Mobile service providers will block incoming calls for about 1.8 million subscribers with personal information failing to match the national population database beginning on April 1.

The Authority of Telecommunications (under the Information & Communications Ministry) yesterday announced that 1.9 million mobile subscribers successfully certify personal information with their carriers.

A conference to review the first phase of the programme on the transition to Internet Protocol version 6 for state agencies (IPv6 for Gov) was held at the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) in Hanoi on March 28.

The Authority of Telecommunications (under the Information and Communications Ministry) yesterday announced the success of over 1 million mobile subscribers in certifying personal information with their carriers.

The demand for mobile services increases on Tet days, and many mobile subscribers leave large cities for the countryside, which poses a challenge for mobile network operators to ensure smooth operation.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) seeks to popularize broadband internet access and smartphone ownership to 100 percent of the population.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Viettel Global and Myanmar’s state-owned telecom operator - Yatanarpon Teleport - are awaiting the approval for an investment of at least $800 million to build a telecom network.

Telecom groups have been put under a hard pressure that forces them to upgrade the 3G service quality after they raised 3G service fees. Therefore, they have insisted on reusing 2G frequency for 3G networks.