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Spectrum licensing and spectrum auction in case study of Vietnam Mr. Nguyen Phi LONG Official of Frequency Assignment and Licensing Division – ARFM - MIC Ha Noi, 11/2016
Spectrum licensing and spectrum auction in
case study of Vietnam
Mr. Nguyen Phi LONG
Official of Frequency Assignment and Licensing Division –ARFM - MIC
Ha Noi, 11/2016
Outline
1. Introduction about Vietnam
2. Organization of National Spectrum
Management structure in Vietnam
3. Summary of ICT market in Vietnam
4. Issues handled - Case study of Vietnam
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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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Territory: 330,951.1 sq. km
Population: ~ 92, mil.
Capital: Ha Noi
Climate: Viet Nam lies in the tropics and monsoon
Topography: Three quarters of Viet Nam's territory
consist of mountains and hills
Administrative Units: Viet Nam is divided into 63
provinces and cities.
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ARFM’s RESPONSIBILITIESARFM’s RESPONSIBILITIES
Spectrum planning(approved by MIC Minister, National
Allocation Table by PM)
Frequency assigning & licensing
ARFMMonitoring
Settlement and Inspection
International freq coordination &
cooperation
Preparing legal documents
Technical Support
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ARFM structureARFM structure
AUTHORITY OF RADIO FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT
ARFM’s Office
Organization and Personnel Div
RF Assignment & Licensing Div
Finance and Account Div Inspector Div
Int. Cooperation and Freq. Coordination
Div
RF Policy & Planning Div
Regional RF CenterNo I - VIII
TechnicalCenter
Planning & Investment Div RF MonitoringDiv
MANAGEMENT BOARD
3m EMC lab
Summary ICT market in Vietnam3G
su
bs
(mil)
3G market shareMobile market share
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7.03 7.67
16.01 15.719.69
28.7
35.7
40.9
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
3G subscribers (mil)
Number of 2G subs. decreases but still plays
a crucial role
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Total
The number of 2G/3G subscribers
July 2016
126,99 mil mobile
subscribers (July 2016)
2G mobile subscribers
account for 68%
3G mobile subscribers
account for 32 %
2G services will be still
launched in paralell with 3G
(4G) services
ARFM 8
Frequency assignment and Licensing
• Simplify procedures of licensing and assignments
• license transfer for some specific cases;
• Online- licensing: microwave, satellite, private
networks
• Update on licensing exempt regulations
• Simplify procedures of licensing and assignments
• license transfer for some specific cases;
• Online- licensing: microwave, satellite, private
networks
• Update on licensing exempt regulations
Frequency assignment and Licensing
• Granting and renewing >28.000 licenses in 2015
• Radio frequency use licenses for all
radiocommunication services e.g telecommunications,
broadcasting, aeronautical and maritime services.
• Including around 21,280 electronic licenses
Licenced Frequency Bands
CDMA/ GSM (2G)→ 3G/4G (WCDMA, LTE, LTE-
Adv)
VNPT VMS Viettel Gtel
1805 1825 1845 1865 1880
VNPT VMS Viettel Gtel
1710 MHz 1730 1750 1770 1785
(GSM) 2G→ 4G (LTE/LTE-Adv) (2016)
850/900 MHz
Band
1,800 MHz
Band
1900 1935 1965 2010 2110 2140 2170
IMT-2000
TDD
IMT-2000
TDD
MSS MSSVMS ViettelEVNHTC
VNPT VMS ViettelEVNHTC
VNPT
1920 1950 1980 2025 2125 2155 2200 MHz
2,100 MHz
Band
(WCDMA) 3G → 4G (LTE/LTE-Adv)10
New spectrum for 4G/5G
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2,300 MHz Band
2,600 MHz Band
LTE/LTE-Adv
LTE/LTE-
Adv
The 2.6 GHz band will be auctioned in 2017
4G Licensing Roadmap
20162016 20172017 20182018 20202020
Re-arrange
frequency in
2.6 GHz
band (from 3
to 4 FDD
blocks)
Auction
2.6GHz
to 4G
License in the
bands
700MHz/850MHz
(extend)/ 2100MHz
(extend) / 2300
MHz
Trial 4G in
the bands
2100MHz
and 900MHz
License
4G in the
bands
2100MHz
and
900MHz
License 4G
in 1800MHz
band
Frequency
arrangements in the
bands 700MHz/
850MHz (extend)/
2100MHz (extend)
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SPECTRUM AUCTIONDecision No. 16/2012/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister regulating the
spectrum auction and transfer of spectrum usage rights
1. Initial price of the candidate frequency band(s)
2. Public notification: form, registration, preliminary evaluations
3. Spectrum auction: multi-round, parallel for multi frequency bands
4. Withdrawal , abrogation, final result announcement
5. Re-auction
6. Auction fee, deposit (1~15% of initial price) & final payment
7. Spectrum license, communications license grant / revoke
8. Winners’ responsibilities
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SPECTRUM AUCTIONBand 2,600 MHz in the year 2017
02 options for auction:
- Seal-bid auction: operators propose price for each MHz of each
band in sealed envelopes
- Simultaneous Multiple Round Auction (SMRA) with Switching:
operators can switch and propose price for any band at each round
SRMA with switching is preferred in case of Vietnam with only 4
bands
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TRANSFER OF SPECTRUM USAGE RIGHTS
• License from spectrum auction can be
transferred (>3 years after the license has
been granted)
• Procedure for/responsibility of the
transferor(s)
• Procedure for/responsibility of the
receiver(s)
• MIC will verify the transaction within 45
days
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SPECTRUM AUCTION
Auction time: To be decided by MIC based on
Plan, Market requirement, Technology, Services
Frequency bands: 2,300 – 2,400 MHz, 2,500 – 2,570
MHz and 2,620 – 2,690 MHz
Decision No. 835/2014/QD-TTg dated 03 June 2014
