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PUBLISHER: BuddeComm | PRODUCT CODE: 1045262

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PUBLISHER: BuddeComm | PRODUCT CODE: 1045262

Vietnam - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Vietnam awaits 2022 to surge ahead with mobile broadband

Even with Covid-19 pandemic-related mobility restrictions in place, Vietnam's economy has continued to outperform the rest of the region in 2020 and 2021. Nevertheless, the telecom sector essentially spent most of this period in a holding pattern, focusing on maintaining service throughout the crisis while preparing for some major changes to come in the mobile market in 2022.

Both fixed-line telephony and mobile have experienced small drops in subscriber numbers since the start of the pandemic, but the similarities between the two markets end there. Fixed-line teledensity continued its downwards trajectory towards virtual oblivion, with just 3% penetration (around 3 million subscribers) at the start of 2021. The mobile market has lost about the same number of subscribers since the end of 2019, but has been sitting on much higher penetration levels around 130% for many years. Growth is expected to kick in again in 2022 following the anticipated launch of commercial 5G mobile services along with a range of government-led schemes to move consumers completely off 2G and 3G.

One example is the planned redistribution of GSM/3G bandwidth to LTE. In addition to propelling Vietnam into having one of the most advanced mobile markets in the world, this should also spur on the mobile broadband segment. With a penetration level of just over 70%, mobile broadband has considerable room to grow. Increasing economic prosperity coupled with the latest smartphone technology and networks should see mobile broadband underwriting the country's telecommunications sector for at least the next few years.

This report includes the regulator's market data to July 2021, telcos' financial and operating data updates to June 2021, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, assessment of the global impact of Covid-19 on the telecoms sector, and other recent market developments.

Key developments:

  • Government plans to shut GSM and 3G networks, and redistribute spectrum to 4G LTE and 5G services.
  • Viettel achieves a record data transmission speed of 4.7Gb/s in 5G trials.
  • Viettel, VNPT, and Mobifone agree to trial 5G network sharing and data roaming.
  • Viettel develops a national immunisation management platform, while the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) launches a digital vaccine certification system for international visitors and workers.
  • Reddi becomes Vietnam's second MVNO, using VNPT's network.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT), Viettel, Vinaphone, Mobifone, Vietnamobile, GTel, GMobile, FPT Telecom, Itelecom, Reddi.

Table of Contents

Key statistics

Regional Asia market comparison

  • Market characteristics
  • Market Leaders
  • Market Challengers
  • Market Emergents
  • TMI vs GDP
  • Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
  • Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

Country overview

Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

  • Economic considerations and responses
  • Subscribers
  • Infrastructure

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

  • Regulatory authorities
    • Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)
    • Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA)
  • Mobile network developments
    • Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

Mobile market

  • Mobile infrastructure
    • 5G
    • 4G / LTE
    • 3G
    • GSM
    • NB-IoT
  • Mobile broadband
  • Major mobile operators
    • Viettel
    • MobiFone
    • VNPT-Vinaphone
    • Vietnamobile
    • GMobile
    • Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Fixed-line broadband market

  • Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
  • Wi-Fi

Fixed network market

  • Vietnam Post & Telecommunications (VNPT)
  • Viettel
  • FPT Telecom
  • GTel

Telecommunications infrastructure

  • Domestic infrastructure
  • International infrastructure
    • Submarine cables
    • Satellite networks

Data centres

Digital economy

  • e-Government
  • e-Health
  • e-Education
  • Smart Meters
  • Smart Cities
  • Technology parks/IT focus areas

Appendix - Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

List of Tables

  • Table 1 - Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Vietnam- 2021 (e)
  • Table 2 - Telecom revenue by sector ($ million) - 2009 - 2019
  • Table 3 - Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Table 4 - Change in the number of mobile subscribers by prepaid and contract (million) - 2015 - 2021
  • Table 5 - Mobile coverage by technology - 2015 - 2020
  • Table 6 - Change in the number of mobile subscribers by technology (million) - 2015 - 2021
  • Table 7 - Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Table 8 - Mobile market share of subscribers by operator - 2013 - 2019
  • Table 9 - Change in the number of Vietnamobile's mobile subscribers - 2011 - 2019
  • Table 10 - Development of Vietnamobile's financial data (HK$ million) - 2017 - 2021
  • Table 11 - Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Table 12 - Proportion of fixed broadband connections by platform - 2015 - 2021
  • Table 13 - Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by access speed - 2015 - 2020
  • Table 14 - Change in the number of fixed line subscriptions and teledensity - 2011 - 2026
  • Table 15 - Development of VNPT's financial data (VND billion) - 2015 - 2019
  • Table 16 - International internet bandwidth - 2011 - 2020
  • Table 17 - Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2010
  • Table 18 - Historic - Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration - 2007 - 2010
  • Table 19 - Historic - Fixed line subscriptions and penetration - 2007 - 2010
  • Table 20 - Historic - Internet users and penetration - 1998 - 2010
  • Table 21 - Historic - MobiFone's mobile subscribers - 2007 - 2016
  • Table 22 - Historic - VNPT - Vinaphone mobile subscribers - 2007 - 2014
  • Table 23 - Historic - Viettel's mobile subscribers - 2007 - 2014
  • Table 24 - Historic - GMobile mobile subscribers - 2009 - 2011
  • Table 25 - Historic - Change in the number of Vietnamobile's mobile subscribers - 2007 - 2010
  • Table 26 - Historic - Growth in the number of FttX subscribers - 2008 - 2010

List of Charts

  • Chart 1 - Asia Telecoms Maturity Index - Market Leaders
  • Chart 2 - Asia Telecoms Maturity Index - Market Challengers
  • Chart 3 - Asia Telecoms Maturity Index - Market Emergents
  • Chart 4 - Asia - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
  • Chart 5 - Asia - Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
  • Chart 6 - South East Asia - Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
  • Chart 7 - South East Asia - Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
  • Chart 8 - Telecom revenue by sector - 2009 - 2019
  • Chart 9 - Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Chart 10 - Change in the number of mobile subscribers by prepaid and contract - 2015 - 2021
  • Chart 11 - Mobile coverage by technology - 2015 - 2020
  • Chart 12 - Change in the number of mobile subscribers by technology - 2015 - 2021
  • Chart 13 - Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Chart 14 - Mobile market share of subscribers by operator - 2013 - 2019
  • Chart 15 - Change in the number of Vietnamobile's mobile subscribers - 2011 - 2019
  • Chart 16 - Development of Vietnamobile's financial data - 2017 - 2021
  • Chart 17 - Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Chart 18 - Proportion of fixed broadband connections by platform - 2015 - 2021
  • Chart 19 - Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by access speed - 2015 - 2020
  • Chart 20 - Change in the number of fixed line subscriptions and teledensity - 2011 - 2026
  • Chart 21 - Development of VNPT's financial data - 2015 - 2019
  • Chart 22 - International internet bandwidth - 2011 - 2020

List of Exhibits

  • Exhibit 1 - Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Asia
  • Exhibit 2 - Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
  • Exhibit 3 - Asia - Market Leaders and market developments
  • Exhibit 4 - Asia - Market Challengers and market developments
  • Exhibit 5 - Asia - Market Emergents and market developments
  • Exhibit 6 - MIC's assigned policy and regulatory responsibilities
  • Exhibit 7 - Vietnam - Data Centres
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