Hanoi, Nov. 14 -- The central city of Da Nang cemented its position as Vietnam's fastest 5G city in October, clocking average download speeds of 671.18 Mbps, according to i-Speed data released by the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The city has held the top spot since the start of this year. Its 5G performance is almost 1.5 times higher than runner-up Hai Phong (429.53 Mbps) and even the capital Hanoi (415.73 Mbps).

Among service suppliers, MobiFone led 5G rankings with 401.86 Mbps downstream and 18.59 Mbps upstream, followed by Viettel at 318.37 Mbps download speed and 71.73 Mbps upload. VNPT posted 294.64 Mbps download speed and 46.43 Mbps upload.

Nationwide 5G mobile ...