Viettel named best mobile service provider in Vietnam

Viettel Telecom, a subsidiary of the Military Industry and Telecoms Group, took the lead among four mobile service providers in Vietnam in terms of mobile service in September, according to the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Viettel named best mobile service provider in Vietnam ảnh 1Viettel has been one of the pioneers in launching 5G in Vietnam. (Photo courtesy of Viettel)

Hanoi (VNA) – Viettel Telecom, a subsidiary of the MilitaryIndustry and Telecoms Group, took the lead among four mobile service providersin Vietnam in terms of mobile service in September, according to the Departmentof Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Earlier, the department conducted a survey on the quality of mobile services in the northern provinces ofLang Son and Bac Giang in the last two weeks of September.

Viettel topped the list as it met all six criteria,especially techniques, readiness of wireless services, and call quality.

The results reflecting the technical quality of the mobile service providers inthe surveyed localities were valid at the time of the survey.

Viettel is followed by other mobile service providers, namely VinaPhone,MobiFone and Vietnamobile.

Last year, Frost & Sullivan honoured Viettel Telecom as the best mobiledata service provider in Vietnam 2019./.
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