• 1996

Company Description

Vinaphone is a Vietnamese major mobile network operator headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam.

In 2006, an important event that marked a great turning-point of Vietnam's economy in general and of the telecommunication sector in particular was that: Vietnam officially became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Also in this time, in order to enhance competitive capacity in the context of international integration, the Telecommunication Services Company made an important behavior: that was to change its abbreviation name from GPC (G=GSM; P=Paging; C=CardPhone) into VinaPhone. This change showed business diversion of the Company in the new stage. The Company also announced its new brand identity system that was of professional and modern manner. It was the determination of the Company to make VinaPhone the first-ranked mobile network in Vietnam with orientation towards international cooperation and integration.