Hanoi Telecom to launch 3G mobile service
October 27, 2004
Vietnamese operator Hanoi Telecom expects to secure a licence to launch the first 3G mobile phone network in Vietnam by early-December 2004, reports Total Telecom citing Hanoi Telecom manager Tring Minh Hoa.
The firm already provides IDD, VoIP and fixed-line services, and will enter the mobile market with 3G services based on CDMA 20001x-EV-DO technology.
The 3G service will be operate in co-operation with Luxembourg-based Hutchison Telecommunications, pending approval of their USD 656 million contract by the Vietnamese govt.
Hanoi Telecom has also recently signed an agreement with CDMA technology specialist Qualcomm to establish a CDMA technology training centre, the first of its kind in SE Asia.
Qualcomm will make an initial USD 300,000 contribution to build the facility.
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