Microsoft Mobile Vietnam on June 18 officially inaugurated its first authorised reseller store in Vietnam, which is run by its local partner FPT Corporation. The store is located at No. 63 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Hanoi. It will sell the corporation’s products, including Lumia phones, feature phones, as well as Microsoft software products such as Office 365. At the store, customers can also experience and understand integrated data access on mobile devices and the latest news updates on Microsoft’s applications and services at Live Experience Table area. “Vietnam is a key focus market for phone businesses. Microsoft has made significant investments in changing the brand from Nokia to Microsoft and…
Vietnam attends Asia’s leading ICT and broadcasting industry events
Sixteen Vietnamese businesses participated in the Communic Asia 2015, Enterprise IT 2015 and Broadcast Asia 2015 trade shows held from June 2-5 in Singapore. The events attracted about 2,000 leading information and communications technology (ICT) and broadcasting enterprises from all over the world. The tradeshows focused on presenting and showcasing smart technologies designed to better connect cities, governments, enterprises and consumers. Highlights included innovations in 5G, Big Data, Cloud, Connected Devices, Internet of Things and over-the-top (OTT). (en.vietnamplus.vn 2015年6月16日)
Viettel’s Nexttel plans to increase Cameroon subscribers to 3m
Viettel Group’s Nexttel mobile network in Cameroon has signed up 2 million subscribers just nine months after being operations in that country. It has achieved a turnover of nearly US$29 million. With over 1,100 base transceiver stations (BTS), the company is able to provide 2G services to 70 per cent of the population. It also has the largest coverage area for 3G services in the country. With 97 authorised agents, 1,500 mobile vendors, and 40,000 points of sale, Nexttel has been able to take its services to every part of the country. By the end of this year, the company plans to increase the number of base transceiver stations to…
Sanofi to open third pharmaceutical plant next quarter
Sanofi pharmaceutical group plans to commission its third factory in Vietnam at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in HCMC’s District 9 in the third quarter of this year. Eric NG, new chief executive officer (CEO) of Sanofi Indochina, told reporters in HCMC yesterday that the third plant currently under construction has an investment of US$75 million and is the biggest project of the company in the country. The facility has an initial capacity of 90 million units annually and will be expanded to produce 150 million units a year with a wide array of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. These products will be sold in Vietnam and exported to Asian markets…
LienVietPostBank arranges VND10 trillion for MobiFone
LienVietPostBank has signed a deal to arrange VND10 trillion loans for local mobile carrier MobiFone to carry out its medium and long-term projects. According to Vietnamplus, both sides will work with local electricity companies to launch a power bill payment service using MobiFone accounts. They will also launch a mobile phone fee collection service. They also agreed on the issuance of Macca simcard to provide information on macadamia tree development in the country. Subscribers using the simcard will receive updates about government incentives, business environment, market prices and other planting services. The sale of Macca simcard is part of the cooperation program of LienVietPostBank and Him Lam Joint Stock Co. to…