Vietnamese Viettel has introduced a 5G chipset designed and made by Viettel engineers that can conduct 1 trillion calculation operations per second, satisfying the general standards for 5G.

The 2024 updated White List, with authenticated content used for advertisements, has been released by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC). It recommends 3,000 accounts, content channels, pages, and community groups.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has proposed that foreign businesses which want to provide domestic satellite telecommunications services must have a gateway station located in Vietnam.

5G mobile connections will constitute nearly 99 percent of total mobile connections in Vietnam by 2030, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

MK Group has acquired several companies with equipment and technology related to the defence industry as a part of its plan to join the field.

Vietnam will begin blocking signals for non-compliant 2G mobile phones as part of its broader plan to fully phase out the 2G service this year, according to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VTA).

These technology parks in the three major cities will give priority to the development of IT services and products with a high added value.

It aims to establish the groundwork for a digital government, foster a thriving digital economy, and cultivate a connected digital society.

The number of users in Vietnam targeted by local threats significantly decreased between 2020 and 2023, according to Kaspersky Security Network.

The vice president and general manager of Ciena's international business, Jamie Jefferies, has made many recommendations for Vietnam in 5G development.

The number of voice calls and messages is falling, while the number of video calls and messages via apps is increasing.

DrAid™ CT Liver Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment (D&T), which uses AI, will allow liver cancer patients to receive radical treatment thanks to early detection of the disease with no lesions missed, according to Truong Quoc Hung, CEO of VinBrain.

Developing a large language model (LLM) AI in the Vietnamese language will require huge resources.

While 2023 saw the increased use of generative AI, 2024 will witness the boom of apps from AI (artificial intelligence).

LLMs (large language models) in the Vietnamese language will promote the development of Vietnamese virtual assistants, and at the same time help store and promote data value.

Vietnam aims to handle all administrative procedure applications online by 2030, according to the freshly approved National Data Strategy.

In his analysis about AI’s possible impact on the Vietnamese labor market, Jung Woo Han from RMIT University commented that Vietnamese businesses remain unaware of how AI can create specific values in daily work.

CEO Nguyen Van Khoa said many of FPT’s goals were once described as too ambitious, but in the end they were attainable. The US$1 billion worth of revenue from IT services from overseas markets is one of them.

Double-extortion ransomware attacks are likely to be a major cyberattack trend this year. Experts have recommended vigilance over this type of malware during the Tet holiday and afterward.

The top news in the tech sector: VN received four digital awards at the ASEAN Digital Awards 2024, and the US plans to pour capital into the semiconductor industry in Vietnam.