Vietnam Post and Telecom to begin testing IPN's VoIP servers and IP-Phones for nationwide offering
IRVINE - IPN Communications, a majority-owned subsidiary of DataLogic International, Inc. , today announced that Vietnam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT) will begin testing its VoIP servers and IP- Phones in consideration for a nationwide offering.
VNPT, with last year revenue of USD $1.6 billion, is the largest state- owned post and telecommunications company in Vietnam. IPN has been working with VNPT and VASC, a software and media subsidiary of VNPT, in provisioning the test equipment and building a business case for a countrywide deployment of IPN's VoIP technologies over VNPT's extensive Internet infrastructure.
IPN's CEO, Michael Wu, commented, "We are pleased to be working with the Vietnam's most dominant telecommunications and Internet backbone operator. Preliminary discussions have indicated that there's a strong case for the two parties forming a relationship to offer IPN's VoIP calling solutions to Vietnam."
"Vietnam currently has approximately 7.3 million telephone subscribers, representing less than 10 percent of the population. Its Internet subscriber base had reached 700,000, an increased of 114% from 2002," commented Keith Nguyen, DataLogic's President.
"The telecommunications and Internet industry in Vietnam is undergoing phenomenal changes to make the services more available to the overall population at a lower cost. The country's current technology evolution and growth trend is creating attractive business opportunities for us in the VoIP and wireless communication sectors. As part of our business plan, we will place strong emphasis in capturing the market share in the region this year," Nguyen added.
PRNewswire - February 06, 2004.
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