At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 taking place in Spain from February 26 to 29, the Military Industry-Telecoms Group (Viettel) and Intel - the world's leading technology company in microprocessors signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate research, development and production of advanced technology to serve digital infrastructure and future digital society.

According to the memorandum of understanding, Viettel and Intel will develop concepts, conduct field tests, and deploy commercial services for product lines and solutions in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, smart devices, computing platforms, and data centers.

Intel will accompany Viettel to provide technical advice, jointly optimize performance and give Viettel early access to Intel's newly developed hardware and software during the cooperation process.

The four specific areas that the two sides will deploy include: research and development of AI and 5G technology and solutions; research and development and production of smart devices and computing platforms; initiatives to deploy optimal data center infrastructure dedicated to AI and 5G; strengthening cooperation in exchanging senior leaders in technology and training, developing common ecosystems and accessing new markets.

These are the world's leading important technology platforms today, helping both sides prepare for the explosive development phase of digital infrastructure serving the digital society.

Mr. Dan Rodriguez, Vice President and General Manager of Network Platforms Group, Intel Corporation, shared: "Viettel has achieved great technological achievements in promoting the open radio access network (O - RAN) system and in developing 5G SA core (5G independent, not dependent on 4G LTE network infrastructure). The cooperation between Viettel and Intel will bring positive impacts to people's lives and support sustainable development efforts in Vietnam".

Previously, within the framework of MWC 2024, Viettel signed a memorandum of understanding on deploying API (application programming interface) services under the Open Gateway initiative of the Global Mobile Operators Association - GSMA Open Gateway.

Viettel Enterprise Solutions Corporation (Viettel Solutions) - a member unit of Viettel and Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto) - an American multinational cybersecurity company have officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement to promote the development of security solutions for cloud computing.