Vietnam to have second mobile virtual network operator
The Authority of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) revealed on June 2 that a second mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) will soon debut in Vietnam.
Hanoi (VNA) - The Authority of Telecommunications under the Ministryof Information and Communications (MIC) revealed on June 2 that a second mobilevirtual network operator (MVNO) ♚will soon debut in Vietnam.
The seventh telecom provider in the country, the new network will belaunched with a new prefix number and use the mobile phone infrastructure of theState-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), which boastsamong the best coverage and quality in the country.
Vietnam is one of the youngest MVNO markets in the world, with its firstvirtual operator - the Indochina Telecom Company (Itelecom) - launched in Aprilthis year.
A virtual network operator does not own network infrastructure butrather purchases telecommunications services from traditional mobile networkoperators (MNO) and resells network services after repackaging at lower prices.
The pioneering Itelecom has entered into an agreement with Vinaphone, amobile subsidiary of VNPT, which gives it access to the company’s networkservices and allows it to offer its own. The prefix of its mobile service is087.
In its initial phase, Itelecom is being introduced to workers atindustrial zones in nine cities and provinces: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, ThaiNguyen, Vinh Phuc, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Binh Duong, Long An, and Dong Nai.
According to MIC, a legal framework has been established for virtualtelecommunications networks.
The MVNO model will help save investment costs for businesses and avoid anywaste of social resources as unused traffic and infrastructure of MNOs can beexploited by carriers that do not have their own infrastructure, said NguyenPhong Nha, Deputy General Director of the MIC’s Authority ofTelecommunications./.
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