Mobile competition lifts quality

Mobile competition lifts quality

The telecommunications quality has been improved significantly over the last year, according to the latest annual quality audit released by the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Qualcomm throws weight behind CDMA

Qualcomm throws weight behind CDMA

Qualcomm has pledged to continue supporting CDMA technology development in Vietnam to local mobile operators.
Tech therapy for smartphone-stressed operators

Tech therapy for smartphone-stressed operators

It is not an easy time for mobile operators -- smartphones have touched off a data traffic explosion without revenues to match, but a little tech-therapy is at hand.
No changing frequency

No changing frequency

Current mobile operators will face stricter rules if they want to transfer their licences to others under a newly drafted prime ministerial decision on bidding and transferring radio frequency usage rights.
VOIP sees further declines despite price slashing strategies

VOIP sees further declines despite price slashing strategies

Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) has not yet become a daily reality for local operators, as it showed a second consecutive year decrease in 2010, one consequence of cutting international traffic terminating rates.

French smartphone users get holiday gift

Some French smartphone users are getting an unexpected holiday gift this year -- their handsets -- as a tax hike allows them to get out of their service contracts and keep their subsidised phone.
Dialing the right number

Dialing the right number

Local operators are pushing for a mobile number portability policy.

Curtain drops on MegaStar spat

“MegaStar could be forced to stop its violations and fined 5-10 per cent of its gross revenue in Vietnam in 2009 under the Competition Law”

LTE a bridge too far for Vietnam

Vietnam may not grant licences for any new 4G netwok within the next two years while it waits for the technology to mature.