Motorola, VinaPhone shake hands to expand GSM service in South VN

VGP - Motorola and VinaPhone just inked on September 29 the third project worth of US $28 million to expand VinaPhone’s Global System for Mobile (GSM) to all rural areas in South Việt Nam.

September 30, 2008 4:17 PM GMT+7


Motorola and VinaPhone ink the third contract to deploy GSM network in South Việt Nam

Accordingly, based on the most advanced technologies and solutions, Motorola pledged to provide and apply network equipment, telecommunication services and software which are reliable and easy-to-upgrade in order to expand VinaPhone’s GMS in all southern provinces.

The new network will provide high-quality and reliable data transmission and telephone services to its subscribes.

VinaPhone, a subsidiary of the Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT), is now extended its coverage to all 63 provinces in Việt Nam. It joins mobile service network with other operators in over 60 countries and territories.

Motorola and VinaPhone inked the first contract of the same kind in November 2007 and the second in June 2008. These two projects were aimed at developing VinaPhone’s GSM services in Việt Nam’s big cities and 12 northern provinces respectively.

By Kim Loan