Vinaphone
Vietnamese mobile network operator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
VNPT VinaPhone Corporation (Vietnamese: Tổng Công ty Dịch vụ Viễn thông, lit. 'Telecommunications Services Corporation'),[1][2] 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[when?] the second largest provider in Vietnam.
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Native name | Tổng Công ty Dịch vụ Viễn thông |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Mobile telecommunications |
| Founded | 26 June 1996 |
| Headquarters | Hanoi, Vietnam |
Key people | Nguyen Truong Giang |
| Products | Mobile networks, Telecom services |
| Brands | VinaPhone |
Number of employees | 15000+ |
| Parent | VNPT |
| Website | www |
At 17 Nov. 2009, VinaPhone had joined Conexus Mobile Alliance [3] At the beginning of September 2014 VinaPhone signed a strategic co-operation agreement with Vodafone.[4]
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%.[5]
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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
VinaPhone is considered Operator of State Servants as most of its subscribers are civil service employees.[6]
The company has been the official jersey sponsor of the Vietnamese national basketball team.
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