Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Corporation

Synopsis

Archived report: this report was archived 29th July 2009 and has not been updated.

VNPT is Vietnam’s incumbent state owned telecommunications carrier, with a virtual monopoly on all services including fixed-line, mobile, data, Internet and satellite. The government had licensed other state run operators, which provide some competition, mainly with domestic and international VoIP telephony and ISP services over VNPT’s network. VNPT operated the country’s two main GSM mobile networks and a PHS mobile city network. VNPT’s growth areas were in mobile and ADSL Internet services. The government had announced plans to restructure VNPT, opening up for greater private investment in the sector.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. VNPT Company information
  • 2.1 Operating highlights – 2006
  • 2.2 Financial results – 2006
  • 2.3 Company history
• 3. Competition
• 4. Company structure
  • 4.1 Business Cooperation Contract (BCC) partners
  • 4.2 Joint Venture companies
  • 4.3 Restructuring – 2005/06
• 5. Fixed-line operations
  • 5.1 Local access network
  • 5.2 National backbone network
  • 5.3 National submarine cable network
  • 5.4 International network
  • 5.5 International submarine cable networks
  • 5.6 Satellite networks
  • 5.7 Remote communes
  • 5.8 Rural networks
• 6. VoIP operations
• 7. Mobile operations
  • 7.1 Mobifone
  • 7.2 VinaPhone
  • 7.3 Cityphone
  • 7.4 Mobile data – WAP, GPRS and 3G
• 8. Data operations
  • 8.1 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
  • 8.2 Frame relay
  • 8.3 IP VPN
• 9. Internet operations
  • 9.1 ADSL
  • 9.2 WiFi access
  • 9.3 Internet telephony
• 10. Services
  • 10.1 Fixed-line
  • 10.2 Mobile
  • 10.3 Data
  • 10.4 Internet
    • 10.4.1 VNN Internet
    • 10.4.2 VNN portal
• 11. Related reports

• Table 1 – Revenue and annual change – 2000 - 2006
• Table 2 – Fixed lines installed and annual change – 2000 - 2005
• Table 3 – VNPT fixed-line subscribers, annual change and teledensity – 2000 - 2006
• Table 4 – Proportion of communes with access to telephones and annual change – 2000 - 2006
• Table 5 – Mobifone subscribers and annual change – 1998 - 2007
• Table 6 – VinaPhone subscribers and annual change – 1998 - 2007
• Table 7 – Cityphone network capacity, base stations and subscribers – September 2005
• Table 8 – VNN Internet subscribers, annual change and market share – 2000 - 2007

• Exhibit 1 – VNPT at a glance
• Exhibit 2 – Alternative fixed-line telecommunications providers
• Exhibit 3 – VNPT wholly-owned telecommunications subsidiary companies
• Exhibit 4 – BCC venture partners in fixed telecommunications infrastructure
• Exhibit 5 – Telecom equipment manufacturing joint ventures
• Exhibit 6 – VNPT international network
• Exhibit 7 – Submarine cable networks
• Exhibit 8 – VoIP providers
• Exhibit 9 – VNPT mobile networks
• Exhibit 10 – VDC frame relay agreements