Military-run telecom provider Viettel and Microsoft Vietnam have recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement to promote the application of Industry 4.0 technology solutions such as Cloud, Data & AI across various sectors and enhance digital services in Vietnam, said a Viettel representative on June 16.
Under the agreement, both sides will jointly deploy cloud computing technology. Specifically, they will integrate the Viettel Cloud infrastructure with the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform – one of the world’s top four cloud ecosystems under Microsoft – to improve products, localise Microsoft applications, and distribute them within Vietnam.
For Microsoft Vietnam, utilising the data centre infrastructure and understanding the domestic market of Viettel Cloud will enable Azure Cloud to address the challenges faced by customers in the public administration segment. With the Azure Cloud ecosystem and services related to data and artificial intelligence (AI) such as Azure Machine Learning, Azure OpenAI, Viettel will have numerous opportunities to collaborate, develop solutions, and explore further business potential in popular services such as Speech Technology, OpenAI, and Chat GPT.
The representative from Viettel also said that both sides have also planned to jointly create digital solutions based on the platform and capabilities of each enterprise. Viettel will leverage Microsoft’s data technology and AI to develop industry-specific service packages for partners in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, security and retail.
Through the collaboration with Viettel, Microsoft’s products will be tailored to the Vietnamese market, making them more easily applicable for customers. Additionally, both parties are conducting research on the Speech & Language technology project to serve the purpose of multilingual translation. Customers will have access to internationally standardised technology that meets the need of the Vietnamese people.
A Microsoft representative also shared information about several successful cloud collaboration models that Microsoft has established with telecom service providers in the region and worldwide, such as Jio, AT&T, LG U+, Vodafone, and Singtel, thereby outlining the specific cooperation possibilities between the two sides./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency