Viettel was ranked third for overall mobile performance with a score of 82.56 just behind UAE’s e& (88.05) and Quatar’s Ooredoo (87.05) and ahead of Singapore’s Singtel (82.53).

Vinaphone took second in 5G speed with a score of 78.11, trailing only behind e&.

At a press briefing held by the Ministry of Science and Technology on August 5, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority Nguyen Phong Nha said that robust 5G rollout and gradual phasing out of legacy technologies like 2G and 3G by telecom service providers help improve the mobile internet performance in Vietnam.

The ministry’s mid-year review report also pointed out that with the acceleration of digital infrastructure development, including the expansion of 5G network, 26% of Vietnam’s population has access to 5G services.  

The target for 2025 is to develop over 68,000 5G stations – equivalent to 57.5% of existing 4G stations and covering up to 90% of the population.

Viettel currently operates more than 6,500 5G base transceiver (BTS) stations with 5.5 million 5G subscribers by the end of January. The military-run operator aims to expand to over 20,000 5G stations this year and cover over 90% of the population with 5G and convert 70% of its mobile user base to 5G.

VinaPhone now has nearly four million 5G users after just six months of commercialisation. 5G devices now account for 80% of VinaPhone's subscriber base.

Statistics from i-Speed of Vietnam Internet Centre showed that average mobile data speed reached 75.19 Mbps, in which, Viettel led with 83.6 Mbps, up 26% year-on-year, followed by VNPT at 70.71 Mbps and MobiFone at 52.47 Mbps.

Vietnam telecom giants step up 5G commercialisation, expansion

Vietnamese telecommunications operators are ramping up efforts to build infrastructure, increase user uptake, and commercialise wide-scale 5G services across the country.