Editing Telecommunications in Vietnam (section)

==Internet==
{{main|Internet in Vietnam}}
Although basic Internet services had existed in Vietnam since the early nineties, the first commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP) opened for business in 1997. Since 1997 Vietnam has been connected by two gateways: one in Hanoi which connects with [[Hong Kong]] and [[Australia]], and the other in Ho Chi Minh City, which connects with the [[United States]] by [[Sprint Nextel Corporation|Sprint]].

Vietnam ranks 16th in the world in terms of number of internet users.<ref>CIA World Fact Book</ref>

There are five ISPs operating: Netnam Company, Vietnam Data Communication Company (VDC), Corporation for Finance and Promoting Technology (FPT),  Saigon Post and Telecommunications Services Corporation (Saigon Postel Corporation, SPT) and Viettel Company. In the large cities, fiber service is widely available.

In March 2025, Vietnam's Prime Minister [[Pham Minh Chinh]] committed to fast-tracking [[Starlink]]’s licensing under a pilot program, following new rules allowing full foreign ownership of satellite internet providers. This move aims to boost infrastructure and strengthen trade ties with the U.S.<ref>{{cite news |first=Francesco |last=Guarascio |title=2Vietnam PM pledges quick licensing for Musk's Starlink, more imports |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-pm-vows-quick-licensing-musks-starlink-2025-03-01/|work=Reuters |date=1 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

===Statistics===

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Year
! Users
! Nat Prop (%) 
! International Bandwidth (Bit/s)
! Domestic Bandwidth (Bit/s)
|-
| 2003
| 804,528
| 3.80
| 1,036
| 
|-
| 2006
| 4,059,392
| 17.67
| 7,000
| 
|-
| 2009
| 20,894,705
| 24.47
| 53,659
| 68,760
|-
| 2012
| 31,200,000<ref name="investvine">{{cite web|url=http://investvine.com/internt-usage-in-vietnam-takes-off/|title=Internet usage in Vietnam takes off|first=Arno|last=Maierbrugger|work=Inside Investor|date=3 July 2013|access-date=24 July 2013}}</ref>
| 35.62
| 311,176 
| 415,396 
|}