Tag: Vietnam Post

Vietnam Post and Motorola sign cooperation agreement on WiMAX

Posted by | Jun 21, 2007 | |

On June 21, under the witness of President Nguyen Minh Triet and Minister of Posts and Telematics Do Trung Ta, the Vietnam Data Communications Company (VDC), a subsidiary of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), signed an agreement with Motorola on the pilot implementation of WiMAX in Hanoi and HCM City.

The test will take place over one year, starting from October 2007. The first phase will be carried out in central Hanoi and the second phase will be in central HCM City.

“We believe that wireless broadband can really contribute to improving the living standards in Vietnam and help Vietnamese people access the knowledge-based economy. The use of WiMAX is the best way to serve our customers and subscribers in the future,” said VNPT Chairman Pham Long Tran.

The implementation of wi4 WiMAX solution of Motorola is expected to help VDC have more Internet subscribers, satisfy its client�s demands for broadband and provide IP (Internet Protocol) services such as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) without wire infrastructure.

Motorola Vietnam General Director David Knapp said that this test showed the vision and the effort of VNPT in improving the national network infrastructure.

The WiMAX technology is part of the set of wireless solutions and services of Motorola, which provides and expands IP network coverage everywhere.

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Korea Post makes its present felt across world

Posted by | Jun 6, 2007 | |

In general, it is safe to say that any country’s postal agency pays little attention to things outside its national boundary because postal services are basically about domestic business.

Of course, there are global businesses such as international mailing or parcel services but they typically don’t account for a significant chunk of revenues or profits.

However, Korea Post seems to be different _ the country’s postal service has constantly pinned its eyes on overseas businesses and events in a variety of segments.

Jung Kyung-won, who took charge of Korea Post in April, amply demonstrates the agency’s efforts to take an opportunity not only in Korea but also across the globe through his schedule this week.

On Tuesday, Chung met with his Vietnamese counterpart Do Ngoc Binh in Hanoi to exchange a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

Under the MOU, the two countries agreed to cooperate in sharing expertise in postal services, exchanging experts and developing new businesses.

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Vietnam Post to diversify service offerings

Posted by | Jan 19, 2005 | |

The Vietnam Postal Savings Company (VPSC) of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunication Corporation plans to offer postal savings cards and telephone payment services on a trial basis this March. Postal savings cards will replace the current postal savings books, and help customers make withdrawals and deposits at all post offices nationwide. Coupled with the issuance of postal saving cards, the VPSC will provide a telephone payment service, which will offer customers the flexibility of paying telephone and mobile phone bills over the telephone.

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Vietnam Post & Telecoms Corporation to be divided from Jan 2005

Posted by | Sep 29, 2004 | |

The Vietnam Post & Telecoms Corporation (VNPT) has said it is finalising necessary procedures to split into two separate corporations from January 1, 2005, with one specialising in telecoms and the other in postal services.

The new corporations will be called the Vietnam Telecoms Corporation and the Vietnam Postal Corporation, which will be comprised of the Inter-provincial & International Postal Co. , the Central Newspaper Publishing Co. , the Postal Savings Co. and post offices at city and provincial level. This is interpreted as the first step towards the establishment of a telecoms and postal group in Vietnam in the 2005-06 period. The group will comprise independent companies mainly focusing on telecoms, information technology and postal services.

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Vietnam provides public access to internet at Post Offices

Posted by | Sep 8, 2003 | |

The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation has completed its plan to provide public access to the internet at post offices.

Over 800 offices with Internet service will be established. All first grade post offices, offices at the provincial and township levels, will be equipped with five computers each.

50% of all second grade post offices, those at the district level, will be furnished with two computers each, and 10% of third grade post offices, those at the commune and ward levels, will have one computer each. The corporation has also fixed charges of 3,000 VND/ hour for first and second grade post offices and 2,300/ hour for third grade post offices.

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