Gmobile is a Vietnamese

mobile network operator A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a mobile network provider, mobile network carrier, mobile , wireless service provider, wireless carrier, wireless operator, wireless telco, or cellular company, is a telecommunications provider of se ...

. The brand Gmobile is owned by GTel Mobile and is the successor of Beeline Vietnam. GTel in turn is owned by Global Telecommunications Corporation, a state-owned joint-stock company under the

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Market share and competitors

Gmobile had a market share (estimated based on revenues) of 3.2% in 2012, making it the fifth largest operator. Its main competitors are

Viettel The Military Industry and Telecoms Group (), Trade name, trading as Viettel or Viettel Group (), is a Vietnamese State-owned enterprise, state-owned multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications, technology and manufacturing C ...

with 40.67% market share, Vinaphone with 30%, and

MobiFone MobiFone Corporation (less formally MobiFone; ) is a major Vietnamese mobile network operator headquartered in Trung Hoà–Nhân Chính, Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populo ...

with 17.9%, the latter two of which are owned by

VNPT Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (), Trade name, operating as its initialism VNPT, is a telecommunications company, owned by the Ministry of Finance (Vietnam), Ministry of Finance, and was once the national post office of Vietnam. Ac ...

. Together, the big three control almost 90% of the market. The only other significant competitor is

Vietnamobile Vietnamobile is a Vietnamese mobile network operator A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a mobile network provider, mobile network carrier, mobile , wireless service provider, wireless carrier, wireless operator, wireless telco, o ...

with 8%. It had 3.2 million subscribers in 2012.

History

Gmobile was set up in September 2012 as successor of Beeline Vietnam. The Russian investor

OJSC VimpelCom PJSC VimpelCom ( or full name , ''PAO « Vympel-Kommunikatsii»'') is a Russian telecommunications company started in 1992 when its co-founders, Dr. Dmitry Zimin and Augie K. Fabela II came together to pioneer the Russian mobile industry. Augie F ...

had previously left the joint-venture. VimpelCom sold its stakes that were once worth $500m for $45m.

References

{{Reflist Mobile phone companies of Vietnam