Gartner: Viettel is a pioneer in commercializing 5G base stations

On October 15, at the international event Open RAN Connect 2025 in Hanoi, Viettel High Technology Industries Corporation (Viettel High Tech) was recognized by Gartner - the world's technology analysis organization - in the Magic Quadrant for CSP 5G RAN Infrastructure Solutions 2025 report.

The Gartner Magic Quadrant provides a comprehensive view of the capabilities of 5G radio access network (RAN) critical infrastructure vendors.

Accordingly, Gartner experts conducted an independent and comprehensive assessment of 5G RAN solution providers for telecommunications network operators (CSPs) based on two criteria: Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

In the telecommunications infrastructure sector, Viettel High Tech is the only Southeast Asian enterprise recognized as a Niche Player Enterprise group, demonstrating its pioneering role in commercializing 5G Open RAN base stations based on ASIC chipsets (5G-specific integrated circuits), with proven large-scale deployment capabilities in Vietnam in particular and Southeast Asia in general.

The 5G ecosystem is 100% owned by Vietnamese people from research, design and manufacturing. Currently, Viettel 5G devices have been widely deployed on the network, with tens of millions of subscribers using Viettel core network (EPC, 5G Core), millions of optical network terminals and wifi access devices, thousands of transmission devices, OCS billing system serving more than 190 million global subscribers, IMS high-quality voice service system serving more than 50 million subscribers...

Mr. Nguyen Vu Ha, Deputy General Director of Viettel Group said: "Viettel is the first network operator in the world to deploy 5G Open RAN with quality equivalent to the world's leading suppliers. We are committed to providing the highest quality products to serve global mobile telecommunications operators."

In 2025 alone, Viettel will deploy 2,500 5G stations in the provinces of Hanoi , Ninh Binh, Gia Lai, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak... Viettel's 5G equipment is designed according to international open standards and has now expanded to international markets such as India, UAE, Turkey... Viettel's 5G stations have demonstrated outstanding performance in terms of coverage, capacity and energy saving up to 24% compared to similar equipment.

High-ranking delegations from Viettel and Qualcomm at the event. (Photo: PV/Vietnam+)

Not stopping there, Viettel is continuing to develop advanced generations of 5G (5G-Advanced), 6G, virtualizing the entire network infrastructure... At the same time, maintaining openness and interoperability by continuously participating in technology integration activities; product cooperation with other Open RAN partners in the O-RAN Alliance.

"After more than 10 years of investment and research to master the telecommunications network infrastructure - national digital infrastructure, for the first time Viettel's efforts have been recognized by a prestigious global organization such as Gartner. This is a key factor in promoting the digital economy, digital society and digital government, and is the key for Vietnam to master strategic technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IOT), big data, blockchain, semiconductors, etc.," said Mr. Nguyen Minh Quang - General Director of Viettel High Tech./.

(Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/gartner-viettel-la-doanh-nghiep-tien-phong-trong-thuong-mai-hoa-tram-goc-5g-post1070449.vnp