Vietnam - Telecommunications Infrastructure and Major Players

Synopsis

This report looks at a key aspect of Vietnam’s telecommunications sector - progress in the development of the country’s telecom infrastructure. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam continues to grapple with its transition from a centrally planned economy to an economy based on the open market model. For a considerable period the role of the state in telecommunications had been holding back reforms in the regulation of the sector. More recently this has been changing. As a result, the country has become much more attractive market to foreign investors. In the meantime, Vietnam has launched Vinasat-1, the country’s first satellite, placing it in orbit in April 2008. In addition to reviewing telecom infrastructure, this report also looks at the major telecom operators.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 2.1 National telecom network
    
    • 2.1.1 Background to development
      
    • 2.1.2 Payphones
      
    • 2.1.3 Coordination of infrastructure development
      
    • 2.1.4 Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
      
    • 2.1.5 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
      
  • 2.2 National infrastructure projects
    
    • 2.2.1 SK Telecom
      
  • 2.3 International infrastructure
    
    • 2.3.1 Submarine cable networks
      
    • 2.3.2 Satellite networks
      
• 3. Fixed network operators in Vietnam
  
  • 3.1 Vietnam Post & Telecommunications (VNPT)
    
    • 3.1.1 Vietnam Data Communications Company (VDC)
      
  • 3.2 Saigon Postel
    
  • 3.3 Viettel
    
  • 3.4 Other operators
    
• 4. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1990 - 2009