner Cable duel over iPad

US media colossus Viacom and cable television titan Time Warner Cable have taken their fight over a show-streaming iPad application to court.

VNPT lays foundation for direct cable link to US

The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group will join a consortium laying the country’s first direct international submarine cable link to the US via the Asia-America gateway later this year, banking on expected government approval in August.
Cable project to break new ground

Cable project to break new ground

Hong Kong-based Tricom Asia is revitalising its project to build Vietnam’s fourth submarine cable linking Vietnam and Hong Kong, with expectations that it will sign the country’s first consortium cooperation form with Vietnam’s main telco, Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT), after negotiations fell nearly a year behind schedule.

City online for digital internet

Vietnam Power Telecom and Saigontourist Cable Television (SCTV) have launched a digital internet service via the television cable network in Ho Chi Minh City, boosting competition in the sector by becoming the country’s second such provider.