The initial deployment phase will connect 10,000 households and businesses in eight of the country’s largest cities and provinces. Nokia will provide optical access nodes for VNPT’s switchboards and optical modems to connect end-user homes.

Broadband fiber optic technology is being rapidly deployed in Vietnam. In September 2021, the Ministry of Information and Communications launched the National Digital Transformation Program. including the goal of fiber optic internet infrastructure connecting 80% of households and 100% of communes by 2025.

VNPT engineers test VinaPhone 5G network.

According to the information report on Vietnamese telecommunications network operators by Global Data implementation , VNPT is leading the market with 39.5% market share by 2022. Along with home internet services, VNPT also provides mobile and pay TV services. The move to multi-Gigabit network infrastructure will help VNPT differentiate its services and maintain its leading position.

With this new technology, VNPT can provide customers with full speed options up to 10 Gb/s on existing infrastructure without having to install new fiber optic cables.

Mr. Dang Anh Son, General Director of VNPT-Net, said: "This project is our first step towards providing high-end FTTx services, meeting the higher demand for bandwidth and service quality of residential and business customers with the latest generation XGS-PON solution. Next, VNPT will cooperate with Nokia to deploy a cloud-based network management system for the XGS-PON system and improve the quality of customer experience through digital transformation solutions."

Mr. Rubén Morón Flores, Head of Vietnam Market at Nokia shared: "We are proud to be selected by VNPT as a solution provider for an important event that brings 10 Gb/s broadband to Vietnam for the first time. The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is also the world's largest broadband fiber optic cable market. Our multi-Gigabit passive optical network (PON) solution achieves impressive flexibility and scale. Vietnam has many ambitious goals and we are delighted to contribute to the process of realizing those goals".

In 2023, VNPT and Nokia signed a cooperation agreement on 5G private radio networks and solutions for smart ports and smart airports. Under this agreement, the two sides agreed to share a strategic vision on network development and business opportunities from LTE/5G private radio networks and solutions for smart ports and smart airports. New products, innovations, technologies, information on application cases that benefit airport and seaport operators have been successfully deployed, and a joint working group has been established to coordinate in preparing to participate in potential projects in Vietnam such as international airports.

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