Seminar discusses development of 5G chipsets, network devices
Experts from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and leading IT and telecoms firms shared experience and discussed possibility of cooperation in manufacturing 5G chipsets and network infrastructure devices, during a seminar in Hanoi on October 30.
A seminar on solutions to develop 5G chipsets and network infrastructure devices in Vietnam is held in Hanoi on October 30. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Experts from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) andleading IT and telecoms firmsshared experience and discussed possibility of cooperation in manufacturing 5G chipsets and network infrastructure devices, during a seminar in Hanoi on October 30.
The seminarwas chaired by Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam.
In early 2019,Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the development of domestic technologyfirms and made-in-Vietnam technologies and products, Tam said.
ResolutionNo.52-NQ/TW recently issued by the Politburo and the draft of Vietnam’ssocio-economic development strategy towards 2030 emphasise the significance ofexpanding tech companies which are vital to helping Vietnam escape the middle income trap and foster a developed and independent economy, he said.
The Party andState have adopted various incentives to facilitate R&D for hi-tech products, particularly 5G chipsets and network infrastructure devices, theofficial noted, adding that major IT and telecoms in Vietnam have started developing 5G technology.
He also called on participating firms toactively join hands todevelop 5G chipsets anddevices in Vietnam.
At the seminar,representatives from participating companies talked about their challenges inresearching and developing new technologies as well as their current and future5G projects.
Tao Duc Thang,Deputy Director General of the telecom group Viettel, said it has been developing 5G technology and 5G networkinfrastructure devices – like base-transceiver stations, core networks and terminal equipment – since 2015. Thegroup plans to complete manufacturing the first version of its 5G stations and network next yearbefore it goes into commercialoperation in 2021, he said.
Arepresentative from the VinSmart Research and Manufacture JSC said the firm aimsto spend about 200 billion VND (8.66 million USD) on building a laboratory todevelop 5G network devices. In 2021, the company will invest 90 million USD todevelop 5G products and 5G smartphones.
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A seminar on solutions to develop 5G chipsets and network infrastructure devices in Vietnam is held in Hanoi on October 30. (Photo: VNA)
