Korea 5G Spectrum Policy

Chaehag Yi

The 6th Global 5G EventRio de Janeiro

Ministry of Science and ICT

5G Spectrum Future Policy

5G Spectrum 1st Auction

5G-based Industry and Service Innovation

through World 1st 5G Commercialization

① World 1st 5G Service Commercialization

② World Best Innovative Infra Construction

③ Creating a Fair Competition Environment

④ Creating 5G New Industries/New Services

Simultaneous Supply 3.5GHz and 28GHz

In total, 2680MHz (Possible Maximum Bandwidth)

Guard Band

Lowest Competitive Price 3376B KRW (1100KRW ~ 1 USD)

• 3.5GHz: 2654.4B KRW

• 28GHz: 621.6B KRW

• Similar to 3G, Half of 4G

Total Amount Limit per Carrier (for Fair Competition)

• 3.5GHz (280MHz): 100MHz (36%)

• 28GHz (2400MHz): 1,000MHz (42%)

Clock Auction (1st stage: Amount, 2nd Stage: Location)

License Period

• 3.5GHz: 2018.12.1 ~ 2028.11.30 (10 years)

• 28GHz: 2018.12.1 ~ 2023.11.30 (5 years)

~ 3GHz

• Candidate Spectrums: 700MHz, 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz

• Spectrums re-assigned at 2021: 1.8/2.1/2.6GHz

3 ~ 6GHz

• 3.40 ~ 3.42GHz (20MHz): Need to Analyze Interferences

• 3.7 ~ 4.2GHz (Currently used for Satellite)

24GHz ~

• Search for Wide Bandwidth

• 24.25~27.5, 31.8~33.4, 37~43.5, 45.5~50.2, 50.4~52.6, 66~76,

81~86GHz