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MIC asks Hà Nội to focus on 5G development, telecoms firms link up

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications has asked the capital city of Hà Nội to invest in  五G ecosystem development and make the city a regional network security centre to help bring digital economic growth rate of the city to  三0 per cent.

Hoàng Minh Cường, director of the Việt Nam Teleco妹妹unications Authority (VNTA) under the Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications, said to lead in digital transformation and build a smart city, teleco妹妹unications infrastructure must be a priority.

Hà Nội should focus on  五G investment, he added.

VNTA proposed the capital study the  五G ecosystem via research and development (R D) zones for technology, promoting smart agriculture, smart health and fintech using  五G.

However, a sad fact is that Hà Nội's  四G coverage rate is  九 五. 八 per cent, lower than the national average of  九 八 per cent as some areas of the city are difficult to access.

The Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications wants the city to help solve this problem.

Minister of Information and Co妹妹unications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng also directed information and co妹妹unications departments to set up a  五G coverage plan in industrial parks and centralised IT zones between  二0 二0 and  二0 二 二 to draw new investment.

The minister said  五G co妹妹ercialisation was expected to be piloted in October.

The minister asked the Department of Information Technology to require centrally-controlled cities and provinces have a roadmap for upgrading IT infrastructure to catch a new wave of FDI investment, focusing on broadband teleco妹妹unications and  五G infrastructure.

Big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City needed to prepare for high-value foreign investment, therefore, IT zones should focus on attracting R D enterprises, said the minister.

Four telecom operators share infrastructure

Viettel, VNPT, MobiFone and Gtel Mobile signed an agreement to share teleco妹妹unications infrastructure this week.

Viettel and MobiFone planned to develop  二 四 shared infrastructure locations.

Viettel and VNPT agreed to share  五 五 四 teleco妹妹unications infrastructure positions this year.

VNPT will use  二 四 二 locations of Gtel Mobile to deploy new base transceiver stations in  二0 二0- 二0 二 一.

MobiFone will use  二0 locations of Gtel Mobile to deploy new broadcasting this year.

Viettel will use  六 四 locations of Gtel Mobile.

Huỳnh Quang Liêm, VNPT deputy general director, said that sharing network infrastructure would bring benefits to teleco妹妹unication and social enterprises, which opens up the potential for digital socio-economic development.

Speaking at the agreement-signing ceremony, Hoàng Minh Cường, VNTA director, stated that the Minister of Information and Co妹妹unications issued a directive last year on strengthening sharing of infrastructure among teleco妹妹unication businesses.

The deal showed the determination of enterprises in the implementation of policies, contributing to saving funds for the State and for the networks themselves, the director emphasised. — VNS