Vietnam's Internet subscriptions surge
Vietnam had over 13.7 million Internet users, or 16.5 percent of its population, by early this month, compared with the respective figures of 8.1 million and 9.8 percent in early September 2005.
Of the 13.7 million users, nearly 3.8 million are subscribers, many of whom use broadband Internet services, the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center told Xinhua on Friday, noting that the country's total international bandwidth currently stands at 5,795 Mbps.
Under Vietnam's strategy on developing information technology and telecommunications, every 100 residents will have 32-42 telephones, over 10 personal computers, and 8-12 Internet subscribers, and 30 percent of them will use broadband Internet services, by 2010, the center said.
Eighty-nine percent of surveyed enterprises in Vietnam have Internet connections, 80 percent of them use broadband services, indicates a recent survey by a local trade agency.
The proportion of using ADSL services among companies having Internet connections was 71.4 percent in 2005, up from 54 percent in 2004, the E-Commerce Department under the Trade Ministry announced early this year, noting that it surveyed 504 enterprises of different kinds nationwide last year.
Under Vietnam's Overall Plan on Developing E-commerce in the 2006-2010 approved by the government last year, by 2010, some 60 percent of large enterprises will conduct B2B (business-to- business) e-commerce, 80 percent of small and medium firms B2C ( business-to-consumer) or B2B, and about 10 percent of households B2C or C2C (consumer-to-consumer). By the year, tenders of the government and its purchases will be conducted via electronic means.
Xinhua - September 22, 2006.
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