KDDI Corp, in collaboration with Waseda University and the Ha Tinh community, success in experiment on Tele-medicine Applications Using

Broadband Wireless LAN System in Rural Areas in Vietnam

 On the purpose to exchange and improve the capability in healthcare and education system by using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in order to narrow the “Digital Divide” in developing countries, KDDI Corporation, Waseda University and the Hatinh community has carried out the project (supported by Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)) - Experiments on X-ray image transmission, video transmission and exchange of electronic medical document using broadband wireless LAN, implemented from June 2003 to February 2004.

The Experiment has been deployed in 3 sites of Hatinh Province, Hatinh General Hospital (HGH), Cam Xuyen Hospital (CXH) and Hatinh Medical College (HMC), in which the X-ray Image Transmission, Video Transmission applications have been implemented successfully.

Internet Telephone Service Start

The Ministry of Post and Telematics (MPT) has signed a decision permitting four firms, Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT), Sai Gon Post and Telecommunications Joint Stock (SPT), the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT) and Once Connection Inc (OCI) to provide Internet telephony services as of August 28.

According to the decision, the four above businesses can provide Internet Phone service in Vietnam, at a floor charge of VND1,400/minute.

VNPT will launch its Fone-VNN service as of September. Initially, the corporation will offer a pre-paid option for two services, PC to PC and PC to phone, facilitating both incoming and outgoing calls. Pre-paid cards will be issued for values of VND50,000, VND100,000, VND200,000, VND300,000 and VND500,000.

SPT has provided similar services since August 29. The company will also issue around 50,000 pre-paid cards, with the same values as those issued by VNPT. It will then offer account based services, as well as USB phone.