HANOI: Vietnam aims to achieve 100 per cent mobile broadband coverage on all national highways, expressways and railways under a plan to enhance the quality of mobile telecommunications network by 2025, Vietnam News reported on Wednesday (July 17), citing the Ministry of Information and Communications.
By 2025, all Vietnamese provinces and cities are expected to enjoy 5G coverage along with high-tech zones, research and innovation centres, industrial parks, airports and seaports, according to the plan.
The average download speed for 5G Internet services is projected to reach a minimum of 100 Mbps.
The plan also proposes discontinuing 2G-only mobile telecommunications services, except in specific remote areas like offshore oil rigs. - Xinhua
