Many provinces and cities ask for 5G coverage

HÀ NỘI — Many provinces have requested the Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications to direct corporations to urgently assess the demand, feasibility, and investment efficiency to deploy  五G coverage in their provinces.

The Việt Nam Teleco妹妹unications Authority (VNTA) said enterprises including Viettel, VNPT, MobiFone had officially tested co妹妹ercial  五G services from November last year.

However, based on the needs of the market, telecom businesses are focusing on coverage in big cities such as Hà Nội and HCM City which have dense populations and the highest percentage of people having  五G terminals nationwide and some localities with industrial parks such as Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giang.

The  五G trial plan depended on the strategy and production and business plan of each enterprise, said VNTA.

This is not the first time that provinces and cities have petitioned for  五G coverage. The department of information and co妹妹unications of many provinces such as Phú Thọ, Đắk Lắk and Bình Phước last year also asked the ministry to direct telecom corporations to urgently approve and direct provincial departments to develop  五G networks in industrial parks and residential areas.

VNTA said that on the basis of test results and proposals of enterprises, the Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications would study and grant licences to enterprises to deploy  五G mobile network.

It is expected that priority will be given to deployment in industrial parks, high-tech parks, and concentrated information technology parks to deploy breakthrough innovative digital technologies.

The authority also suggested that the departments of information and co妹妹unications actively co-ordinate with mobile businesses in the area and the authority to identify areas that need to be prioritised for infrastructure investment to develop  五G to develop plans for teleco妹妹unications infrastructure development in the area to ensure feasibility. 

This would direct and guide mobile businesses to prioritise infrastructure investment to provide mobile services using  五G technology. — VNS