Vietnamese telecom giant Viettel Group was honoured in various categories at the 2019 International Business Awards – IBA Stevie Awards at a ceremony held in Vienna on October 19, 2019. The awards were presented to both Viettel’s domestic and foreign subsidiaries.
Viettel Burundi South Africa, a subsidiary of the Viettel Group, in the Republic of Burundi, was presented with a Gold Stevie Award in the category of Fastest Growing Company of the Year in the Middle East and Africa. ViettelPay of the Viettel Digital Services Corporation won in the category of Best New Product or Service of the Year (Financial Services). Meanwhile, Viettel Myanmar’s (Mytel) Shake the Amazing campaign won in the category of Mobile Marketing Campaign of the Year. The campaign has helped Mytel to reach 2 million mobile subscribers after just one month of launch. In addition, Viettel Post Joint Stock Corporation in Hanoi won in the category of Company of the Year, Transportation (Large Size). The company’s communication department was presented with the award for Communications Department of the Year. The launch of Mytel won the company the Communications or PR Campaign of the Year award (New Product or Service Launch). The Ti5 product of Bitel, a subsidiary of the Viettel Group in Peru, was given the award for Best New Product or Service of the Year, Telecommunications (Product).
The Stevie Awards, which are the world’s premier business awards, were started in 2002 to honour and generate public recognition for the achievements and positive contributions of organisations and working professionals worldwide.
