VinSmart to export 5G-enabled smartphone to US market

Thứ Năm, 03/12/2020, 19:26

PSNews - Le Thi Thu Thuy, Deputy chair of Vingroup recently stated that, VinSmart, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup would introduce its 5G-enabled smartphone to the US by the end of the year.

VSmart Aris 5G V742.

According to VinSmart, the firm is currently ranked in third place in terms of the local market share of smartphones, making up 15.2% of the country’s smartphone market. It has initiated plans to sell locally produced 5G smartphones to the United States.

VinSmart’s technology has been developed through close co-operation with some of the world's largest technology firms, including Qualcomm and Google, with this partnership making use of the most advanced technologies in the smart device field.

Qualcomm and VinSmart are currently working on a new device - VSmart Aris 5G V742, making it compatible with most network operators globally. This will be the first VSmart device that VinSmart plans to introduce to the US market.

Vietnam Economic News reported that, Qualcomm’s support for VinSmart includes testing for PTCRB standards, a required certification for products to be marketed in the US, at Qualcomm’s R&D lab in Hanoi to achieve time and cost efficiencies; partnership networking to connect VinSmart with Qualcomm’s collaborators in chosen markets; and sharing of Qualcomm’s in-market knowledge and expertise.

Qualcomm and VinSmart are also working to expand the latter’s 4G/5G products offerings. This includes new product categories such as MiFi (mobile Wifi routers), customer premise equipment (CPE), Wi-Fi 6 smart home, AI Edge and camera and 5G laptops (ACPCs) for both the Vietnamese and international markets. These new products are meant to address consumer demands, such as work-from-home and online learning.

By Linh Bui