21:14' 13/04/2008 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese visitors to the lift-off site of the first Vietnamese telecoms satellite, Vinasat 1, in French Guyana will have full access to VinaPhone mobile services from April 10.
According to Vinaphone, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the roaming services will also be provided to its subscribers in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica through cooperation with France ’s Orange Caraibe mobile phone network.
Since 1999, the State-owned Vinaphone has coordinated with 180 partners to provide roaming services in nearly 80 countries worldwide.
The VNPT’s Vinasat 1 managing board announced the first satellite of Vietnam will be launched into the orbit at Kourou spaceport, French Guyana, on April 19.
The 200 million USD satellite is capable of handling more than 10,000 telephone, internet and data transmission channels or about 120 television channels with coverage reaching Vietnam , Laos , India , Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It has a lifespan of 15 years.
The lift-off of Vinasat 1 will help improve the country’s telecom network and save around 15 million USD per year from hiring satellites.
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