MobiFone, Viettel, Vinaphone, and other telecom companies are eyeing the chance to win the MIC’s license to roll out 4G services on the 2.6GHz bandwidth.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT)’s branch in Ho Chi Minh City has proposed to pilot the fifth generation (5G) technology from September 2019 to May 2020.

Vietnam’s telecommunication market is becoming more attractive to foreign investors as it has returned to the growth path in the first half of 2019 after a long period of saturation.

Nearly 107,000 out of 164,871 or 70.7 percent of mobile service subscribers that registered to change their networks performed the procedures successfully and retained their numbers from July 1-28.

iPhone users have complained that iOS 13 beta on their phone sets sometimes interferes with incoming calls.

More than 1.85 million prepaid mobile subscribers were deactivated in the first six months of the year as they were improperly registered, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) on June 26 officially launched the Viettel Digital Services Corporation (VDS), its 8th subsidiary company.

Viettel have decided to allow supporters in for free till the end of the season.

New entrants will face certain obstacles given the changes in Vietnam's telecoms market, though interest from foreign investors remains.

Three major mobile carriers in Vietnam have recently announced information of cooperation plans with foreign partners in the roadmap of 5G implementation but no one has mentioned Huawei.

Viettel Post, the delivery arm of Viettel Group, has developed ride-hailing app MyGo for car, motorbike, delivery and transport services.

Mytel, Viettel’s mobile company in Myanmar, has become the third largest telecommunication operator in the country after nearly a year of operations.

Vietnam, listed among the easy-to-conquer markets for Huawei, has also become tougher amid calls for boycott of Huawei all over the world.

Telecom provider Viettel last week installed its first trial 5G service base-transceiver station (BTS) in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Leading technology firms in Vietnam have gathered resources on AI research and development over the last two years and have gained initial results.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite advice against the early deployment of 5G, the government of Vietnam and the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) have taken the first steps toward 5G.

VietNamNet Bridge - About 70 million people subscribe to 2G in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC).

D. Tuan in Hanoi went to a post office recently to have his subscription switched from MobiFone to Viettel. After paying the fee of VND50,000, Tuan was told that he would be able to use the simcard provided by Viettel. 

At least one Vietnamese technology firm is making preparation for the deployment of 5G after the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) said a license for testing 5G would be granted in 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though 4G service quality cannot satisfy customers, Vietnam is proceeding towards 5G.