Telecommunications Standardization in Vietnam

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Telecommunications Standardization in Vietnam
I. Self introduction

• Mr. Vu Thanh Dat from Vietnam
• I work for Posts and Telematics Quality Control
  Directorate (PTQC), a body of Ministry of Posts
  and Telematics (MPT).
• My duties are testing and assessing the Quality
  of network, telecommunications, information
  technology products and services in PT Testing
  Center (a body of PTQC)

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II. Country background

• Area of Vietnam 331 square kilometres
• Borders China, Laos, Cambodia and Pacific
  Ocean
• Population 82 million people with 70 of the
  population resides in rural areas
• Capital Hanoi, 5 million people
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)-around 7,5 per year
• Vietnam is committed to regional global economic
  integration through its participation in ASEAN
  and APEC, its WTO accession negotiations and its
  signing in July 2000 of the US-Vietnam Bilateral
  Trade Agreement.

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III. Telecom market and policies

• Regulation - Regulator
• The Ministry of Posts and Telematics of the
  Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is the state
  administration in charge of policy-making and
  regulatory matters in posts, telecommunications,
  information technology, electronics, internet,
  radio transmission and emission techniques,
  radio-frequency management and national
  information infrastructure, management of public
  services as well as of control over, on behalf of
  Government and as stipulated by laws and
  regulations, the state capital in posts,
  telecommunications and information technology
  enterprises.

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III. Telecom market and policies

• Operators
• Fixed telephone service VNPT, SPT, Viettel, VPT,
  HNT
• Mobile communications service VNPT, SPT,
  Viettel, VPT, HNT
• Internet Exchange Provider VNPT, SPT, Viettel,
  VPT, HNT, FPT
• Internet Access Service 13 operators

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III. Telecom market and policies

• Total numbers of fixed and mobile subscribers in
  2005

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III. Telecom market and policies

• Teledensity / 100 inhabitants in 2005

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IV. Standardization in Vietnam

• Membership
• ISO (International Standardization Organization)
  full member since 1977
• IEC (International Electronical Commission)
  Associated member since 2002
• ITU (International Telecommunications Union)
  full member since 1976
• Regional Organizations PASC (1992), ASEAN-ACCSQ
  (1995), APEC-SCSC(1998),

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IV. Standardization in Vietnam

• Regulation - Regulator
• Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ)
  belongs to the Ministry of Science and
  Technology is the national standards body of
  Vietnam
• Telecommunications Standardization Ministry of
  Posts and Telematics makes standards for
• Telecom terminal equipments
• Network equipments and Signalling
• Network Performance
• Quality of Telecom Services (QoS)

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IV. Standardization in Vietnam

• My Organization
• Posts and Telematics Quality Control Directorate
  (PTQC) a body of MPT
• Main Functions Executing its role of state
  administration in testing, assessing and
  certifying the quality of network, posts,
  telecommunications, information technology
  products and services
• To participate in making standards in the quality
  of network, posts, telecommunications,
  information technology products and services

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V. Challenges

• Some Technical Standards (mainly, before 1996)
  not catch the development of Telecom Technologies
  nowadays. The need for upgrading and changing
• Technical Standards not cover all fields of
  Telecom and being constructed. For example
  standards for radio equipments, quality of
  services,

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VI. Conclusion

• Standardization is a key role that promote the
  development of economic intergation and
  co-operation.
• The country has made significant strides towards
  catching up with regional and international
  standards.
• The need for agreement in the national, regional
  and international telecommunications standards.
  The goal is "One Standard, One Test and Agreed
  anywhere"
• Benefits from Workshop Knowledge and experience
  on Standardization in Japan and other countries

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• THANK YOU

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