FPT Telecom launches 1Gbps Internet service package for the first time in VN

Hanoi, April 24, 2017, FPT Telecom JSC. launched a 1Gbps Internet service package namely SOC for individuals and household customers which is the highest speed Internet service package in Vietnam. The service will be officially available from May 1, 2017 in Hanoi and also Ho Chi Minh City.

Specifically, users can download a full HD 1080 movie in 1 to 2 minutes or quickly perform other Internet operations such as using cloud storage platforms (iCloud, DropBox, OneDrive, Google Drive, etc.), uploading/downloading documents, accessing 4K video content, virtual reality (VR), interactive games requiring high-speed internet access, etc. Operating on the optical fiber infrastructure along with the device applying superior technology, this service allows users to access Internet speed faster 100 times than the average one in Vietnam. (According to Akamai's latest statistics, the average Internet access speed of users by the end of 2016 is 8.3Mbps.).

With the squirrel image representing the 1Gbps Internet package, FPT Telecom emphasizes the agility, speed and friendliness of the service pack. The object of the SOC package is individuals and household customers with high-speed Internet demand and not for businesses.

In addition, the SOC package also offers users other integrated entertainment services on the Internet platform namely FPT TV including free 3 sets of HD Box decoders, free Special Extra service package, VTVcab HD SVOD Fim+ movie package, SVOD Danet on the first 3 decoders, and free maximal 04 movies TVOD per month for a subscriber. Thanks to the high rate up to 1Gbps, the SOC package also helps FPT TV ready to accommodate 4K television service in coming time.

Furthermore, FPT Telecom also provides customers with the SOC package with the latest technology and devices, special customer care and after sales services such as modem devices, next-generation Wi-Fi setting up connectivity for 18 concurrent devices, installation and supper-fast support.

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa, General Director of FPT Telecom said: "With the advantage of technology capability and infrastructure, FPT Telecom is pioneering to provide customers with superior technology and quality services. The SOC will be the breakthrough that will pave the way for super-fast Internet trend in Vietnam to meet the growing demand for high-speed Internet on the market currently”.

According to Internet World Stats, it is expected that in 2017, the number of Internet users in Asian countries will account for 49.6% globally. Consequently, the demand for HSI has increased 25 times compared to 2013. It means that more than one in three users want to use broadband internet service. Besides, Vietnam is the 6^th highest Internet penetration in Asia and the 17^th largest Internet user in the world.

Additionally, the continuous movement of technology and telecommunications along with the growth of Internet of Things (IoT) has driven the market to grow stronger than ever. Therefore, the launch of broadband Internet services, such as super-fast 1Gbps SOC package of FPT Telecom is essential and really necessary.

This is also evaluated as a proactive step for FPT Telecom to utilize optical fiber infrastructure, technology and human resource into developing services and products in the high segmentation to orient and bolster the market, as well as bring different experiences for domestic users. Advanced Internet environment similar to other countries like Singapore, South Korea, Australia, USA, etc. will be created.

Previously, FPT Telecom also succeeded in transforming itself in time and leading the commercialization of Internet services in the late 1990s, upgrading its dial-up service to ADSL in 2003, wide optical fiber infrastructure from 2013.

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Over the past 20 years, FPT Telecom has been contributing to the growth of Vietnamese Internet, continuously applying new technologies, developing value-added services on the Internet, bringing more experience to customers, and concurrently coordinating the competent authorities to ensure information security.

Currently, FPT Telecom is the top 3 Internet service providers in Vietnam; top 1 in providing internet services in Cambodia and the first foreign telecommunications enterprise being received the license for implementing infrastructure development and providing telecommunication services in Myanmar.

As one of the pioneers in the transformation of optical infrastructure, in 2015, the growth of fiber subscribers of FPT Telecom reached an impressive figure of 1.900% which made the market share of optical fiber cable of FPT Telecom increase more than four times in comparison with 2014. That is a basis for boosting the superior development of technology, working skills, transmission, etc. in order to support FPT Telecom in creating a sustainable Internet atmosphere, approach the world trend in using Internet.

For more information about our products, please contact us at https://www.fpt.vn/, https://www.facebook.com/FptTelecom/, 18006000 and 19006600./.