Vietnam on track to turn off 2G service, develop 5G: Official

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Vietnam is on track to turn off 2G mobile signals and develop the 5G network, said Nguyen Phong Nha, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority under the Ministry of Information and Communications. Speaking at the ministry’s regular press briefing on May 13, Nhã said that the ministry officially licenced the deployment of 5G service on April 11, 2024. Two telecommunication service providers — Viettel and VNPT — have got business licences and permissions to use the 5G band. To officially provide the service nationwide, the service providers must invest in 5G telecommunications network infrastructure.

Source: Vietnam News Agency