Welcome message

The government of Viet Nam always gives high priority to telecommunication development. We have been streamlining business and investment environment to make Viet Nam an attractive and trustworthy location to international investors, especially world-leading telecommunications and IT companies. In that spirit, the Ministry of Information & Communications (MIC) of Viet Nam endorses and is pleased to welcome you to the inaugural Vietnam International Telecoms Summit 2008 ¡V Bringing Broadband & Mobile Connectivity to the Mass Market to be held in June, 2008 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Our objective for this international gathering is to provide an insight into the enormous network development and business opportunities in Vietnam¡¦s telecommunications market. The telecom market of Viet Nam has witnessed positive moves. Vietnam¡¦s government has worked out a strategy for the development of telecommunications and given priority to developing broadband market. Through discussions and dialogue including government updates, case studies and trails experience we hope that delegates will go away with a detailed understanding of Vietnam¡¦s telecom sector today and plans for the future.

The conference agenda will explore the key business opportunities available in Viet Nam, provide a development progress update and address the challenges related to the Vietnam Infrastructure Development Plan, including 3G/WiMAX; detailed international operator trails and experiences; spectrum needs and allocation; network planning and deployment approaches; international standardization initiatives; fixed and mobile services and application platforms; as well as new enabling technologies for handsets and other wireless information devices.

Vietnam International Telecoms Summit is fully supported by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and is co-organized by the National Institute for Information and Communications Strategy (NICS) and Beacon Events. Over the two days, more than 150 participants are expected including 30 industry speakers from Vietnam and around the world. The summit will be opened by government officials followed by some local market updates by Vietnamese telecom operators. We encourage international operators and service providers to share their experiences to help boost the development of telecom infrastructure in Viet Nam.

We look forward to gathering with you soon in Ha Noi.

Sincerely,


Dr. Le Doan Hop
Minister