Vietnamobile is a Vietnamese

mobile network operator A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier, is a provider of wireless communications services that owns or controls all the elements necessary to sell ...

. It is a joint-venture of Hanoi Telecom and

Hutchison Asia Telecom Group Hutchison Asia Telecom Group or HAT, is a division of Hong Kong-based multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings. The division provides telecommunications services to several Asian countries. The division was formerly incorporated as H ...

and the fourth largest provider as of 2012.

History

HT Mobile was set up in 2007 as a joint-venture of Hanoi Telecom and

. It was renamed to Vietnamobile in 2009, accompanied by the adoption of GSM technology to replace the less popular CDMA. It started offering 3G services in late 2011, long after its major competitors.

Market share and competitors

Vietnamobile had a market share (estimated based on revenues) of 8% in 2012. Its main competitors are

Viettel The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (), less formally recognized as Viettel Group () or simply Viettel, is a Vietnamese multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Viettel is the largest telecommuni ...

with a market share of 40.67%,

Vinaphone Vinaphone is a Vietnamese major mobile network operator headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Founded June 26, 1996, as a GSM launcher, Vinaphone is the second network (after MobiFone) and currently the second largest provider in Vietnam. Partnersh ...

with 30%,

MobiFone Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services One Member Limited Liability Company (with the brand MobiFone vi, Tổng công ty Viễn Thông MobiFone) is a major Vietnamese mobile network operator headquartered in Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh, Hanoi. Founded on 16 ...

with 17.9%, the three large state-owned providers with a market share of almost 90%. The only smaller competitors are

Gmobile Gmobile is a Vietnamese mobile network operator. The brand Gmobile is owned by GTel Mobile and is the successor of Beeline Vietnam. GTel in turn is owned by Global Telecommunications Corporation, a state-owned joint-stock company under the Mini ...

and

S-Fone S-Fone was a mobile communication operator in Vietnam that used the CDMA technology. Founded on 1 July 2003 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, S-Fone became the third network of Vietnam, breaking the duopoly of the two VNPT operators. It is the ...

References

{{CK Hutchison Holdings CK Hutchison Holdings Mobile phone companies of Vietnam Joint ventures