Vietnam carrier develops native 5G tech to lock out Huawei

Viettel to launch China-free network in June

20200124N Vietnam mobile phone REUTERS

Viettel plans to roll out commercial 5G services in June, starting with larger cities. © Reuters

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Leading Vietnamese wireless carrier Viettel has developed its own 5G equipment, enabling the company to bypass the fifth-generation communications devices supplied by China's Huawei Technologies.

Viettel becomes the sixth global player to develop 5G equipment, the company said recently, putting it on the same plane with the likes of Sweden's Ericsson and Finland's Nokia.

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