Planning and licensing IMT bands

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Luong Xuan TRUONG (MR.)

Radio frequency policy and planning division

The authority of radio frequency management – MIC, Vietnam

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Contents

1. Introduction

2. ICT market

3. Current plan and spectrum requirement for IMT

4. IMT spectrum licensing

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Introduction

• Vietnam Locate in south east Asia

Population: 95 Mil

Area: ~ 330.000 sq. km

Currency: dong (VNĐ)

Language: Vietnamese

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Introduction

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• Radio frequency management in Vietnam

Prime Minister

Ministry of Public Security

MIC Ministry of

Defense

Radio frequency community

ARFM

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Vietnam ICT market 5 operators (3 big operators account for over

90% of the market)

126,99 mil mobile subscribers (2016)

2G mobile subscribers account for 68%

3G mobile subscribers account for 32 % and

fast increase

4G commercial networks has been launched

since early 2017

Mobile market share

-

10

20

30

40

50

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Mil

3G subscribers increase

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IMT spectrum requirement Need to add approximate 460 MHz by 2020

Allocated: 685 MHz

Requirement: 1349 MHz 1,369

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200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Spec

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m R

equ

irem

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(MH

z)

Years

In the bands: 400MHz, 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz, 2300MHz, 2600MHz

Source: GSMA report 6

Allocated IMT bands

900 MHz (GSM)

880 915 925 960 1710 1785 1805 1880

1800 MHz (GSM)

1915 1965 2110 2170 1915 1965 2110 2170

2100 MHz (UMTS) 2300 MHz (LTE/LTE-A TDD)

2600 MHz (LTE/LTE-A)

2500 2570 2620 2690

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Allocated IMT bands

Refarm current 2G/3G bands to 3G/4G

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900 MHz 2G => 3G / 4G

1800 MHz 2G => 4G

2100 MHz 3G => 4G

Allocate more spectrum for IMT

700MHz will be ready to plan and license in near future

long term DTV plan Digital dividend

470 694 806

2018, - Complete digitalization in delta areas - Promulgate a cicurlar on frequency arrangement in the band

694-806 MHz (base on APT700 full duplex)

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Allocate more spectrum for IMT

800/850 MHz will be planned in harmony with 700 MHz band plan

880 869 852 835 824 807 803 748 758 703

DL 850

UL

850

DL

GSM

UL

Extended

850

UL

UL

Extended

850

UL

APT 700 MHz

850 MHz (extended)

821 862 880 869 847 835 824 806 803 748 758

703

DL 850

UL

850

DL

GSM

UL UL

APT 700 MHz

CEPT plan

Case 1

Case 2

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Allocate more spectrum for IMT

3300 3400 4800 4990

MSS band

2170 2200

MSS band

1980 2010

L band

1427 1518

MHz

441 MHz additional spectrum for IMT after WRC15

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IMT spectrum licensing

Principles: Harmonization on IMT Spectrum

Neutrality in technology

Enough BW but balance between big operators

Right time on the market, refarming is feasible…

2G

Administrative licensing

3G 4G

Beauty contest Auction

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4G licensing roadmap

2016 2017 2018 2020

License 4G

in 1800MHz

band

Study 4G in

the bands

2100MHz

and 900MHz

Auction

2.6GHz to

4G

Consider

licensing 4G in

the bands

2100MHz and

900MHz

Plan the bands

700MHz/ 850MHz

(extend)/

2100MHz (extend)

License in the

bands

700MHz/850MHz

(extend)/ 2100MHz

(extend) / 2300 MHz

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2600 MHz auction for 4G Purpose: License 4 FDD blocks Transparent in licensing Highest value, based on market Encourage to use spectrum efficiently

A1 A2 B C A1’ A2’ B’ C’

2500 2570 2620 2690

A1: 10MHz

A2, B, C: 20 MHz

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2600 MHz auction for 4G

Regulations

o An operator must stop after it wins 1 block (no more than 1 block/winner)

o Rollout: deploy certain number of eNodeB in 2-3 year, require a typical download speed

o Spectrum fee = annual fee + wining auction price

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2600 MHz auction for 4G

Roadmap

2012, PM had a Decision 16/2012/QĐ-TTg on auction and transfer

of the right to use radio frequency.

2014, PM had a Decision 835/2014/QĐ-TTg on approving bands

(include 2.6 GHz) which will be auctioned

2016, MIC study regulations on the auction of the band 2600 MHz

2017, MIC will hold auction 2600 MHz, expect to license this band

by the end of this year.

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Conclusions

ICT market is growing fast, IMT requires more spectrum

Need to look for new bands, also refarm traditional bands

Future licensing will be through spectrum auction to

increase transparency and spectrum value

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Thank you very much

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