short-listed for the ‘Changing Lives’ awards - one of the 10 prizes up
for grabs at the Broadband Infovision Awards 2010.
The jury selected VNPT thanks to its initiatives and solutions for
developing broadband infrastructures and services in Vietnam during
2009 and 2010.
Holding the largest broadband market
share in Vietnam , at 75 percent, the group has narrowed the
“digital gap” between urban and rural areas, changing people’s lives by
giving them access to the internet and the knowledge-based economy.
VNPT will compete against three rivals – Columbus Networks, Saudi Telecoms and Telstra, for the award.
The Broadband Infovision Award is a world-acclaimed prize which is
presented annually by the UK ’s Informa communications group. It
attracts major telecoms corporations and operators from all over the
world.
53 entrants have been listed for this year’s
awards, covering 10 categories including best new service; broadband
access network technologies and services; broadband network and services
management and operations; content, entertainment, applications and
services; broadband home: appliances, devices, home networks and
services; enabling silicon and component-level technologies; network
innovation; green broadband; broadband innovation of the year and
broadband that changes lives.
Within the framework
of the Awards, a Broadband World Forum will also be held in France ,
from October 26-28, with 200 executives from the world’s leading
telecoms groups attending./.
State-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) said it will stop providing a limited-range mobile service in Ho Chi Minh City in November due to low profitability.