Viettel - First network operator in Vietnam to successfully deploy independent 5G network

Viettel becomes the first network operator in Vietnam to complete the deployment of 5G SA network in Vietnam.

Thus, in just over 3 months since the Ministry of Information and Communications granted a license to use frequencies for carriers to commercialize 5G networks, Viettel has become the first unit in Vietnam to successfully deploy an independent 5G network - 5G Standalone (SA).

Unlike the 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) network developed on the 4G network infrastructure, the 5G SA network is a more advanced and completely independent version that improves flexibility, scalability and provides many new services. Thus, Viettel's deployment of the 5G SA network promises to provide a variety of attractive services for both individual and business customers.

In order to deploy the 5G SA network, in addition to the network spending large costs to completely invest in the new core network system, the biggest challenge is the configuration to connect this system to radio devices when all must comply with the 5G standard. In the world, it usually takes 1 to 2 years for carriers to complete the construction of commercial 5G SA networks.

According to the GSA’s report, by the end of the first quarter of 2024, only 58 countries have successfully tested 5G SA networks out of a total of 175 commercial or 5G testing countries. The main reason is the difficulty and complexity of deploying 5G SA networks compared to 5G NSA.

With their efforts, Viettel engineers have successfully implemented and integrated important services such as data, voice on 5G networks, messages, etc. in a short time, making Viettel the first network operator in Vietnam to complete the deployment of 5G SA in Vietnam. Thus, after 5 years since announcing the first call on the NSA 5G network in May 2019, Viettel once again affirms its pioneering mission of technology in deploying the latest and most advanced technologies in the world to customers in Vietnam.

Currently, Viettel is continuing to closely coordinate with large and popular smartphone brands in the Vietnamese market such as: Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo... to upgrade commercial firmware for smartphone devices that support 5G SA network with the goal of providing the most current 5G network to customers right at the time of opening.