Starlink is in the final steps to provide satellite services in Vietnam.

Starlink satellite internet service is being evaluated by the Department of Telecommunications, and may be licensed as soon as possible.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Cuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Telecommunications ( Ministry of Science and Technology ), spoke at the regular November press conference organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology - Photo: CHI HIEU

The above affirmation was shared by Mr. Nguyen Anh Cuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Science and Technology), at the regular November press conference of the Ministry of Science and Technology, held on December 1.

According to Mr. Cuong, Starlink has reached the final step of providing services in Vietnam. Starlink has submitted documents and the Ministry of Science and Technology has asked for opinions from relevant units including the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense.

Currently, the Telecommunications Department has sent Starlink some points that need to be clarified in the license application. The Department will evaluate and grant the license as soon as possible.

The application of satellite Internet services will be able to supplement the terrestrial telecommunications network, ensuring communication. Especially in natural disasters, this is an effective support channel, a backup to support connections between BTS stations during the communication rescue process when storms and floods occur, the representative of the Telecommunications Department added.

Previously, at the first 6-month review conference of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Deputy Minister Pham Duc Long also said that the Ministry of Science and Technology set a target that as soon as the enterprise completes investment procedures and establishes a legal entity in Vietnam, it will be licensed to be able to officially deploy the service in the fourth quarter of 2025.

SpaceX is currently the closest company to providing satellite internet service. The company owns Starlink, a low-orbit satellite internet system with 6,750 satellites flying at an altitude of 550km.

The service is available in more than 125 countries and territories, with 5 million users. Because low-orbit satellites fly at an altitude of 550km, much lower than geostationary satellites - 35,000km, this distance helps satellite Internet service reduce latency, providing better data transmission speeds than traditional satellite Internet.

Once completed, Vietnam will be the fifth country in Southeast Asia to have Starlink satellite internet, after the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Timor Leste.

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