Vietnam needs to avoid outdated technology in 4G-to-5G transition
Vietnam needs to avoid ineffective investment and outdated technology in the transition from 4G to 5G, Director of the Authority of Radio Frequency Management (ARFM) Doan Quang Hoan has said.
Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan speaks at the workshop on June 9 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam needs to avoid ineffectiveinvestment and outdated technology in the transition from 4G to 5G, Director ofthe Authority of Radio Frequency Management (ARFM) Doan Quang Hoan has said.
He made the remark at an international workshopin Hanoi on June 8 on spectrum management for mobile broadband and Internet ofThings (IoT). The event drew representatives of ministries, telecommunicationsbusinesses and radio frequency management agencies of Vietnam, France, Laos andMyanmar.
Minister of Information and CommunicationsTruong Minh Tuan said with nearly 130 million mobile phone subscriptions,Vietnam is considered to have high density of telecom services in the world. TheMoIC has recently licensed four telecom companies to provide 4G services, andthey have been swiftly preparing infrastructure for the services provision.
The MoIC will devise effective policies topromote the development of information technology and telecom infrastructure,especially for mobile broadband, he noted.
Telecom services revenue reached 365.5 trillionVND (16.1 billion USD) in 2016, a year-on-year increase of 7.5 percent.
In 2017, telecom carriers began to supply 4G LTEservices on the 1,800MHz band nationwide. The MoIC is preparing to auction the2.6 GHz band so that services providers can boost the speed of their 4Gnetwork.
ARFM Director Hoan said wireless broadband is aninevitable development trend of the telecom industry. The InternationalTelecommunication Union issued a recommendation on the vision of the 5G mobiletechnology and is expected to approve recommendations on technical requirementsfor 5G in October this year.
At the workshop, participants shared solutions tothe 5G technology and urged the early preparations for 5G use in terms ofpolicy and frequency spectrum.
According to the Next General Mobile Networks Alliance, 5G should be rolled outby 2020 to meet business and consumer demands. In addition to providing simplyfaster speeds, 5G networks are predicted to meet new use cases, such as theInternet of Things (internet connected devices) as well as broadcast-likeservices and lifeline communication in times of natural disasters.-VNA
Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan on October 28 handed a licence to provide 4G services to the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT).
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Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan speaks at the workshop on June 9 (Photo: VNA) 
