Vietnamobile | |
Type: | Joint venture |
Industry: | Telecommunications |
Predecessor: | HT Mobile |
Foundation: | April 2009 |
Area Served: | Vietnam |
Services: | Mobile telephone company |
Vietnamobile is a Vietnamese mobile network operator. It is a joint-venture of Hanoi Telecom and Hutchison Asia Telecom Group and the fourth largest provider as of 2023.
HT Mobile was set up in 2007 as a joint-venture of Hanoi Telecom and Hutchison Asia Telecom Group.[1] It was renamed to Vietnamobile in 2009, accompanied by the adoption of GSM technology to replace the less popular CDMA.[1]
It started offering 3G services in late 2011, long after its major competitors.[2]
Vietnamobile had a market share (estimated based on revenues) of 1.75% in 2023. Its main competitors are Viettel with a market share of 57.6%, MobiFone with 22.52%, VNPT with 17.49%, the three large state-owned providers with a market share of almost 98%.[3]