Ministry of Science and ICT Begins Preparing Support Measures for New 28 GHz Band Operators... Announcement Next Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Su-yeon] The Ministry of Science and ICT has embarked on efforts to establish basic directions to promote the entry of new operators in the 28 GHz frequency band.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 24th that it held a kickoff meeting for the '28 GHz New Operator Support TF.'

On the 18th, the Ministry announced the results of the compliance inspection regarding the 28 GHz band 5G frequency allocation conditions, stating that after a hearing process next month, if the allocations of two operators are finally canceled, the ministry plans to promote the entry of new operators for one of the canceled frequency bands. At that time, the Ministry decided to cancel the allocations for KT and LG Uplus, and to shorten SK Telecom's usage period by six months.

To enable new operators to enter the telecommunications market, the Ministry of Science and ICT has formed and is operating a dedicated task force composed of experts from related organizations such as the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), the Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI), and the Korea Communications Agency (KCA). The task force will prepare support measures for all stages from frequency allocation to network construction and business operation.

At the kickoff meeting, discussions were held on new frequency allocation methods that can promote the entry of new operators, as well as policy support measures to assist new operators in network construction and business operations, including interconnection and facility provision.

The Ministry of Science and ICT plans to finalize the basic directions to promote new operator entry by December through discussions within the task force.

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