Vientiane, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, 30-31 July 2012 ICT Standardization Challenges in Viet Nam Le Duc Cuong, Official of Vietnam Telecommunications.

Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 30-31 July 2012

ICT Standardization Challengesin Viet Nam

Le Duc Cuong,Official of Vietnam Telecommunications

Authority - VNTA, Ministry of Information and Communications, Vietnam - MIC

Email: [email protected]

ITU Workshop on “Bridging the Standardization Gap”

(Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 30-31 July 2012)


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ICT development challengesin Viet Nam

I. Current Situation of ICT Development in Viet Nam

II. Standardization Challenges

III. Solutions to Address Standardization Challenges

CONTENT


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PART I. Current Situation of ICT Development in Viet Nam

a) Policy Making and Regulation


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Policy Making and RegulationOrganizational structure of ICT policy and regulatory body in Viet Nam


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Policy Making and Regulation (cont’)Organizational structure of VNTA


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b) Market Development

Market Development

Fixed telephone10.2 million subscribers in 2012 (in downtrend, decreased 4 million from 2010 and 7 million from 2009)Total revenue: 361 million Dollars


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Market Development (cont’)

Mobile telephone:Up to 127 million mobile subscribers with total revenue is 5.4 bil USD.The three network giants: Viettel mobile (the largest with 46%), VinaPhone, Mobifone (total 42%) are account for 88% mobile market. VietnamMobile, Sfone and Gtel Mobile on the rest 12%.


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46%42%

12%


Other statistics:Total ICT revenue: 7 bil $Total subscribers on both mobile and fix phone is 132 millions.Internet users:

Total is 30.5 million Increase from 27 million in 2010

261.000 .vn domain registered.7 computers per 100 inhabitants.35 Internet users per 100 habitants.35 Internet users per 100 habitants.


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TRENDS IN TELECOMS MARKET::


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• Price • QUALITY OF NETWORK AND

SERVICESNeed standards and QoS

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• Price • QUALITY OF NETWORK AND

SERVICESNeed standards and QoS

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c) Standardization

Standardization (cont’)

Standard Systems:National technical standards: voluntary (56)National technical regulations: compulsory (62)

Technical Standards/Regulations onProducts: 12 Standards, 1 RegulationsEquipment : 19 Standards, 48 RegulationsNetworks, Systems: 17 Standards, 10 RegulationsServices: 8 Standards, 3 Regulations

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PART II. Standardization Challenges in Viet Nam

Standardization Challenges

Challenges:There is not any forum on telecom in the order to combine standards from different operators before submitting to regulator to issue technical regulation.Lack of some important standards on safety: EMC, EME, SAR....Standards and technical regulation have not been updated regularly.Capacity of laboratories in Vietnam have not meet requirements for measurements.There is not specialized technical experts on drafting standards.



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PART III. Solution to Address Standardization Challenges

Solution to Address Standardization Challenges

Solution:Establishments of telecom forum for operators to combine basic standards to be applied.

It is necessary to have mechanism between forum and regulator in the order to transform standards to technical regulation.

Study, increase additional important standard on safety.

Construction of world standard laboratories.

Update regularly standards and technical regulations.

Increase additional technical experts who have experiences to draft technical standards.


Thank [email protected].

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Vientiane, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, 30-31 July 2012 ICT Standardization Challenges in Viet Nam Le Duc Cuong, Official of Vietnam Telecommunications.

Documents

regulation slide

viet nam slide

standardization gap

dollars vientiane

qos regulation vientiane

mobile market

ict development challenges

ict standardization