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Doan Quang HOAN hoandq@rfd.vn Director General

ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Development Forum Session 1: Harnessing Digital Opportunity through Broadband. 29 April 2013 Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Doan Quang HOAN hoandq@rfd.gov.vn Director General Authority of Radio Frequency Management of S.R. of Viet Nam. Agenda.

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Doan Quang HOAN hoandq@rfd.vn Director General

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  1. ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Development Forum Session 1: Harnessing Digital Opportunity through Broadband 29 April 2013 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Doan Quang HOAN hoandq@rfd.gov.vn Director General Authority of Radio Frequency Management of S.R. of Viet Nam

  2. Agenda • Objective: Spectrum availability and efficiency for wireless broadband and digital dividend • Challenges • Comments

  3. Wireless Broadbandoverview

  4. Mobile market growth Mobile subs. growth Mobile traffic growth Exponential growth Opened 3G market when 2G was approaching saturation Vietnam’s contribution to ITU-R 5D model

  5. ChallengesSocial factors Commuting • Highly competitive markets • ARPU: VN < $5; Japan ~ $58.46; Korea ~ $34.20; • GDP below average • Low demand on devices (smart phones, services); • Lack of local contents • E-banking, E-business,… are still not widely used. • Lack of modern transportation • User’s behavior is adapting gradually Basic phones are used significantly

  6. Spectrum availability DD after 2020 Sweet Band

  7. Spectrum availability In used band • Refarming2G’s bands for wireless broadband; • 2.3 & 2.6 GHz bands are ready for future use; • Digital dividend band will be allocated for • mobile broadband. Ready band

  8. Digital Dividend

  9. Technology Trend HSPA / LTE GSM • Comments • HSPA is the leading technology in the next 5 years • LTE will reach 10% penetration after 2016 Source: Ericsson

  10. Comments on Spectrum Management • Deploy new service when mass-market has been established: • Cost-effective; • Wide range of handset for end-users; • Avoid first adopter’s pitfalls.

  11. Comments on Spectrum Management • Market forecast is crucial for successful mobile broadband deployment: • Mobile traffic growth; • Spectrum demand; • Time to open spectrum band(s). • Number of operators should be managed carefully to: • To foster healthy competition; • To growth market.

  12. Comment on Spectrum Management • Social factors should be considered seriously: • User behavior; • ARPU vs. GNI. • Global/regional bands plan harmonization: • Economic of scale; • Competition to reduce price; • Greatest economic benefit. Source: Wireless Intelligence (GSMA), 2013

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