Vietnamobile

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Vietnamobile
Joint venture
Industry Telecommunications
PredecessorHT Mobile
FoundedApril 2009
Area served
Vietnam
Services Mobile telephone company
OwnerHanoi Telecom and Hutchison Asia Telecom Group
Website vietnamobile.com.vn

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History

HT Mobile was set up in 2007 as a joint-venture of Hanoi Telecom and Hutchison Asia Telecom Group. [3] It was renamed to Vietnamobile in 2009, accompanied by the adoption of GSM technology to replace the less popular CDMA. [3]

It started offering 3G services in late 2011, long after its major competitors. [1]

Market share and competitors

Vietnamobile had a market share (estimated based on revenues) of 8% in 2012. [2] Its main competitors are Viettel with a market share of 40.67%, Vinaphone with 30%, MobiFone with 17.9%, the three large state-owned providers with a market share of almost 90%. [2] The only smaller competitors are Gmobile and S-Fone.

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References

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