Internet in Vietnam
The Internet in Vietnam (ccTLD: .vn) is growing rapidly. Between 2001 and 2005, the number of Internet users increased from 800,000 to 3 million. By 2007, Vietnam reported Internet penetration levels of 11.5 percent, rising to 22.4 percent in 2008 and 45.2% in 2010. By 2013, Vietnam officials reported Internet penetration levels of 75.2 percent, which is about 68 million users with Wifi signal can be found anywhere in every commercial and residential area.
History
A professor at the Australian National University, Rob Hurle, is considered to be the first person to connect Vietnam to the Internet. Hurle first presented his ideas about bringing Internet access to Vietnamese students studying in Australia. In 1991, Hurle took a modem to Vietnam to connect the country to global Internet.[1]
About 60% of Vietnam's internet traffic is through the Asia-America Gateway cable.[2] A larger Asia Pacific Gateway cable was deployed in 2016.[2]
Development
| Year | Users | Percentage (%) | Subscribers | Capacity (Bit/s) | Domestic Bandwidth (Bit/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 800.000 | ||||
| 2003 | 3.000.000 | 3.80 | 1,036 | ||
| 2006 | 9.000.000 | 17.67 | 7,000 | ||
| 12/2009 | 30.000.007 [3] | 24.47 | 53,659 | 68,760 | |
| 12/2010 | 36,784,035 [3] | - | |||
| 3/2012 | 50,100,000 | ||||
| Dec/2018 | 68,541,344[4] | 70.4%[4] |
Legal and regulatory frameworks
References
- ^ VNNIC (2013). Report on Vietnam Internet. version
- ^ a b https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/internet-remains-sluggish-in-vietnam-as-undersea-cable-repair-delayed-4109287.html
- ^ a b "Whitebook of Vietnamese IT 2011, Page 34" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ a b per ITU
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