AT&T named a new executive to be in charge of its efforts in Vietnam, which doesn't sound like huge news, but it comes out a time when foreign governments and foreign telecom firms alike are taking a closer look at this country.
NTT DoCoMo established an office in Vietnam recently to do just that, and the U.S. government co-hosted an IT and communications trade event there last week. It sounds like we'll hear more from telecom carriers and vendors interested in doing business in Vietnam in some way.
For more:
- Here's the press release from AT&T
- And a story from Thanh Nien News