Nokia mentioned that the 5G venture with Viettel will cowl 22 provinces throughout the nation
Finnish vendor Nokia introduced that it has signed a brand new business take care of Vietnamese state-run telco Viettel Group to deploy 5G tools for the primary time nationwide in Vietnam.
In a launch, the seller said that the brand new contract will result in the deployment of 5G for the primary time at a nationwide degree in Vietnam.
The 5G venture will cowl 22 provinces throughout the nation and assist Viettel’s technique of advancing 5G infrastructure and digital transformation, Nokia mentioned.
Beneath the phrases of the deal, Nokia will even modernize Viettel’s 4G infrastructure. The deployment is predicted to start this yr.
The contract stipulates that Nokia will provide tools from its 5G AirScale portfolio for the primary time in Vietnam. This contains Nokia’s next-generation AirScale baseband options, Huge MIMO radios, and distant radio head merchandise. The Nordic vendor famous that the deal additionally marks the primary 5G community in Vietnam the place the deployed merchandise have additionally been domestically manufactured.
Tommi Uitto, president of cellular networks at Nokia, mentioned: “Nokia is proud to be Viettel Group’s principal associate on this crucial digital transformation venture that can lay the foundations for Vietnam’s future competitiveness. Nokia has been part of Vietnam’s development over the previous three a long time, and this initiative of enhancing native know-how manufacturing continues to strengthen our bond with the nation.”
In August, Viettel mentioned it has efficiently examined a 5G Standalone (5G SA) community, changing into the primary home operator in Vietnam to take action after receiving a 5G frequency license from the Ministry of Info and Communications.
Viettel famous this standalone 5G community take a look at was a “main step” in direction of its anticipated business deployment this yr.
Viettel had additionally indicated that it’s collaborating with key smartphone producers within the Vietnamese market to replace business firmware for units supporting 5G SA.
In 2019, Viettel claimed to be the primary operator in Vietnam to conduct a profitable name on a 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) community.
Rival operators VNPT and MobiFone had additionally secured 5G frequencies for a future launch of 5G companies.
