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Status Updates on 2G/3G Frequency Band Re-Arrangement

Plan of Korea

CJK Plenary Meeting, China

April. 8-10, 2009

Djey KIM(kdj@tta.or.kr)

For Information

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Current Status

2009 Plan

Future Plan After 2009

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1. Current Frequency Band for Mobile communication

BandFrequency

(MHz)Duplex Std Carrier BW Total

800 ㎒824-849(Tx)

869-894(Rx)FDD

CDMA

(2G)SKT 50MHz 50MHz

1.8 ㎓1570-1780(Tx)

1840-1870(Rx)FDD

PCS

(2G)

KTF 40MHz60MHz

LGT 20MHz

2.1 ㎓1940-1980(Tx)

2130-2170(Rx)FDD

WCDMA

(3G)

SKT 40MHz80MHz

KTF 40MHz

2.3 ㎓ 2300-2358.5 TDDWiBro

(BWA/3G)

SKT 27MHz54MHz

KT 27MHz

Total 244MHz

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2. 2009 Plan- 800MHz Auction

45MHz is currently being used by SK Telecom for 2G Digital cellular Service.

SKT license will be terminated in June 2011.

20MHz among 45MHz bandwidth in the 800MHz band would be licensed to other operator such as a newcomer or an existing operator in 2009.

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2. 2009 Plan - 900MHz Auction

The bandwidth of 20MHz of 900MHz band will be identified newly to 3G or Beyond 3G service after the retrieval from the bands for FM Broadcasting auxiliary service etc in 2009.

* RFID Band(908.5~914MHz) has the plan to move to the 917~923.5MHz.

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3. Future Plan after 2009.

BandFrequency

(MHz)Plan

700 ㎒ 698-806MHz Some BW Of DTV Digital Dividend.

2.1 ㎓1920-1940(Tx)

2120-2130(Rx)40MHz BW is currently available.

2.3 ㎓ 2300-2358.5 27MHz is currently available.

Available Bandwidth for Mobile Communication in the future

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Korea Communications Commission (KCC) completed the DTV channel arrangements in the band 470-698MHz in 2008

KCC will complete the usage plan on available frequency bandwidth derived from the temporary digital dividend band (698-806MHz) including the implementation of IMT while participating in the study of JTG 5-6 on WRC-11 agenda item 1.17. in 2009.

3. 700MHz Future Plan after 2009.

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4. 2.1GHz Future Plan after 2009.

LGT had withdrawn their license(40 BW, 1920~1940 Tx, 2110~2130NHz Rx) which had identified for 3G(cdma2000) in 2006.

KCC is going to consider the grant of new license to any interested party.

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4. 2.3GHz Future Plan after 2009.

Hanaro Telecom had given up their WiBro license(2363-2390MHz) in 2005

KCC is going to consider the grant of new license to any interested party.

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