This is a noble award from the Party, State, Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defense to recognize the contributions that generations of Viettel Teleccom employees have strived for over the past 25 years. Previously, Viettel Telecom received the title of Labor Hero in the renovation period (12. 2011), Third Class Labor Medal (5. 2008), Second Class Labor Medal (2014, 2020) and many other noble awards.
Attending the ceremony were Lieutenant General Tao Duc Thang, Chairman and General Director of the Group, along with former leaders of the Group during the periods, the Corporations, Companies and officers and employees of Viettel Telecom.
Viettel Telecom's mark over the past 25 years
Popularization of services From 5% to over 100% of the population
In 2004, less than 5% of Vietnam's population had access to mobile services. Just 5 years later, thanks to Viettel Telecom's pioneering approach in breaking the monopoly and popularizing telecommunications, the service penetration rate has reached more than 100%. Not stopping there, Viettel continues to lead the trend of popularizing smartphones and broadband internet, contributing to making Vietnam one of the countries with the fastest digital infrastructure development speed in the region.
Leading technology High-speed connection to every home
Viettel Telecom continuously deploys advanced technology generations and is a leader in providing customers with 3G, 4G to 5G technology. To date, more than 70 million customers are using Viettel Telecom's services, including more than 10 million 5G users - aiming for a user ratio equivalent to that of leading countries in 5G technology. In addition, Viettel has connected nearly 10 million households with high-speed fiber optic internet, covering remote areas, ensuring "no one is left behind" in the digital age.
Over 1 million billion VND in revenue, among the largest taxpayers in the country
In 25 years of operation, Viettel Telecom has achieved accumulated revenue exceeding the 1 million billion VND mark. The company has continuously held the No. 1 position in terms of mobile market share, fixed broadband, domestic OTT and loyal customer programs. At the same time, Viettel Telecom is also one of the largest corporate income taxpayers in the country, contributing significantly to the national budget and being the cradle of new fields for Viettel Viettel Money Group, Viettel Solutions, Viettel Media...
Social responsibility - Social gratitude with practical actions
With the philosophy of "business associated with social responsibility", Viettel Telecom has implemented a series of programs with profound humanitarian significance:
- "Heart for Children" program: Screening for congenital heart disease for more than 180,000 children, performing more than 7,800 successful surgeries, with a total donation from Viettel and individuals, organizations, and businesses of nearly 330 billion VND.
- Free internet for more than 39,500 schools and educational institutions, contributing to promoting digital education.
- "For the pioneering children" program: After 10 years of implementation, 230,000 scholarships have been awarded to poor and studious students nationwide with a total value of more than 290 billion VND.
- "Border breeding cows help the poor" program: donated more than 24,000 breeding cows, worth over 360 billion VND to poor people in 11 border provinces.
Ready to transform into a technology company
Speaking at the event, Mr. Hoang Trung Thanh, General Director of Viettel Telecom, affirmed that the unit is ready to shift from a traditional telecommunications company to a world-class technology company (Techco), with the goal of service revenue reaching 115 trillion VND by 2030. The development strategy in the new era focuses on:
Technology transformation, networks include Telecommunications and Internet Infrastructure; Data Infrastructure; Digital utility Infrastructure. Pioneering in technology: AI, cloud-native, IoT, ready for 6G, safety and security technology.
Taking the development of products and services towards platforms as the main focus, open structure, integrates AI, Cloud for individual customers, households and businesses. Expanding cooperation with Bigtechs around the world in research and development of platform services, in which Viettel Telecom holds core and platform technology. The new business model based on alliance, cooperation, resource sharing and benefits is the main flow in business.
shift the revenue structure towards rapidly increasing the proportion of revenue from the field, products and services outside of telecommunications. The goal of having a proportion of non- telecommunications service revenue account for 20% or more of service revenue is on par with Telco moving to Techco in the world.
Application of AI: Applying professional operating and governance methods standardized according to the model of leading technology companies: AI is applied in all internal activities, for products and services provided to customers, the process system is operated by AI, decisions are mainly based on data analysis with the help of AI to ensure speed, accuracy and efficiency; Increase human resources in the field of information technology.
Speaking at the ceremony, Lieutenant General Tao Duc Thang, Chairman and General Director of the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group, acknowledged Viettel Telecom's contribution to the overall development of the Group; stated: Viettel Telecom not only contributes in revenue, creates potential for the Group, expands investment budget and promotes new industries but is also a symbol of Viettel's culture and spirit, always shining in all challenges.
According to Lieutenant General Tao Duc Thang, Viettel Telecom has determined that in the next 5 years, it must shift from a Telco to a global Techco. The Group believes that the solutions and actions that Viettel Telecom has proposed are very clear, feasible, both solid to maintain core services well and breakthrough to conquer new services./.
Viettel Telecom offers millions of incentives to thank customers on the occasion of 25 years of tradition
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Traditional Day, Viettel Telecom Corporation (Viettel Telecom) launched a nationwide customer appreciation program with many attractive incentives, as a thank you to tens of millions of customers who have accompanied throughout the 25-year development journey.
Up to 25GB of data and 25,000 Viettel++ points
On October 15, Viettel sent all Viettel customers GB of free data traffic equivalent to the number of years of using Viettel Telecom's mobile service. Specifically, each year using mobile services, customers are given 1GB of data, the program is applied to all mobile customers.
In addition, from October 15 to October 25, 2025, Viettel customers have the opportunity to receive a maximum of 25,000 Viettel++ points, specifically for each year of using Viettel service, customers will be awarded 1,000 Viettel+ points. The reward points can be converted into thousands of attractive vouchers from major brands such as Grab, Shopee, Highlands Coffee, Katinat, KFC, Xanh SM, ... The program applies to all mobile customers, Internet, and television.
To receive the incentives, customers access the landing page https://vietteltelecom25.tv360.vn and follow the instructions. In addition, at this link, customers can experience Photo Gen technology using AI to create a thank you card from each customer's own photo. This is a personalized technology gift with the hope that Viettel Telecom will become a memorable part of customers' journey to use telecommunications services./.
