Vung Tau offers free public WiFi

The Sai Gon Postel Corporation (SPT) has signed an agreement with the southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province People's Committee to offer free public WiFi internet in Vung Tau.

Initially, S-WiFi transceivers will be installed at Bai Truoc Beach and Hydrofoil Pier and outdoor leisure centres, cafes and restaurants to serve more than 1,000 users a day.

If the trials are successful, the free service will be expanded to the entire city as well as other places in the province.

Pre-paid subscribers urged to sign contracts

The Government of HCM City has urged prepaid mobile phone subscribers to sign contracts with service providers to prevent the continuing onslaught of spam messages.

In a letter sent to the Ministry of Information and Communications, the city's People's Committee said the difference between prepaid and postpaid subscribers was the method of payment only.

The city government suggested that the ministry ask pre-paid phone subscribers to sign contracts with enterprises for better management.

The city also suggested that the ministry officially restrict the number of messages that can be sent by one subscriber.

The city asked the ministry to request telecommunication enterprises to monitor SIMs (subscriber identity module) through computer software.

Viettel sells Mocha software to world

After launching in late April, Viettel's Mocha free messenger software has reached over one million users in Viet Nam.

Mocha, which will be launched on the international market, has attracted young clients thanks to applications such as voice stickers, deletion of sent text messages, listening to music with others, and money transfers.

In addition, Mocha users can send messages to Viettel subscribers who do not have Mocha software on their devices.

Mocha is available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms. Last weekend, the software was launched in Haiti and will soon appear in the US.

Mocha has been allowed to register in nearly 200 countries and territories.

BKAV opens first Bphone showroom

The BKAV Technology Corporation will open its first showroom for its Bphone in Ha Noi today.

The Bphone showroom is located inside Times City, where customers can test the Bphone models, including 16 Gb, 64 Gb and a 128 Gb gold-plated version.

High-quality earphones will be available to allow customers to listen to the Bphone audio quality.

On the occasion, BKAV Technology Corporation will still sell Bphones online every Thursday through website Bkav.com.vn/Bphone and Vala.vn.

In the coming time, other Bphone showrooms will be expanded nationwide, Vu Van Dung, deputy chairman of BKAV, said.

Bphone was officially launched in May, fully designed and made by BKAV Corporation.