On the afternoon of February 18 in Washington D.C., in the presence of Party General Secretary To Lam, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Duc Long handed over a license to present satellite-based telecommunications providers, each mounted and cellular, to Starlink Services Vietnam Company.
Earlier, on February 13, an necessary milestone was marked in the completion of Vietnam’s nationwide digital infrastructure when the Radio Frequency Department formally granted a license for the use of radio frequencies and radio gear to Starlink Services Vietnam Co., Ltd.
This occasion was greater than an administrative process. It signaled Vietnam’s stronger openness to next-generation house expertise, the place web connectivity is now not constrained by mountainous terrain, islands or conventional infrastructure “blind spots.”
Under the granted frequency license, the preliminary deployment part will embrace 4 gateway stations and a most of 600,000 person terminals in Vietnam.
The scale displays a methodical, managed rollout aligned with the nationwide telecommunications infrastructure growth roadmap.
Earlier media studies stated that SpaceX, the house firm owned by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to make investments US$1.5 billion in Vietnam.
The funding goals to deploy the Starlink satellite tv for pc web service, which is predicted to present broadband connectivity throughout the nation, significantly in distant, border and island areas the place conventional web infrastructure stays restricted.
The rollout of Starlink providers is anticipated to speed up digital transformation and assist slender the digital divide in Vietnam. However, attaining optimum effectiveness would require shut cooperation between SpaceX and home telecommunications enterprises, together with funding in infrastructure and provide chains.
Such efforts are anticipated to broaden entry to digital providers nationwide, particularly in distant areas that lack mounted broadband or 4G and 5G protection. Nonetheless, Starlink’s particular enterprise mannequin in Vietnam has but to be disclosed.
Commenting on SpaceX being allowed to pilot low Earth orbit satellite tv for pc web providers in Vietnam, Vu The Binh, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Vietnam Internet Association (VIA), described it as “a positive signal for Vietnam’s internet landscape. It provides an additional broadband option, especially for areas without fiber optic cables, remote regions and islands.”
Elaborating on the potential advantages, Vu The Binh famous that Vietnam ranks amongst the main ASEAN nations in phrases of web penetration and each mounted and cellular broadband entry.
So far, Viettel is the solely home enterprise to publicly declare its intention to take part in the low Earth orbit satellite tv for pc sector. Tao Duc Thang, Chairman of Viettel, stated the group is conducting analysis into low Earth orbit satellites, though no outcomes have but been introduced.
A frequency professional instructed VietNamNet that, in principle, Vietnam might nonetheless safe orbital slots for low Earth orbit satellites. In observe, nevertheless, registering satellite tv for pc orbits is extraordinarily difficult, as main nations have already claimed many of those positions.
Thai Khang