24 Facts About Viettel

Viettel Telecom is currently the dominant network operator with the largest market share in Vietnamese telecommunications services market.

For 30 years, Viettel has grown from a construction company to a complex of five business lines including telecommunications and information technology ; research and manufacture of electronic and telecommunications equipment; defense industry; cyber security and digital services.

Viettel is considered one of the largest and most effective state-owned enterprises of Vietnam, thanks to its highest revenue, largest contribution to the State budget and highest brand value.

In March 2003, Viettel offered long-distance public switched telephone network call service in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

On 9 January 2004, Viettel officially launched its current logo and brand identity.

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In 2006, Viettel established Viettel Cambodia supplying international call service, Internet and leased line services in Cambodia.

On 8 September 2011, Viettel launched Natcom telecommunications brand in Haiti after almost one year of preparation, claiming to be the mere company to offer full package of telecommunications services and 3G technology.

In July 2013, Viettel began production of military-grade radio equipment for the PAVN.

Also in the same year, instead of sponsoring for various small programs, Viettel focused on large and significant CSR programs such as "Quy bo giong thoat ngheo", "Vi em hieu hoc" and so on.

In March and October, 2015, Viettel launched Lumitel network in Burundi and Halotel in Tanzania.

In November, 2016, Viettel was officially granted the license to supply 4G services in Vietnam, declaring that they was able to produce infrastructure equipment for telecommunications network.

In 2018, Viettel intensified their efforts to contribute to the development of e-Government with flagship products such as national immunization information management system, national population database, smart city, and national single window portal.

On 19 July 2017, Viettel was officially recognized by the Government as a Defense and Security Enterprise.

In March 2018, Viettel introduced their virtual server service entitled Viettel StartCloud, soaring to the leading position in the Data center and Cloud market.

In June, 2018, the 10th international brand of Viettel was launched in Myanmar under the brand name of Mytel.

At the beginning of December 2018, Viettel successfully activated the NB-IoT based infrastructure with the first 30 BTS in Hanoi, claiming the title of first telco in Vietnam to successfully deploy commercial IoT network.

At the launching ceremony, Mr Le Dang Dung, Viettel's Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, committed their restless efforts in accompanying the Government to develop a digital society as well as e-Government system in Vietnam.

In July 2019, Viettel entered technological ride-hailing market with MyGo application and launched an e-commerce website at VoSo.

In September 2019, Viettel declared that it would broadcast 5G network and deploy Internet of Things infrastructure in Ho Chi Minh City.

On 16 September 2020, Viettel showed off a dummy model of an armed UAV on display in Hanoi.

Viettel has developed telecommunication services in Laos, Cambodia, Haiti, Mozambique, Peru, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Cameroon, Burundi and Myanmar.

Viettel has successfully developed telecommunication services in three continents, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Viettel's headquarters is located at Lot D26, Lane 3, Ton That Thuyet Street, Yen Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi.

Viettel has been embroiled, indirectly, for having business ties with the Lebanese diversified investment holdings company M1 Group, a supporter of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, throughout Mytel.