The President visited and listened to the introduction of Viettel's high-tech industrial products at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park and worked at the Group's headquarters.
Attending the meeting were members of the Party Central Committee, leaders of the President's Office, and leaders of the Ministry of National Defense. Also attending were Viettel's affiliated units in 63 provinces and cities and 10 international markets participating online.
Expressing his joy and honor to welcome the President for a working visit, Major General Tao Duc Thang, Chairman and General Director of Viettel Group emphasized that this is a great source of encouragement for officials and employees throughout the country. The Group strives to best complete its assigned tasks.
In 2023, Viettel's revenue will reach over 172 trillion VND, growing by 5,4%; contributing nearly 39 trillion VND to the State budget. In the past three years, pre-tax profit/revenue ratio was over 25%. Viettel has invested in 10 markets in 3 continents, of which 7 markets are ranked number one in telecommunications market share.
Viettel has built two infrastructures on a national scale, including: The first is an ultra-broadband telecommunications infrastructure with 2 domestic fiber optic cable backbones; 5 international fiber optic cable axis directions to China, Laos, and Cambodia on the mainland; 3 undersea fiber optic cables connecting Asia, Europe and America; Nearly 4 broadcasting stations, including more than 100.000 55.000G stations, covering 4% of Vietnam's population. Second is digital infrastructure with 98G network available in 5 provinces and cities; IoT infrastructure connecting everything, 63 DC data centers, the largest in Vietnam.
Viettel accompanies the Government to implement the National Digital Transformation Program on all three pillars of Digital Government, Digital Economy and Digital Society. In 3, based on Vietnam's database and Vietnamese language, Viettel built a Vietnamese virtual assistant for Vietnamese civil servants. In 2023, the Group aims to build a Vietnamese virtual assistant for each Vietnamese citizen.
In particular, Viettel is the nucleus of building Vietnam's high-tech defense industrial complex; Mastering telecommunications network infrastructure devices on all 4 network layers helps ensure information safety and security. Viettel has completed research and production of the 5G product ecosystem and successfully tested it on the network, ready for commercialization in 2024, bringing Vietnam into the top 5 first countries to master 5G technology. Viettel also successfully researched 2/3 chip sets for 5G infrastructure.
Viettel has also researched and produced more than 50 types of products in 10 industries of high-tech weapons and equipment, following the most modern C5ISR combat model in the world, suitable to usage needs and conditions. of the Army's combat operations, some of which have more advanced and modern combat and technical features than similar products in the world. These products both ensure safety and help save the State budget tens of thousands of billions of dong.
To date, Viettel owns 136 patents in Vietnam and 30 patents in the United States. All projects and inventions are autonomously researched and manufactured by Vietnamese experts, not only saving thousands of billions of dong in research and production costs but also ensuring operational secrets and information security. , determines the effectiveness of the country's defense system.
Viettel contributes to the formation of the cybersecurity industry in Vietnam, setting a mission to build a healthy cyberspace for people to live more safely and is currently the number one information security service provider in Vietnam. .
At the meeting, President Vo Van Thuong listened to a number of Viettel units abroad reporting business results with many remarkable achievements. The President sent words of encouragement and greetings to officers and employees and hoped that the units would continue to make effective business efforts abroad, contributing to the development and brand of the Group as well as the country. water.
On the occasion of the New Year Giap Thin 2024, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, President Vo Van Thuong sent New Year wishes to all leaders, commanders, officers, soldiers, and employees of Viettel Group. Best.
Sharing his impressions after visiting and listening to introductions about Viettel's products as well as the results of the Group's production and business activities over the past time, the President assessed: Viettel is truly a business group. the country's leading economy, a model of a State-owned enterprise operating according to market mechanisms, doing business creatively and effectively, pioneering in fields especially telecommunications, information technology and technology. high-tech defense industry. Viettel became the most valuable telecommunications brand in Vietnam and number one in Southeast Asia, number 9 in Asia.
The Group plays an active role and is a factor in helping the telecommunications boom in Vietnam, contributing to popularizing mobile phones for the entire population and providing internet services; contributing to forming Vietnam's electronics industry, mastering the 5G field and moving towards 6G...
With important achievements achieved, the President assessed that, after nearly 35 years of construction and growth, Viettel's staff and employees always uphold the spirit and will to rise, daring to take on difficult tasks. and full of challenges. "The Group can proudly talk about the team of Viettel Soldiers, the spirit of Viettel, the will of Viettel", the President commented and said that it is the difficulties and challenges that have created Viettel today. After each success, the Group puts forth greater effort and determination.
However, according to the President, "giants" have the difficulty of "giants", which is to maintain their position as a leading corporation and continue to develop. The President wishes that Viettel must always maintain its role as the country's leading economic group; must become a model for state-owned enterprises.
"We must maintain our offensive spirit, be ready to accept and successfully complete assigned tasks in the spirit of deeply grasping the economic perspective combined with ensuring national defense and security," the President said.
Note that in addition to economic tasks, the President asked Viettel to focus on contributing to the country's foreign affairs activities. With a core role in building a high-tech defense industrial complex, the Group needs to focus on researching and producing high-tech weapons and equipment suitable for combat purposes and the high-tech context.
The President also requested that the Group continue to maintain its pioneering role in creating a digital Government, digital society and digital economy; research and production of telecommunications equipment with a focus on telecommunications network equipment; Developing tools and solutions to ensure network security and cyber warfare with a focus on protecting safety and information security in cyberspace, contributing to maintaining political security, social order and safety, including the issue of maintaining national sovereignty in cyberspace.
The President asked the Group to continue promoting investment abroad in telecommunications as well as providing export services to the world, contributing to promoting the dynamic, creative, scientific country and people of Vietnam. Advanced technology in several fields. Production and business activities ensure high efficiency, at the same time associated with social responsibility, respect for the law, constantly improving the material and spiritual life of workers.
Pleased to see Viettel's current young, dynamic, efficient, and highly qualified human resources, the President proposed that the Group continue to train intellectual, brave, and research-capable human resources. Research, apply and master science and technology in all situations, contributing to Viettel and the country.
The President also noted that the Group pays attention to the work of building the Party Committee and Party organizations that are truly clean and strong; exemplary commander for officers and soldiers to follow; The collective party committee and leadership are the spiritual support for officers and soldiers to successfully complete their assigned tasks.
