Hung Yen, Sept. 18 -- Hung Yen, a leading industrial province in northern Vietnam, is making significant strides in applying digital technologies to its manufacturing sector, with key strategy being deployment of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure in industrial parks (IPs) and clusters.

Hung Yen recognises that adopting these technologies is essential to maintaining its position as an industrial hub. While the high-speed and low-latency nature of 5G offers a "bloodline" for data transmission in production systems, IoT provides the "nervous system" to connect devices, machinery, and sensors.

The locality plans to build 1,229 additional 5G base transceiver stations by 2026, bringing the total to 1,335 stations. It will also fo...