Op-Ed: This is why Qualcomm’s Viettel win is a big deal

Originally published in Fierce Wireless, on November 22, 2024 Four long years after its debut, Qualcomm 5G Open RAN platforms witnessed a major launch last week in Vietnam with the state carrier Viettel. Viettel, which is both an operator and infrastructure vendor, announced an initial deployment of 300 sites, including the capital, Hanoi, in early 2025 and the potential for thousands more in the…