The National Institute of Information and Communications Strategy (NIICS) along with Frost & Sullivan will be once again hosting the – 2nd Annual Vietnam Telecoms Growth Forum. Held at the Sofital Plaza Hanoi, the summit will be in session from 9am – 5pm on 14 September 2010.

Themed, “Maximizing Growth Opportunities in Vietnam”, the conference will elaborate on the policies and priorities for future growth in the local telecoms market, discuss on the means of accelerating the telecommunication industry growth in Vietnam, share growth success stories from Telcos around the region. It will also cover many more insightful sharing that will inform the Vietnam telecoms community and those with interest in the market to grasp a better understanding of the market.

Le Thi Ngoc Mo, Deputy Director General, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam will deliver the keynote address at the forum.

Leading industry practitioners from the region will be there at the conference to share their experiences in matured IT markets around Vietnam, while local government members will elaborate on the gold mine of opportunities prevalent in Vietnam for vendors looking for expansion into new markets.

The conference will encompass presentations, panel discussions and roundtables by top regional players – Clarity, Convergys, Dialogic, Packet One Networks, True Move, Mobile Entertainment Forum, SAP – along with senior Frost & Sullivan analysts.

To interact with these thought leaders and to hear of the developments planned for the Vietnam’s telecommunications industry join us as follows:

Date  : 14 September, 2010 (Tuesday)

Time : 9:00am – 5:30pm (registration at 8.30pm)

(detailed program available upon request)

Venue : Sofitel Plaza Hanoi,

            Plaza I & II

    1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh District

            Hanoi, Vietnam

To register for the conference or to request for the conference agenda, please contact Neethiya Sadagopal at +65 6890 0966 or email: neethiya.sadagopal@frost.com

Interviews with speakers can be arranged with prior notice.  

About Frost & Sullivan:

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best in class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company’s Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO’s Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and implementation of powerful growth strategies.   Frost & Sullivan leverages over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 35 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.

The National Institute of Information and Communications Strategy (NIICS) along with Frost & Sullivan will be once again hosting the – 2nd Annual Vietnam Telecoms Growth Forum. Held at the Sofital Plaza Hanoi, the summit will be in session from 9am – 5pm on 14 September 2010.

Themed, “Maximizing Growth Opportunities in Vietnam”, the conference will elaborate on the policies and priorities for future growth in the local telecoms market, discuss on the means of accelerating the telecommunication industry growth in Vietnam, share growth success stories from Telcos around the region. It will also cover many more insightful sharing that will inform the Vietnam telecoms community and those with interest in the market to grasp a better understanding of the market.

Le Thi Ngoc Mo, Deputy Director General, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam will deliver the keynote address at the forum.

Leading industry practitioners from the region will be there at the conference to share their experiences in matured IT markets around Vietnam, while local government members will elaborate on the gold mine of opportunities prevalent in Vietnam for vendors looking for expansion into new markets.

The conference will encompass presentations, panel discussions and roundtables by top regional players – Clarity, Convergys, Dialogic, Packet One Networks, True Move, Mobile Entertainment Forum, SAP – along with senior Frost & Sullivan analysts.

To interact with these thought leaders and to hear of the developments planned for the Vietnam’s telecommunications industry join us as follows:

Date  : 14 September, 2010 (Tuesday)

Time : 9:00am – 5:30pm (registration at 8.30pm)

(detailed program available upon request)

Venue : Sofitel Plaza Hanoi,

            Plaza I & II

    1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh District

            Hanoi, Vietnam

To register for the conference or to request for the conference agenda, please contact Neethiya Sadagopal at +65 6890 0966 or email: neethiya.sadagopal@frost.com

Interviews with speakers can be arranged with prior notice.  

About Frost & Sullivan:

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best in class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company’s Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO’s Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and implementation of powerful growth strategies.   Frost & Sullivan leverages over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 35 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.

VietNamNet Bridge – S-Fone mobile network has announced plans to appoint a new general director, who is expected to help the firm overcome a difficult period.

As of September 1, Nguyen Tien Thinh, a Vietnamese German, has replaced Ho Hong Son as S-Fone general director.

Thinh has worked for more than 15 years in the telecommunication industry. He was manager of many telecom groups like Bertelsmann, T-Mobile International, Qualcomm, Telkom Indonesia Group, and Indosat Group.

