5G

Accelerating Vietnam’s journey towards 5G

April 15, 2024 | 13:57

5G remains on track to become the fastest-adopted mobile generation: 5G mobile subscriptions are forecast to have topped 1.6 billion at the end of 2023, and 5.3 billion by 2030. However, we are still early in the 5G cycle and only 28 per cent of 4G sites globally have been upgraded to 5G mid-band. Likewise, only 1.6b 5G subscribers, out of a total of 8.5b mobile subscriptions, enjoy the benefits of 5G.

New era opens for 5G commercialisation

April 15, 2024 | 13:00

The March auction of frequency bands for 5G marks an important milestone in the country’s 5G commercialisation. The auction of the B1 and C2 frequency band blocks was successful, while the C3 band was not, as not enough qualified businesses were interested.

5G network inches ever closer

April 09, 2024 | 08:43

Investment returns may be some way off for telecoms groups, despite taking on ownership of 5G frequency bands via auction.

Getting 5G off the ground this year

March 20, 2024 | 09:16

As Vietnam plans to commercialise 5G in 2024, necessary conditions must be in place to make it happen. Nguyen Phong Nha, deputy general director of the Authority of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications, discussed with VIR’s Thuy Long about the solutions to ensure success.

Sustainability for long-term value creation

March 20, 2024 | 09:06

Ericsson was founded on the belief that communication is a basic human need and with a vision to change people’s lives.

Vietnam, Ericsson enhance cooperation in digital infrastructure

March 14, 2024 | 17:12

Vietnam and Ericsson plan to strengthen cooperation in digital infrastructure.

Malaysia successfully tests first 5.5G technology in Southeast Asia

February 26, 2024 | 16:18

Maxis, one of the oldest and largest telecommunications companies in Malaysia, announced on February 23 that it and Chinese tech giant Huawei have successfully staged the first 5G-Advanced technology trial in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

How telecoms law facilitates commercialisation for 5G

January 12, 2024 | 14:39

One of the key objectives of the National Digital Transformation Programme towards 2025 is the widespread availability of 5G mobile network services. Consequently, facilitating the early commercialisation of 5G mobile networks is outlined as one of the tasks to establish this.