Starlink enters Vietnam: High costs, niche market
Economy 17:25 02/03/2026Licensed in mid-February to provide satellite Internet services in Vietnam, Starlink Services Vietnam Co., Ltd., the Vietnam unit of the U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), is expected to help enhance connectivity in remote and hard-to-reach areas, but its relatively high equipment and subscription costs might position the services as a premium, niche option rather than a mass-market alternative to the country’s affordable fiber-optic broadband.
Starlink satellite Internet services near final approval in Vietnam
Economy 17:03 02/12/2025Starlink satellite Internet services, offered by U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), is in the final stage of regulatory assessment and may soon receive official approval to operate in Vietnam, Nguyen Anh Cuong, deputy head of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority under the Ministry of Science and Technology, said at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on Monday.
