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Vietnamese mobile network operator
VNPT VinaPhone Corporation
Trade nameVNPT - VinaPhone
Native nameTổng Công ty Dịch vụ Viễn thông
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMobile telecommunications
Founded26 June 1996
HeadquartersHanoi, Vietnam
Key peopleNguyen Truong Giang
ProductsMobile networks, Telecom services
BrandsVinaPhone
Number of employees15000+
ParentVNPT
Websitewww.vinaphone.com.vn

VNPT VinaPhone Corporation (Vietnamese: Tổng Công ty Dịch vụ Viễn thông, lit. 'Telecommunications Services Corporation'), also recognized by its brand name VinaPhone (sometimes stylized all owercase or alternatively Vinaphone), is a major mobile network operator in Vietnam and the core subsidiary of the state-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group. Founded June 26, 1996, as a GSM launcher, VinaPhone is the second network (after MobiFone) and currently the second largest provider in Vietnam.

Partnership

At 17 Nov. 2009, VinaPhone had joined Conexus Mobile Alliance At the beginning of September 2014 VinaPhone signed a strategic co-operation agreement with Vodafone.

Market share and competitors

VinaPhone had a market share of 17.49% in 2023. Its main competitors are Viettel with a market share of 57.6%, MobiFone with 22.52%, and Vietnamobile with 1.75%. VinaPhone, along with MobiFone and Viettel, the three large state-owned providers, held a combined market share of almost 98%.

History

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VinaPhone office at DaLat Post office

1996: Establishment of VinaPhone network.

1997: Establishment of Vietnam Telecom Services Company (VinaPhone). Establishment of Regional Telecom Services Centres 1, 2, 3.

2006: Changing Logo (from GPC to VinaPhone) as Vietnam officially became a member of the WTO.

2009: VinaPhone was the first operator to launch 3G services.

2015: VinaPhone was the first operator to launch 4G services

2020: VinaPhone was the first operator to prelaunch 5G services

Popularity

VinaPhone is considered Operator of State Servants as most of its subscribers are civil service employees.

Sponsorship

The company has been the official jersey sponsor of the Vietnamese national basketball team.

References

  1. "0106869738 - TỔNG CÔNG TY DỊCH VỤ VIỄN THÔNG". masothue.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. "About - VNPT VinaPhone". vinaphone.com.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. "CONEXUS Mobile Alliance Welcomes Vietnam's VinaPhone". 17 November 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. "Vinaphone, Vodafone ink cooperation deal". TeleGeography. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. "Sách Trắng Công nghệ thông tin và Truyền thông". Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. "Mạng di động của những người giàu" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 18 April 2008.
Members of the Conexus Mobile Alliance
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