Jim Hoang, Qualcomm's senior director of business development in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam, said application of 3G technology in Viet Nam was still in a trial phase and proceeding slowly.
"Most CDMA mobile operators in Viet Nam are just focusing on price wars with continuous sales promotion campaigns, and they don't seem to be interested in pushing the application of new technology such as 3G," he said.
Qualcomm is the developer of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, the hardware that supports 3G mobile handsets.
Hoang said local mobile operators should "wake up" to the new technology trend. "Have they forgotten that they have more advantageous network infrastructures compare to the GSM network?" he asked.
"And if they apply 3G on time, they will be able to compete with GSM."
Qualcomm claimed that CDMA offered faster data transmission speed than the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), providing the potential for faster internet access with audio and video streaming.
The nation's two leading mobile service providers, Vinaphone and Viettel, use the GSM network.
Once CDMA upstart, Hanoi Telecom, said it would try 3G on a trial basis with CDMA00 1x EV-DO standard service in the cities of Ha Noi, HCM City and Da Nang. — VNS
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