Second quarter: Officially licensed 3G, Wimax

Along with the tight management of prepaid mobile subscribers in the second quarter of 2007, this is also the time when the Ministry of Post and Telematics plans to license any telecommunications businesses (businesses) to officially provide services. 3G and Wimax technology.

With 3G, the maximum number of telecommunications enterprises will be licensed is 4. However, with Wimax technology, by this time, the Ministry of Post and Telematics still has to re-plan the band and then have specific numbers. How many businesses are officially licensed.

According to a leader of the Ministry of Posts and Telematics, in Vietnam, up to now, there have been 4 telecom operators licensed to implement fixed Wimax testing. As for mobile WiMAX, because the main mobile Wimax bands are 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz are being used by microwave systems, MMDS television systems, so it is necessary to have a band for Wimax, in the future. there is coordination in clearing band.

It is also under consideration of the 2.5GHz band which is the bandwidth that has been defined by the ITU for the IMT-2000 (3G) but at the same time the mobile Wimax band, so the priority should be considered. Which band is used for this technology? However, ITU is also considering a proposal to include mobile Wimax standard into IMT-2000 mobile information standard family.

Thuy Nguyen