On April 27, 2021, Viettel officially launched a trial of 5G services and provided 5G on iPhone devices in Thua Thien Hue province with stable network speeds from 900MBps to over 1Gbps, and at the same time became the first operator to provide 5G in the central region.
Customers using 5G-enabled phones can experience Viettel's 5G service immediately without upgrading the SIM. In addition, Viettel plans to launch a 5G network in many other localities, bringing the total number of provinces with Viettel 5G waves to 15 provinces/cities. During the trial period, users get free data with unlimited storage. Viettel customers will be the first to experience 5G technology on versions of iPhone12 on commercial iOS 14.5. Besides the iPhone, Viettel's customers can use 5G service on several 5G-enabled phones from Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi, Realme, ZTE, Huawei, and Nokia.
Currently, Viettel has built a good quality 4G broadband mobile telecommunications network infrastructure that covers 95% of Vietnam's population and pioneered in providing 5G services
