The GSM Association (GSMA) and the Vietnam  Digital Communications Association (VDCA) on April 9 announced a new collaboration to promote co-operation to accelerate Vietnam’s mobile and digital communications ecosystem.

Through the partnership, GSMA and VDCA will focus on exploiting the potential of the mobile ecosystem to support the Vietnamese Government’s Information and Communication Infrastructure Plan 2021-30.

The plan targets to expand broadband infrastructure to cover 99% of the population with 5G networks by 2030, promote environmentally sustainable digital infrastructure, building innovation zones to accelerate technological development, and position Vietnam as a regional hub for network and data security.

GSMA and VDCA will also share technical expertise, promote industry events and convene stakeholders through thought leadership platforms.

Mobile technologies and services contributed over $20 billion to Vietnam’s economy in 2023, according to GSMA.