On the morning of October 17, FTTH Council Asia-Pacific (FTTH Council Asia-Pacific) and Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) organized Vietnam FIBERTalk 2019.
This is a narrow workshop with the main participation of the local telecom community and some foreign units. The workshop is a preparation step for the 15th annual event “FTTH Asia Pacific Conference” scheduled to be held in Hanoi in May 2020.
Vietnam FIBERTalk 2019 brings a lot of information to Vietnam's telecommunications industry through the exchange and sharing from domestic and foreign experts on hot issues in deploying fiber optic and telecommunication infrastructure. .
Vietnam develops both fixed broadband and mobile broadband
Vietnam currently has about 14 million fixed broadband subscribers, mainly FTTH subscribers. The fixed broadband density is currently only about 15%, so the demand for fixed broadband infrastructure development in Vietnam is still very large.
With the economic growth rate of Vietnam usually maintained at 6-7% / year, the business needs of households, companies and businesses are also proportional to that. Along with the growing business demands, fixed fiber and broadband connection infrastructure will also grow.
Mr. Phan Thao Nguyen, Director of International Cooperation Department (Ministry of Information and Communications). Photo: Trong Dat
According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), if the fixed broadband density exceeds 20%, a country's GDP will increase by 0.38% if the growth rate of subscriber density is wide increase increased by 10%.
Currently, the Ministry of Information and Communications has licensed operators in Vietnam to begin testing 5G technology in some major cities. Vietnam has determined that it will not slow down compared to other countries in the process of developing 5G.
According to Mr. Phan Thao Nguyen, Director of the Department of International Cooperation (Ministry of Information and Communications), the ministry views both fixed broadband development as well as mobile broadband on the basis of uniform and parallel policies.
The Ministry of Information and Communications also determined to develop fixed broadband infrastructure based on fiber optic cable. This is a very important infrastructure element to develop Vietnam's entire IT infrastructure in the future. Especially when Vietnam is implementing a variety of projects and projects related to the process of national digital transformation, including the implementation of smart cities and e-government.
Success or failure depends on fiber optic infrastructure
Vietnam is taking strong steps toward moving towards 5G commercialization by 2020. At the moment, Viettel is the only operator that has launched a 5G network test broadcast. Meanwhile, MobiFone is expected to broadcast 5G testing in October 2019 and with VNPT in November 2019.
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5G trials are being urgently implemented by Vietnamese carriers with the goal of commercializing 5G by 2020.
In April 2017, Huawei announced that it had successfully conducted a 5G test at speeds of up to 70 Gbit / s in a controlled laboratory environment in Norway. Meanwhile in Vietnam, the connection speed in the first 5G network tests ranged from 1 - 1.3Gbps. Prior to this information, many fiber optic service providers were concerned in the case of 5G being widely deployed.
According to Mr. Luong Pham Nam Hoang - Deputy Head of Licensing and Market Department (Telecommunications Department - Ministry of Information and Communications): “Fiber optic system is like blood vessel in the body. "5G is the smaller capillary that draws blood from the main circuit to transfer parts."
“To put it simply, compared to 4G, 5G is a new way, using new technologies to transmit the full capacity of the transmission network to mobile users. 5G aims to charge very little but collect in very large volume, stemming from the need for connectivity of IoT devices systems everywhere, ”Mr. Hoang said.
With such a view, the capacity of fiber optic networks is one of the most basic requirements to realize the deployment of 5G services.
According to Mr. Luong Pham Nam Hoang - Deputy Head of Licensing and Market Department (Telecommunications Department), the quality of fiber optic network will play an important role in the application and deployment of 5G network. Photo: Trong Dat
According to Deputy Director of Department of Licensing and Market (Telecommunications Department), the future of fiber optic network is very promising. Fiber optic networks will still grow and need a lot of investment, especially as the Government of Vietnam and many other countries are moving towards national digital transformation programs. In addition, as 5G is commercialized, the role of fiber optic systems is increasingly important.
The potential for developing fiber optic cable is huge. Operators can join hands with the government to share responsibility for promoting the development of fiber optic infrastructure. For example, local sewers, cable tanks, etc. Businesses should also actively develop infrastructure instead of subleasing from other carriers, Mr. Hoang said.
According to : Trong Dat - Vietnam.net