Illustrative photo (Source: baodautu.vn) Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Information andCommunications Pham Duc Long stated following the development of informationtechnology, telecommunications infrastructure is now transforming into digitalinfrastructure.
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has set out a goal that Vietnam needs to masterbroadband infrastructure, 5G equipment infrastructure, and made-in-Vietnamtechnology platforms, Long said.
Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) According to statistics of the MIC's Authority ofTelecommunications, in 2021, Vietnam had 70.9 million mobile broadband subscribers,accounting for 57.23 percent of total mobile subscribers and representing anincrease of more than 4 percent compared to 2020.
In 2022, the authority targets 100 percent of adults owninga smart phone; 75 percent of households installing fiber optic internet; and 85-percentmobile broadband subscribers per 100 people.
At the summit, experts exchanged and shared methods for management,investment, product development and doing business on high-techtelecommunications platforms.
The event was co-organised by the International Data Group(IDG) in Vietnam and the Radio and Electronics Association of Vietnam.
The organisers took the occasion to honour outstanding mobile broadband, internet, and cloud computing service providers in Vietnam in 2022./.
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