Category: Telecom

Retail Asia06/02/2024
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Nokia has signed a lot of 5G patent agreements in the last year. The Finnish company recent convinced Oppo that it’s better to make use of technology that other companies patent by simply paying for it. Today, Nokia is signing yet another 5G patent agreement, this time with another Chinese smartphone maker, vivo. Granted, this is […]

Retail Asia12/01/2024
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Electronics retailer FPT Retail has unveiled its own mobile virtual network, marking it as the country’s fifth such network. Known for operating the FPT Shop chain and being a subsidiary of the tech giant FPT, FPT Retail does not have its own network infrastructure but leases network services from MobiFone and offers subscriptions to consumers […]

Retail Asia07/09/2023
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FPT Telecom has reached a cooperation agreement with Cloudflare to provide solutions to Vietnamese businesses’ network security problems. The cooperation was announced at FPT Tower, Hanoi, on September 5, with the attendance of representatives from both sides, including Vu Anh Tu, CTO of FPT Corporation; Tran Thanh Hai, CTO of FPT Telecom; Tran Hai Duong, […]

Retail Asia10/08/2023
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There have been reports about possible price changes of Verizon’s grandfathered plans last month, but the carrier has only confirmed those reports this week. Unfortunately, monthly prices of specific legacy Unlimited and Single Basic Phone plan will be higher beginning August 29. The price increase impacts all of Verizon’s older Unlimited mobile phones, so unless you have […]

Retail Asia26/04/2023
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Hoang Nam Tien, chairman of FPT Telecom for the last three years, has been named vice chairman of FPT University. He will not join the board of directors of FPT Telecom Joint Stock Company (FPT Telecom) for the 2023-28 term. After becoming chairman in March 2020, Tien, 54, led FPT Telecom past the numerous challenges […]

Retail Asia26/03/2023
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Over-the-top media services, including popular messaging apps like Telegram, need to be managed under the Law on Telecommunications, according to amendments to it proposed by the government. The Ministry of Information and Communications said OTT services could be considered direct substitutes for traditional communications like calling and texting, and popular apps like Zalo, Viber, Telegram, […]

Retail Asia16/03/2023
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The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that it will suspend network providers found distributing pre-activated SIM cards or cards registered under incorrect personal info. The providers need to publish a list of authorized salespoints on their websites and ensure that their employees only register subscribers who submit personal details in line with the […]

Retail Asia09/01/2023
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Telecom giant MobiFone reported a decline in profits and revenues in 2022, and said they fell short of targets. At a review meeting on January 5 the company said revenues fell to VND28.329 trillion (US$1.18 billion), and profits to VND2.71trillion. They had been VND31 trillion and VND4.96 trillion in 2021. The bright spot in the […]


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