Respectively, telecom firms have to fire their employees. People send fewer of traditional SMS and make fewer phone calls. Telecom service providers have been suffering large losses in profits lately. These days Wi-Fi and 3G Internet can be found almost anywhere, so no wonder that users prefer free chat apps to mobile operators they have to pay to. Telecommunications firms have long objected against messaging apps. From now on Viber headquarters will be moved to the Philippines. Nguyen Dang Quynh Anh explained this move as the part of the new strategy being implemented in the region. The other day Viber’s official representative in Vietnam Ms. Others simply believe that the Vietnamese market has lost its attractiveness for Viber and it’s no longer a good source of income. Some experts believe that this is caused by disputes with the local telecom service providers. Last week Viber made an official statement saying that they are closing their Vietnam office. The world famous chat app has announced its intention to close its regional rep office in Vietnam. Either the Russian Telegram’sservers in the East Asia were attacked with DDoS, or the British government announced a new law draft, which will oblige messenger teams to disclose personal user data at the first demand of government agencies. Besides, the fact that companies that produce messenger apps manage to make a profit disturbs certain people’s rest.īreaking news has been appearing for almost every week lately. The fact that users can exchange data in a free and secure way is not okay with large businesses, law enforcement agencies and governments of many countries. All the government can do is slow it down, which will be among the stupidest things it could do.Pressure on messaging apps is increasing every day. Furthermore, there's NOTHING that can stop it.
Long story short: the Vietnamese are catching up and advancing very rapidly into modern technology. I don't know of a single family Vietnamese without a home computer or a laptop whereas it was a luxury for the rich just a few years ago. Now it's in their hand and can be accessed pretty much anywhere in the country. Not long ago, the Internet was available only through internet cafe's for most Vietnamese. The current mindset that you mention (text/calling) is only temporary in my opinion. Therefore, the restrictions are useless and enforcement is futile. What Vietnam's government and the telco companies need to understand is they have to look beyond their nose and look towards the future, which is ironic considering the telco companies have been the tip of the spear in getting Vietnam immersed into the Internet.Īs you mentioned, the Vietnamese people will find a way to get around the restrictions.
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