The Ministry of Science and Technology has discussed with Amazon on Project Kuiper, which aims to deliver high-speed satellite Internet services in Vietnam through the group’s low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband network.

At a recent meeting with Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Duc Long, Mr. Gonzalo de Dios, Amazon’s head of global licensing for Project Kuiper, said the initiative plans to deploy more than 3,200 LEO satellites to provide high-speed connectivity to remote, rural, and island regions.

Deputy Minister Long assigned the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority and the Authority of Radio Frequency Management (both under the Ministry of Science and Technology) to coordinate with Amazon’s project team on technical issues and documentation, with the goal of submitting an application for a pilot program to the Prime Minister by September.

Amazon has already set up Amazon Kuiper Vietnam LLC in Ho Chi Minh City. On August 6, the company submitted an application to join a controlled pilot program to provide LEO satellite telecommunications services under Vietnam's National Assembly’s Resolution 193.