Telecoms service providers in Vietnam are investing in 4G and 5G mobile phone connectivity infrastructure at the same time.

Vietnam's 4G mobile network coverage now reaches 99% of the population, bringing the country close to the level of developed nations, which is at 99.4%, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung affirmed at a Q&A session as part of the 15th National Assembly’s ongoing 8th sitting on November 12.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group officially launched the 5G network on October 15, becoming the first to officially provide this service in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is poised to pioneer researching 6G to help the country apply this technology at an early date.

As the 2G mobile network is about to be turned off nationwide on September 15, the northern province of Quang Ninh is augmenting efforts to assist locals to switch to 4G services and phones.

More than 11 million 2G-only mobile subscribers will be turned off with the deadline being September 16.

As many as 15 million subscribers currently using 2G will have to convert to 4G.

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

Representatives of the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications and the Authority of Radio Frequency Management under the Ministry of Information and Communications joined a field trip to inspect communication security serving SEA Games 31 at My Dinh Stadium, according to the Organising Committee for SEA Games 31.

Internet infrastructure in the country is set to receive considerable investment in 2022 to meet users’ growing demand, according to the Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper.

Vietnam ranked 55th in digital transformation with 41 points in Huawei's Global Connectivity Index (GCI 2020).

The production and import of phones using 2G and 3G technology will stop from the beginning of July, according to a new circular from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

Vietnam needs to accelerate the digitalisation of its economy and make the most of its full potential and strengths to promote global competitiveness, according to an economic expert from AlphaBeta Consulting.

Military-run telecom group Viettel has been honoured as the fastest mobile network in Vietnam in the first half of this year.

The acceptance of transition in multinational firms' production chain could turn Vietnam into a leading centre in the region for manufacturing telecommunication and IT devices, and those using IoT.

The VIetnam ICT Press Club recently announced the top 10 ICT events in 2017. This is the result voted for by more than 50 journalists in the information technology sector, from some 40 media agencies nationwide.

Over 20 years of development, the Internet in Vietnam has made impressive advances, permeating into every part of daily life and changing people’s habits.

Vietnam’s leading communication service provider Viettel Group opened an exhibition in HCM City on October 14 to display its achievements and preparation for the 4.0 industrial revolution.

Military-run telecom group Viettel has recorded a pre-tax profit of 1 trillion VND (41.2 million USD) from its overseas investments in the first half of 2017, a 156 percent year-on-year increase.