Hanoi Times - Competition for third-generation (3G) technology licences is heating up among
Licences to use 3G technology are being sought by Mobifone, Viettel and Vinaphone, who control 90 per cent of the local market.
Chungming An, vice president for South East Asia and China for the CDMA development group, and Hoang Ngoc Diep, the company’s adviser for competitions and forums, talked more about 3G, and the role of mobiles for 3G.
As CDMA operators are pushing to expand their networks and the Ministry of Commerce is establishing 3G licensing, can you tell us what 3G means to a developing country like
Chungming An: I believe 3G is the next step for efficient communications in the world community. In the past, 2G provided basic voice and SMS, but it is not adequate for more advanced features. With mobile broadband data, 3G can support many forms of good quality communications. This can not only increase revenues, but also offer more efficient communications for business, education, health-care, security and entertainment. This will certainly help
Hoang Ngoc Diep: Due to the conditions of
Some telecom strategists say mobile applications are important innovations for
Chungming An: Although 3G voice capability is much better than 2G voice, it is clear that mobile broadband data is the key difference, and certainly the contents. The applications running on this broadband data are most important. All successful applications must be related to people’s daily life - very useful, very practical and convenient. If there are top quality applications that are not convenient I will not use them. Needs vary. People living in the
Hoang Ngoc Diep:
What we should concentrate on when developing mobile applications?
Hoang Ngoc Diep:
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