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8 million

Subscriptions were added by Viettel in Vietnam alone during last year which was the highest number among 7 telecom operators.

1 bln

USD is Viettel’s profit in 2011 which is the highest in ICT sector in Vietnam.

500 mln

USD generated from Viettel’s global operations in 2011. Viettel launch 1-2 networks on average every year and 2 years therafter become No. 1 operator.

50 mln

USD has been saved by Viettel thanks to cost optimization initiative on all aspects in 2011.

4.000

Is the number of Natcom’s agents and outlets as of November 2011, doubling that amount at launch on Sep 2011.

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Friday, 16/03/2012 12:00 AM Telecommunication in life

Ten years ago, telephone penetration stood at only 5% in Vietnam. Viettel’s entry in 2000 marked a turning point in Vietnam telecom market. The end of 2011 saw 30 times increase in teledensity to reach 150%. Telecommunication services have been no longer luxury goods that are available only for rich or important people as before. Telephone now become a commodity that you can find any where and any time in Vietham.

A Viettel’s BTS in the southernmost tip of VietNam, Ca Mau Province.

The joy of a child in Dackrong district (Quang Tri Province) for the first time using telephone. Under government’s  poverty reduction plan, Viettel has supported Dackrong since 2009 to eradicate poverty.  

Ten years ago, nobody believed that rural women in Vietnam could have a chance to use mobile phones

Telephones get  people in the jungle connected

This photo was taken in a fruit market.

A man contact by telephone  with his relatives who were returning from sea in Mui Ne - Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan Province)

Telecommunication waves “mixed” with water waves

A Dao ethnic girl  at Mau Son Mount of  Lang Son Province

Phones are not luxury goods sold in luxury places. Viettel’s mobility booths  providing telecommunication services appear in many remote areas. This picture was taken in one mountainous district of Vietnam.


Ten year ago, the phone booth marked a forward  step in Vietnam’s telecommunication services. Now, it is completely abandoned in the centre of Hanoi.