Thinh, 44, graduated from the Finance Administration Faculty of Bertelsmann Institute in Germany and holds a master’s degree of business strategy from the Rudolf Rempel University. He is fluent in four languages: English, German, French, and Bahasa (official language of Indonesia and Malaysia).

Having a new executive director is vital for S-Fone during this period. The firm did not disclose the salary of the new general director.

Viettel previously paid $20,000/month for a foreign chief engineer.

Former S-Fone general director Ho Hong Son was appointed the general director of Saigon Postel, the parent firm of S-Fone.

After seven years, S-Fone, the third largest mobile network in Vietnam, has nearly 8 million subscribers, but only 4 million are active. This is considered “snail’s pace” speed for the booming telecom market.

S-Fone mobile network has announced plans to appoint a new general director, who is expected to help the firm overcome a difficult period.

As of September 1, Nguyen Tien Thinh, a Vietnamese German, has replaced Ho Hong Son as S-Fone general director.

Thinh has worked for more than 15 years in the telecommunication industry. He was manager of many telecom groups like Bertelsmann, T-Mobile International, Qualcomm, Telkom Indonesia Group, and Indosat Group.

Thinh, 44, graduated from the Finance Administration Faculty of Bertelsmann Institute in Germany and holds a master’s degree of business strategy from the Rudolf Rempel University. He is fluent in four languages: English, German, French, and Bahasa (official language of Indonesia and Malaysia).

Having a new executive director is vital for S-Fone during this period. The firm did not disclose the salary of the new general director.

Viettel previously paid $20,000/month for a foreign chief engineer.

Former S-Fone general director Ho Hong Son was appointed the general director of Saigon Postel, the parent firm of S-Fone.

After seven years, S-Fone, the third largest mobile network in Vietnam, has nearly 8 million subscribers, but only 4 million are active. This is considered “snail’s pace” speed for the booming telecom market.

VietNamNet Bridge - By August 2010, Vietnam had 3.2 million new phone users, while Internet users reached 25.8 million, an increase of 18.3 percent year on year. 

According to the General Statistics Office, of 33.2 million new phone users for the past eight months, there are 780,000 fixed phone subscribers, a drop of 30.1 percent year on year and 32.5 million mobile users, up 17.6 percent.

By August 2010, Vietnam had 3.2 million new phone users, while Internet users reached 25.8 million, an increase of 18.3 percent year on year. 

According to the General Statistics Office, of 33.2 million new phone users for the past eight months, there are 780,000 fixed phone subscribers, a drop of 30.1 percent year on year and 32.5 million mobile users, up 17.6 percent.

By the end of August, Vietnam has a total of 158.8 million phone subscribers, including 142.4 million mobile and 16.4 million fixed phone subscribers. The number of mobile phone users is eight folds more than fixed phone subscribers.

The number of Internet subscribers also reached 3.5 million, up 30.1 percent year on year. The number of Internet users is estimated at 25.8 million, growing by 18.3 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel’s subscribers who use Unitel in Laos and Metfone in Cambodia will be offered a 60 per cent discount to US$0.10 per minute when using roaming services, in an effort to improve the preferential roaming charge policy in Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia.

With this promotion, Viettel’s roaming subscribers in Laos and Cambodia will save 70 per cent compared to using roaming services of other network providers.

VietNamNet Bridge – 3G services have been supplied by Vietnam’s three largest telecom networks for nearly one year, but they don’t meet user expectations.

In the 15-year history of the telecommunication industry, the launching of 3G services is seen as a breakthrough that rubbed out the problems of data transmission speed and distance.  3G services are billed as a launching pad for the development of the telecommunication market or the digital content market for mobile devices.

VietNamNet Bridge – China should be a good example for Vietnam to learn from in managing online games, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Do Quy Doan in an online talk with VietNamNet’s readers.

According to Doan, Internet and online games are new to Vietnam so Vietnam should learn from other countries, especially China, which has the most developed online game industry in the Asia-Pacific.

VietNamNet Bridge – These two firms are considering selling the iPad in Vietnam after launching the iPhone 4 this September.

According to a source from Viettel, the company is surveying the market to decide whether it should distribute the iPad in Vietnam, with service packages included.