Another company submits application for satellite Internet pilot in Vietnam

(Dan Tri) - Amazon has established Amazon Kuiper Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh City and has submitted an application to participate in a controlled pilot program to provide LEO satellite telecommunications services.

Deputy Minister Pham Duc Long and representatives of Amazon Group at the working session (Photo: Ministry of Science and Technology ).

On August 26, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Duc Long received and worked with the Amazon Group delegation.

The two sides discussed the Kuiper project - an initiative to provide broadband Internet services from low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, contributing to promoting digital transformation and digital connectivity in Vietnam.

Mr. Gonzalo de Dios, Director of Global Licensing and International Legal Relations of Kuiper Project, affirmed that Vietnam has a special position in the group's development strategy.

Regarding the Kuiper project, an Amazon representative said that this is the group's strategic initiative to build a system of more than 3,200 LEO satellites, providing high-speed Internet (up to 400 Mbps for individuals, 1Gbps for businesses) with low latency.

The project focuses on underserved or underserved areas such as remote areas and islands.

To date, Amazon has launched 102 satellites, with plans to reach at least 50% of the constellation by 2026. The system uses Ka-band, compact terminals, easy to install, and built-in security from AWS.

Previously, on August 6, Amazon submitted an application to participate in a controlled pilot to provide LEO satellite telecommunications services under Resolution 193/2025/QH15 to serve up to 600,000 subscribers, focusing on consumer, business, telecommunications backhaul, aviation - maritime and government services.

The project is in line with the National Strategy on the 4th Industrial Revolution, the Telecommunications Law and the goal of nationwide Internet coverage by 2030.

At the meeting, Deputy Minister Pham Duc Long highly appreciated the progress of the Kuiper project in recent times, and thanked Amazon Group for its trust and commitment to invest in Vietnam, especially in the production scale of terminals of the Kuiper project.

Deputy Minister Pham Duc Long emphasized that the Party and State of Vietnam always focus on developing digital infrastructure, in which LEO satellite technology plays an important role in ensuring high-speed, universal broadband connectivity to serve socio-economic development.

At the same time, the Deputy Minister assessed that the Kuiper project is suitable for Vietnam's development needs, and is a solution to help bring people to the digital space, access digital services to resolve administrative procedures thanks to better connectivity, especially in the context of Vietnam having just completed the merger of provincial-level administrative units.

The Deputy Minister assigned the Telecommunications Department and the Radio Frequency Department to soon organize technical work with representatives of the Kuiper project to discuss and guide the project team to remove obstacles and complete the project dossier, with the goal that in September, the Ministry of Science and Technology can submit the pilot dossier to the Prime Minister.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/cong-nghe/them-mot-cong-ty-nop-ho-so-thi-diem-internet-ve-tinh-tai-viet-nam-20250827114644446.htm