Optimizing 5G network structure throughout Ho Chi Minh City
At the online exchange, many readers were interested in 5G coverage in Ho Chi Minh City. Reader Lee (0904026..., Ban Co ward, Ho Chi Minh City) asked: "Which areas does VinaPhone currently cover with 5G in Ho Chi Minh City?".
Mr. Tran Lam Thinh, Deputy Director of VNPT HCMC, said that VNPT currently covers many important locations and prioritizes investment efficiency and customer experience in HCMC. It is expected that by the end of 2025, this number will be 3,000 stations with 3 million subscribers.
“VNPT has clear criteria in planning, investing, exploiting, and optimizing broadcasting stations,” Mr. Tran Lam Thinh replied when reader Nguyen Thi Chau Pha (Binh Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) asked, “How many more 5G stations will VinaPhone deploy to cover the entire area of Ho Chi Minh City?”
Reader Le Tung (0702417...) raised a question related to 5G infrastructure when Ho Chi Minh City merges with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces. Mr. Tran Lam Thinh informed: Regarding telecommunications infrastructure, including terrestrial mobile network infrastructure and fixed broadband infrastructure..., the difference is not large, because in recent years, all three localities are key socio -economic development areas of the country, always receiving attention from VNPT for investment and appropriate infrastructure development. From now until the end of 2025, VNPT will focus on reviewing the overall and optimizing the network structure throughout Ho Chi Minh City, ensuring data connectivity, synchronizing infrastructure architecture, aiming to build a unified network system, well meeting the city's digital transformation requirements.
Reader Xuan Ha (xuanha567... @gmail.com) wondered: "With the formation of new megacities, how will the 5G frequency and network resource allocation mechanism be adjusted to suit the scale, population density and increased usage needs?".
Mr. Tran Lam Thinh replied: In the process of developing the wireless network from 2G, 3G, 4G in the past and 5G today, VNPT has had a set of standards and principles to help effectively exploit frequency resources and network resources. Accordingly, depending on the characteristics of the population and traffic demand, when designing annual network development plans, VNPT always considers adjusting and arranging the allocation of service resources according to a number of main criteria: number of users, connection distance, user service needs, etc.
Focus on application strategy
Reader Ngoc Hoa ([email protected]) asked a representative of the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City: "Ho Chi Minh City is currently large and many areas need to be connected. So does the department have any plans to ensure 5G infrastructure in these places?"
Mr. Nguyen Trinh Dinh Hoa, Head of the Post and Telecommunications Department, Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City, said: The new Ho Chi Minh City has officially been operating since July 1, 2025. The Department of Science and Technology will organize a comprehensive review of the 5G network infrastructure in this area as soon as possible to fully assess the current situation and propose appropriate solutions to promote the development of 5G infrastructure, ensuring ahead of schedule completion of the 5G coverage target for the entire Ho Chi Minh City area. It is expected that in the third quarter of 2025, the Department of Science and Technology will submit to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee for approval of the 5G infrastructure development plan for the period of 2025-2027, aiming to cover more than 90% of the Ho Chi Minh City area with 5G, of which 100% will be in high-tech parks, industrial parks, export processing zones, administrative centers and densely populated areas.
Mr. Nguyen Trinh Dinh Hoa stated the reality: Currently, telecommunications enterprises are facing some difficulties and obstacles in the process of developing 5G mobile information stations in rural areas and mangrove areas, specifically the installation of BTS stations on agricultural land, forest land... and in the use of land combining agricultural multi-purpose with the construction of telecommunications works. However, this content has been guided in the Telecommunications Law, the Land Law and Decree No. 102/2024/ND-CP dated July 30, 2024 detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Land Law. The Department will coordinate with relevant units to promptly guide and implement this content.
Reader Phan Van Huy ([email protected]) asked: "How will the cooperation with 5G service providers to develop 5G applications in high-tech parks, concentrated information technology parks or industrial parks be implemented?"
Mr. Nguyen Trinh Dinh Hoa informed that the city has issued Action Plan No. 459-KH/TU and No. 4354/KH-UBND, which set the goal of completing the deployment of 5G network coverage to 100% of the city's population. The Department of Science and Technology has been coordinating with telecommunications enterprises to deploy and initially achieved some results: Ho Chi Minh City (before July 1, 2025) has developed 2,613 5G BTS stations - accounting for more than 20% of the total number of 5G BTS stations nationwide, meeting more than 40% of the 5G coverage needs of the city's residents. The speed of providing internet access services via 5G network reaches 300-400Mbps compared to the prescribed speed of more than 100Mbps. High-tech zones, concentrated information technology zones, industrial zones, export processing zones, etc. have all been prioritized by telecommunications enterprises to develop high-speed 5G network infrastructure as well as high-speed and ultra-high-speed broadband transmission fiber optic infrastructure of more than 1Gbps.
Ready to apply 5G solutions
Reader Vo Van Mon (An Dong Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) asked: "What plans does the Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Center have to utilize 5G technology in developing AI, IoT and big data applications, especially in areas such as smart transportation, digital healthcare and digital education?"
Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Center, replied: In the coming time, to effectively deploy the above applications, especially in areas such as smart transportation, digital healthcare and digital education, it is impossible not to apply on the 5G platform. Therefore, this is a necessary requirement that the center sets for product suppliers right from the design stage. For deployed products, the center will coordinate with the research agencies to propose solutions to upgrade and improve products to make the most of 5G technology.
“How does the Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Center plan to coordinate with telecommunications enterprises to promote the development of a digital service ecosystem based on the 5G network?” is the question of reader Le Hoang Tuan (Cho Lon ward, Ho Chi Minh City).
Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung shared: Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Center always wishes to accompany and is ready to receive new solutions and products on the 5G platform in the pilot phase to evaluate and propose applications in the city to enrich and diversify digital products and services to serve people and businesses...
Answering the question "How will the Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Center support wards and communes to take advantage of 5G technology in management, operation and connecting digital government to neighborhoods and hamlets?" by reader Quang Huy ([email protected]), Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung said that the center will coordinate and advise wards and communes in building and deploying digital infrastructure systems and network infrastructure to meet the requirements for smooth operation of applications from July 1, 2025. In addition to the fiber optic network infrastructure, the center will coordinate with experts and consulting units to build a modern, convenient and safe wireless mobile network model. In the coming time, the center will deploy an application to support, manage and operate wards, communes, neighborhoods and hamlets. This application will be built and deployed on the 5G technology platform. In addition, the center hopes to have cooperation and support from wards and communes in the process of operating and implementing digital transformation to effectively implement the digital transformation goal in Ho Chi Minh City.
5G is the key infrastructure for developing smart industry
According to the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City, in its comprehensive digital transformation strategy, Ho Chi Minh City identifies 5G technology as a key infrastructure for developing smart industry, improving production efficiency and optimizing logistics chains. As the economic, industrial and logistics center of the country, Ho Chi Minh City is implementing a series of specific solutions to take advantage of 5G to innovate the growth model, attract investment and lead the wave of Industry 4.0.
Priority solutions for 5G development in Ho Chi Minh City: Developing specialized 5G network infrastructure in industrial and logistics zones by prioritizing the deployment of private 5G networks in key industrial zones; Forming smart factory models, applying 5G to connect industrial robots, production lines, IoT sensors and operating systems; Modernizing seaports and logistics centers with 5G by promoting 5G applications at seaports (Cat Lai, SP-ITC, Hiep Phuoc) and logistics centers to remotely control loading and unloading equipment, cranes and forklifts, etc.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/5g-thuc-day-doi-song-so-post802215.html
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