VinSmart, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has initiated plans to sell locally produced 5G smartphones to the United States, according to Nguyen Thi Hong, CEO of VinSmart.

                                                              Vsmart Aris 5G

Hong outlined that the firm is currently ranked in third place in terms of the local market share for smartphones, making up 15.2% of the country’s smartphone market.

In addition, the local enterprise expects to sell its Aris and Aris pro 5G phones to consumers in the US market during 2021.

After conducting a number of surveys, the CEO stated that US consumers appear to be keen on the Vietnamese-made product. July saw VinSmart announce plans to develop advanced technologies, therefore successfully creating a smart phone that could make use of 5G technology.

The business also plans to expand its sales domestically once the country deploys its own 5G network.

Hong explained that the firm will co-operate alongside military-run telecommunication giant Viettel in an effort to help users switch from feature phones to smartphones.

According to Nguyen Minh Viet, head of the Mobile Device Research Institute, the proportion of Vietnamese engineers who are developing smartphones for VinSmart’s is 90%, with the remainder consisting of foreign experts.

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.