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Vietnam is planning to start completely switching off the 2G network from December 2023 to make room for more modern telecommunication technologies to develop.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) has announced that it has become the enterprise with the most awards at the 2023 IT World Awards.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Vietnam National Innovation Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) in Hanoi on March 4.

The Viettel (Cambodia) Pte. Ltd (Metfone), an affiliate of Vietnam’s Viettel Group in Cambodia, marked its 14th founding anniversary on February 19.

Viettel is the most valuable telecoms brand in Southeast Asia and the 17th in the world, according to the latest Brand Finance Global 500.

Since the introduction of the internet 25 years ago, Vietnam has become a telecoms powerhouse and stayed abreast of other countries in the region and the world.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung had a working session with Cambodian Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth in Phnom Penh on November 8, seeking ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of post, telecommunications, and digital transformation.

Singapore has become one of the first countries in the world to be fully covered with standalone 5G after its largest telecoms service provider Singtel has blanketed 95% of outdoor locations here with 5G signals, three years ahead of the end-2025 target.

Cloud computing services, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G technology, fixed broadband internet, and blockchain technology are expected to lead the information technology and telecommunications sector in the time ahead, according to a recent survey.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung expressed his hope for stronger partnerships between Qualcomm Incorporated and technology companies of Vietnam, while receiving an executive of the US firm in Washington D.C. on May 12.

MB Cambodia and the Viettel (Cambodia) Pte., Ltd (Metfone), two Vietnamese-invested firms, on May 4 signed a special credit package contract for 2022 to upgrade the telecoms network in Cambodia.

The brand value of Military Industry-Telecoms Group (Viettel) reached 8.758 billion USD, moving up a total of 99 places to reach the 227th position in the 2022 list of the world’s 500 most valuable brands.

The January consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City inched up 0.25 percent month on month and 1.42 percent year on year, the municipal Statistics Office reported.

In 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, people had to switch to online learning, working and entertainment, and the demand for the Internet also increased, thus creating an opportunity to develop the telecommunications industry, but also posing many challenges for domestic fixed and mobile broadband subscription providers.

Colonel Tao Duc Thang has been appointed as Chairman and General Director of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) in accordance with a Decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on December 25.

Online teaching and studying via the Internet and television were being carried out in 40 centrally-run cities and provinces nationwide as of October 8 due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

The Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC), in collaboration with NetNam JSC, has piloted two i-Speed Internet speed measuring stations in Singapore and Hong Kong (China) since September 5.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has contributed 25 billion VND (1.09 million USD) to a programme aimed to provide computers and telecommunications services for students and pupils with difficult circumstances, especially those living in COVID-19 pandemic-hit areas.

Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City in cooperation with Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) on September 10 launched a multi-channel switchboard 19001175 to serve officers, soldiers and people in HCM City and other localities in providing support for COVID-19 patients and information in other areas.

Telecoms operators still have not cut charges for SMS services in banking, even though the banks have proposed reductions several times