Illustrative image (Source: qdnd.vn) The operators, including VinaPhone, MobiFone andViettel will increase capacity on their networks, expand coverage areas andincrease the number of 3G base transceiver stations (BTS) and mobile broadcastvehicles.
MobiFone said that a large number of customerswould move from big cities to the southwestern region, central region andnorthern delta, therefore, capacity in these regions would be doubled ortripled.
The mobile operator has also increased itscapacity at festival venues or places of amusement, to meet the predicted boomin demand.
30 broadcast vehicles would be deployed toplaces experiencing high demand.
Meanwhile, Viettel has prepared 74 vehicles forfestival hotspots or crowded apartment blocks.
In addition, 200 wireless routers will also beset up at key locations ready for the upcoming Tet holiday.
Viettel has invested in more than 190 new BTS,improved hardware resources for nearly 2,200 BTS, and optimised and upgradedconfigurations on more than 14,000 broadcasting stations in all cities andprovinces nationwide.
Viettel also expects to officially roll out 4Gservices across the country in the first quarter of this year.
Another mobile phone giant, VNPT – VinaPhone,has completed nearly 8,000 3G broadcast stations. The provider has the largest3G coverage area in Vietnam.
VNPT – Vinaphone has prepared plans to increase3G services to increase capacity, expand coverage area and ensure 34 free wifibroadcast stations around Hoan Kiem Lake.
In other provinces and cities, as well as keylocations, 3G broadcasting stations have been improved to ensure the provisionof Internet services in the Lunar New Year holiday, said Vinaphone.
HCM City, Hanoi, Can Tho and Nha Trang willoffer free wireless internet 24 hours a day at flower markets during Tet,according to the Saigon Posts And Telecommunications Service Joint-StockCorporation (SPT).
In HCM City, the service will be available atTao Dan, Gia Dinh, Le Van Tam, and Le Thi Rieng Parks; the International Square;and Nguyen Hue Flower Street.
In Hanoi, it will be provided at flower marketson Lac Long Quan and Hoang Hoa Tham streets, Quang An, Quang Ba and Nhat Tanflower markets and Hang Luoc Flower Street.
Elsewhere, Tran Phu Street and Yen Phi Park inNha Trang, and the Ninh Kieu Wharf flower market, Vo Van Tan Flower Street anda flower market on Hoang Van Thu Street in Can Tho will also be covered.
SPT’s S-wifi project provides free wifi in morethan 14 provinces and cities, mainly to hospitals, schools and public areas inpopulous localities, benefiting more than 12 million users.-VNA
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