HÀ NỘI — The Bkav Technology Group on Tuesday signed a co-operation agreement on developing scientific technology with Hà Nội University of Technology (HUT)’s School of Electronics and Telecommunication (SET).

According to representatives of Bkav, for many years, besides the field of network security, the company has expanded its field research and production of high-tech products, such as SmartHome and Smartphone.

Bkav’s CEO Nguyễn Tử Quảng said HUT, with a full range of research and training such as mathematics, physics, mechanics and electronics, as well as telecommunications, information technology and automation, is a significant partner for any technology enterprise. Especially, to produce a phone, such as a Bphone, Bkav will need to use the knowledge of most of these science and technology fields.

In the world, the cooperation model among research institutes, universities and enterprises is inspired very early and always effective. Therefore, Bkav’s representative confirmed that in addition to signing with the SET, the company will continue to promote co-operation with other potential units of the HUT to be ready for technology breakthroughs that can be applied to smartphones in the future, competing with global brands.

Nguyễn Hữu Thanh, director of SET, said the collaboration with external companies is part of HUT’s strategy to improve the capacity of science and technology. This co-operation is the beginning of a partnership that will bring Bkav’s products together with better technologies to Vietnamese consumers, he added.

In August 2017, Bkav officially introduced the second version of Bphone, the first made-in-Việt Nam smartphone. The phone works with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, a chip popular around the world for its efficient power management. — VNS