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There are still too many obstacles that telecom operators have to overcome before they can earn high revenue from 5G. The deployment of 5G services may help telecom operators increase their revenue by $300 million commencing from 2025, according to the latest survey from A.T. Kearney. The deployment of 5G services may help telecom operators increase their revenue by $300 million commencing from 2025, according to the latest survey from A.T. Kearney. Vietnam would have 6 million 5G subscribers out of total 200 million subscribers in ASEAN, as estimated by A.T. Kearney.  According to Luong Thi Le Thuy, CEO of Cisco Vietnam, when starting 5G, Vietnam’s market penetration rate in Vietnam may be lower than some other regional countries such as Indonesia and Thailand, but its growth rate would be higher. Mai Lan  Vietnamese network operators could earn millions of dollars from 5G A study on the 5G market in Southeast Asia found that Vietnamese mobile network … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, 5G is still at the ‘starting’ point

The air quality in the capital city of Hanoi has once again worsened with its PM2.5 levels exceeding national standards and being situated at harmful levels. Measured at noon on November 13, the air quality index (AQI) on the PamAir application in many areas throughout Hanoi measured at harmful levels for human health, known as purple levels. According to the Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MonRE), Hanoi’s air quality declined between November 5 and November 12. AQI levels reached record high levels on November 12 when they were recorded at 300. The PM2.5 levels recorded at all environmental monitoring stations around the capital exceed national standards and are increasing over time. According to the MonRE, Hanoi’s poor quality can be attributed to the period between November 4 and November 12 when no rain and low air humidity was recorded in the northern region. This was coupled by sunny days, during … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s air quality worsens once again

At the Smart IoT and Cyber Sercurity Summit (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ensuring information and national  security is a top priority when applying internet of things (IoT) in production and life, a conference heard in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13. Nguyen Khac Lich, deputy director general of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)’s Authority of Information Security, said: “IoT is developing and that causes the number of cyberthreats and criminals to increase sharply.” According to the Ministry of Public Security’s department of cyber and high-tech crime prevention, the number of prosecutions related to cybersecurity topped 500 in the 18 months ending in June this year. Lich said the large number of no-name IoT devices used in the country such as cameras posed a cybersecurity threat. The Government should develop a national strategy for IoT and ensure cybersecurity, and have specific policies and regulations governing … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity – top priority in IoT application

To Thi Thu Huong, deputy head of the information technology department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, speaks at the summit (Photo: Forbes Vietnam) HCM City (VNA) – Technology opens up new development opportunities for startup businesses by translating their ideas into products and services, experts said at the recent Tech Summit 2019 held in Ho Chi Minh City. With a population of more than 93 million people, including many youngsters, Vietnam has the capacity to take advantage of new technology trends such as Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain.  Besides the Governments’ macro policies to boost corporate restructuring, entrepreneurial ideas will promote the financial ecosystem and boost leverage for business development. Vietnam is among the 10 most attractive countries for software outsourcing in the region and the world, according to To Thi Thu Huong, deputy head of the information technology department … [Read more...] about Technology helps create breakthrough for start-up development

A participant speaks at the event (Source: VNA) Binh Dinh (VNA) - The scientific conference “EDS Blois 2019 on elastic and diffractive scattering” kicked off on June 24 at the International Centre of Interdisciplinary Science Education (ICISE) in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, attracting 54 scientists from 17 countries and territories around the world. EDS is elastic and diffractive scattering is a specialized field in particle physics research, which not many scientists in the world study. Initiated in 1985 in Blois town of France, the event of this kind is organised every two years in many parts of the world with the official name of EDS Blois. This is the second time the conference has been held in Quy Nhon - a city that is striving to become the first scientific city of Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Research topics at EDS Blois 2019 focus on elastic scattering and total scattering cross section; regional and central diffraction; heavy … [Read more...] about Quy Nhon hosts scientific conference on elastic, diffractive scattering