On the afternoon of March 12, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung had a meeting with General Director of Ericsson Group - Mr. Börje Ekholm. Ericsson is the world's leading corporation in telecommunications infrastructure solutions, with about 3 employees, doing business in more than 100.000 countries.
Ericsson began providing telecommunications equipment in Vietnam in 1991, then opened a representative office in 1993. Currently, the group is providing equipment to 4 Vietnamese mobile network operators, including coordinating 5G commercial test case.
After reporting to the Minister on some network deployment experiences, especially the commercialization and exploitation of the benefits of the 5G network, General Director Börje Ekholm affirmed that Ericsson will promote cooperation with Vietnam. Nam develops telecommunications infrastructure.
At the reception, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung highly appreciated Ericsson Corporation's contributions to the development of Vietnam's telecommunications infrastructure over the past 31 years.
Sharing with leaders of Ericsson Corporation, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that Vietnam's focus is digital transformation. To promote digital transformation, it is necessary to develop digital infrastructure, while the construction of digital infrastructure is mainly done by network operators. Vietnamese carriers need Ericsson's experience in building digital infrastructure, transforming from traditional telecommunications companies into technology companies.
This year, Vietnamese carriers will simultaneously deploy 5G commercialization nationwide. Through 5G deployment, Vietnam wants to develop applications for industries, thereby developing the digital economy and increasing labor productivity.
Over the past 10 years, carriers have been looking for opportunities to increase revenue, including the deployment of 5G. Ericsson can organize seminars to share how to increase revenue when deploying 5G commercialization as well as new business models.
The Ministry of Information and Communications supports Ericsson to cooperate with universities to build labs for students to access technology and develop new applications.
Emphasizing the potential of Vietnamese people in math and STEM subjects, the Minister of Information and Communications also suggested that Ericsson open a research (R&D) center in Vietnam to develop products for the global market. .
Vietnam is considering some digital platforms as a type of infrastructure, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung expects Ericsson to continue participating in the process of building digital infrastructure and developing the digital economy in Vietnam.
"The way Ericsson participates in Vietnam's digital infrastructure in the coming time will have important changes. For example, new platforms, industrial applications, or cooperation with network operators will not only be in the form of selling equipment but also jointly researching and developing applications and platforms.”, said Minister Nguyen Manh Hung.
In response to the Vietnamese side's sharing, Ericsson General Director Börje Ekholm said that the Ministry of Information and Communications's orientation on focusing on developing 5G applications is very correct. This is also a good opportunity for Vietnamese application developers and programmers to bring products to the global market.
According to Mr. Börje Ekholm, Ericsson highly appreciates Minister Nguyen Manh Hung's suggestions about further cooperation with Vietnamese universities. Training high-quality human resources in Vietnam to serve research and development is also something Ericsson is interested in and looking for.
At the end of the meeting, the head of Ericsson once again affirmed his commitment to accompany Vietnam and wished to cooperate more closely with government agencies and domestic businesses.
