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Vietnam has a new mobile phone network – Beeline. Operated by a joint venture between Russia’s VimpelCom and the local GTEL Corporation, the new company’s services will be available in the largest provinces of Vietnam – Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang – with more than 15 million people. And by the end of this year, they hope to expand and offer services in more than 40 provinces, reaching the population of about 41 million.
Commenting on the announcement, VimpelCom’s Boris Nemsic said: “With the start of our operations in Vietnam we are strengthening our positions in South-East Asia. The Vietnamese telecom market has a great potential with a young and dynamic population of more than 86 million people and a fast growing economy. Our partnership with such a reliable and professional local partner as GTEL Corp helped us achieve the result we had planned.”
For the record, VimpelCom has a 40% share of the joint-venture, whereas GTEL, a Vietnamese state-owned enterprise and GTEL TSC have an equity interest of 51% and 9%, respectively. Earlier this year, VimpelCom commenced operations in Cambodia…
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
