VietNamNet Bridge - A mobile number portability (MNP) service was launched on November 16, but it is still only available to post-paid subscribers.

 The transfer of Vietnam’s major SOEs to the commission is a necessary move in improving the corporate governance of state firms.

Mobile network operators have geared up with their experiments to implement the conversion of 11-digit mobile phone numbers to 10-digit numbers in August instead of September as initially planned.

 Representatives of MobiFone and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) have proposed the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to consider scratch card payment for digital content services.

 Viet Nam Mobile Telecom Services Corporation (MobiFone) and shareholders of multimedia company Audio Visual Global (AVG) on Monday decided to cancel the share transfer agreement between the two companies.

VietNamNet Bridge - The introduction of 4G and 5G will be important foundations for Vietnam’s digital economy.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has approved the restructuring plans of MobiFone Corporation and Vietnam Post Office Corporation (VNPost), said a report on VietnamFinance news website.

VietNamNet Bridge - The habit of using public wi-fi for free and lack of security awareness among Vietnamese have made it easy to steal users’ information.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though network operators repeatedly affirm the outstanding quality of 4G services, surveys have found that access is poor to average. 

VietNamNet Bridge - At a recent international workshop on 4G LTE, IDG announced the results of the survey it conducted about users’ satisfaction with 4G services from April 1 to July 1.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 4G competition has begun heating up, with service providers affirming they don’t intend to compete on prices but on service quality and added content.

VietNamNet Bridge - Of the five telecom networks in Vietnam, one has begun providing 4G service and two others are hurrying to complete infrastructure to expand their network.

 The ICT industry grew strongly 2016 but challenges await in 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - The OTT (over the top) market in which apps for messaging free of charge on the internet has cooled down after a hot period.

  The trend of telecommunication companies buying content creators has become more prominent, as more players from around the world jump on the bandwagon.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is witnessing a fiber-to-home (FTTH) subscription boom with the number of FTTH subscribers 1.6 times higher than those who buy ADSL services.

VietNamNet Bridge - Contrary to mobile network operators’ commitments, the speed of 4G services provided on a trial basis has been slow, while service fees are high, disappointing the first 4G simcard owners in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors have shown strong desire to buy MobiFone’s stakes. The Vietnamese mobile network operator, after a lot of delays, will undergo equitization in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some mobile network operators have proposed to take back 2G network frequency to pave the way for the development of 4G network. However, some analyst say it is still too early.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Stock Exchange has announced news on the auction of shares of SeABank and Tien Phong Bank of MobiFone, one of the top three mobile service providers in Vietnam.