Vietnam’s first trial 5G license granted to Viettel
Hanoi (VNA)
– The Ministry of Information and Communications has awarded the country’s
first trial 5G licence to Viettel, the largest telecommunications company in Vietnam.
The licence allows the military-run company to launch 5G
services in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on a trial basis, the ministry said.
The work aims to evaluate technical features and the ability to deploy
telecommunications infrastructure using the fifth generation (5G) mobile communications system - IMT 2020.
The company is not permitted to collect fees from its 5G
users during the trial period, which will end on Jan 21, 2020.
Last year marked a
milestone for Viettel when it founded cyber security and high-tech defence
industries and declared plans to embark on the fourth development stage with
the goal of going global and pioneering in the fourth industrial revolution.
Viettel has a significant presence in 12 countries and a customer base of more
than 85 million subscribers across Asia and Africa.
It has also invested in
research, manufacturing and successful commercialisation of strategic weapons,
high-tech military equipment and telecom network equipment.-VNA