Fifth-generation mobile network technology has become a firm foundation for the ASEAN’s ongoing digital transformation in which Vietnam is among the most active participants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam has dropped significantly as registrations for pre-paid service have been tightened, but there are still around 127 million subscribers

 Vietnam had 120.6 million mobile subscriptions by the end of this year, according to a report from the Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has urged local mobile phone service providers to draw up contingency plans to cope with network jamming during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, better known as Tet in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – IT technicians are working to control the deluge of spam text messages in Viet Nam,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has pledged to take bold steps to crack down on spam messages sent via mobile phones as its past measures have not worked effectively.

The Ministry of Information and Communication’s inspectors still have not decided how to treat the three biggest mobile phone operators, which have “rifled subscribers’ pocket” by forcing subscribers use their services without any notice in advance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese mobile network operators have been living on the traditional services, while the big telecom groups in the world have shifted to data services.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications is going to revoke the virtual mobile network license of Vietnam Multimedia Corp. as the firm failed to launch service within the scheduled time limit,

The existence of OTT (over-the-top) services has taken the bread of mobile network operators’ mouth. Meanwhile, the network operators still cannot find out what they need to do to retain the bread. Blocking OTT services is not a good idea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Major mobile network operators in Vietnam have warned mobile users to avoid eagling and texting on lunar news year’ eve period to prevent network congestion.

The Vietnam ICT Press Club on December 27 released the 10 information and communication technology (ICT) events in 2012 selected by 40 journalists.