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| Vietnam - IT & Telecoms, revenue up 38% in 2008 |
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| January 12, 2009 |
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IT and telecom businesses achieved a revenue of more than VND92.44 trillion (US$5.4billion) in 2008, a 38 per cent increase over 2007.
The IT industry alone earned a revenue of $3 billion, up by 20 per cent, and its export turnover from electronic and telecom products reached $2.4 billion, according to Information and Communications Minister Le Doan Hop.
Speaking at a round-up conference for the information and communication sector, Hop said this year the sector would focus on plans to bring internet services to schools and rural area, open a news channel for foreigners and an online Q&A service on the ministry website.
At the end of 2008, the sector had registered 82.25 million telephone subscribers, or 97.5 telephones per 100 people. Of the total, 85.5 per cent are mobile subscribers.
An additional 1.5 million internet subscribers registered for services in 2008, or a 28 per cent year-on-year increase, bringing the total number of internet subscribers to 20.7 million and a density of 24.2 per cent. (Viet Nam News) |
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