ASIA-PACIFIC TELECOMMUNITY

1st Meeting of SATRC Working Group on Spectrum in SAP-IV 10 11 October 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Document SAPIV/WGS01/INP-11 10 October 2012

Bangladesh

SPECTRUM PRESENT AND FUTURE BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE

Contact:

LT. COL. MD. SAJJAD HOSSAIN Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Bangladesh

Email: sajjad@btrc.gov.bd

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PERSPECTIVE

PECTRUM- PRESENT & FUTURE - BANGLADESH

Objective of Regulation

Ensure Enabling Environment

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Good Regulatory Environment Good Regulatory Environment

Introducing efficiency Transparent regulatory and licensing regimes Optimizing use of scarce resources Creating favorable climate to promote investment to expand telecom networks Minimizing regulatory intervention Harmonization Regulate on principle basis Establish operational efficiencies

Agenda

Telecom Evolution Present Scenario Spectrum Re-Farming Spectrum Pricing Spectrum Monitoring Challenges

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Bangladesh Telecom Bangladesh Telecom --Evolution Evolution

Re-

Allocation of Spectrum as per Telecom Act-2001

GSM

Information

Technology Act passed

Broadband policy

2007 2006 2005

ILDTS Policy Interim

License to Teletalk
8 PSTN Bangladesh

Telecom Act passed

Three First

licenses issued 2004 2002

tariff regulation
Allocation Refarming of

cellula r license issued ( CDMA) 1989

more cellular licenses issued ( GSM) 1996

National

2001
BTRC formed

of 1800 MHz to mobile operators

Cellular

spectrum
Numbering

plan
Mobility of

1998

ICT Policy

issued

license issued to Warid

7 PSTN

PSTN operators restricted

Amendment of

Telecom Policy issued

licenses issued

licensing regulation
MTR revised

twice
4 National

PSTN Licenses issued

Bangladesh Telecom Evolution condt... Bangladesh Telecom - Evolution

2012

2011

Planning for

BWA

license issue
First

2010

3G

Spectrum Selling to MNOs

guideline preparatio n

3G license release and up gradation of monitoring system

2009

Renewal of

existing 2G operator license

Review of

2008

NFAP

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Present scenario (Access)

BTRC prepared the National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP) effective from 2006. Several changes have been made after this but these were not included in the Plan. As per NFAP the present and prospective bands for mobile operation are
Band MHz 450 UHF 850 Up Link MHz 450-457.5 Down Link MHz 460-467.5 Total BW MHz 7.5 108 20 Fully Allocated Allocated to Mobile & Private PSTN 900 890-915 935-960 25 Fully Allocated Allocated to Mobile operator 3 MHz is Free Allocated to Private PSTN 698-806 825-845 870-890 Status

Present scenario (Access) contd..

Band MHz 1800

Up Link MHz 1710-1785

Down Link MHz 1805-1880

Total BW MHz 75

Status

15.6 MHz is Free. Allocated to Mobile & One Private PSTN

1900

1880-1910

1960-1990

30

22.20 MHz is Free

Allocated to 03 Private PSTN but 01 operative 2100 2300 1920-1960 2110-2170 40 100 Free to Allocate Fully Allocated Allocated to Broadband including Wi-Max 2500 2500-2690 190 FDD portion (70 MHz) is Free. TDD (35 MHz) is allocated to WiMax

2300-2400

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Present scenario (Microwave) contd..

Band GHz
2 6 7 8 11 13 15 18 23 26 38

Frequency Range (MHz)

2.025 - 2290 5.925 - 6.425 7.425 - 7.90 7.725 - 8.275 10.70 - 11.70 12.75 - 13.25 14.5 - 15.35 17.7 - 19.7 22.0 - 23.6 24.5 - 26.5 37.0 - 39.5 48.5 - 50.2 51.4 - 52.6

BW per Channel
7 29.65 28 29.65 40 28 14 13.75 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

ITU-T Available Spots

GP Permitted Spots

8 8 12 8 30 70 41 64 80 56 36 80 36

4 5 6 3 7 6 6

40 - 60

55.78 - 57.0 55.7 57 57 59

UMTS core band (2100 MHz)

60 MHz

BTRC appointed an International Consultancy firm Helios to review this NFAP under World Bank finance on July 2009.

Previous position:
As per previous NFAP the core band is 40 MHz Operation of UMTS and CDMA in the same band will create interference

Present position:
The present situation of UMTS core band UL (UMTS) IMT 2000 (FDD) 58.25 1920 1978.25 1978.25 Telebarta 2.6 1980.85 CDMA (Reserve) 9.15 1980.85 1990

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Provision for mobile broadband in 700 MHz band

Previous Position: At present this band (610-801 MHz) is allocated for broadcasting and fixed service. Total Band is almost free. Some vendors are developing mobile broadband product in this band.

Present Position: The proposal is as follows:

8MHz

698

748

756

806

Downlink

Uplink

Spectrum Re-Farming at 1800 MHz Band

Previous Position: Before Re-Farming the band was 2*55 MHz instead of 2*75 MHz UMTS core Band (2100 MHz) is splitted into two Block of 2*20 MHz

Present Position: Still we are working for continuous allocation of Spectrum in this band.

BTRC increased the band to 75 MHz in 2008.

The Policy is to make Spectrum costly so that maximum Spectrum will be available to assign to the potential customers. Still we are working for continuous allocation of Spectrum in this band.

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Re-Arrangement of 1800 MHz

1852.5 1852.6

1860.0

1863.2

1868.2

1870.8

1837.6

1815.0

1822.2

1827.6

Spectrum Allocation Spectrum Allocation (present)

1805.0

1842.6

Teletalk

GP

Robi

Airtel

Free

GP (Ext)

1845.0

Worldtel

Banglalink

Free

GP (Ext)

Banglalink (Ext)

Robi (Ext)

(Previous)

10
1710.0

7.2 5.4 10
1742.6 1720.0 1727.2 1732.6

2.4
1750.0 1747.6

7.5

7.4
1757.5 1757.6 1765.0

3.2
1768.2

5
1773.2

2.6
1772.8

1872.8
Free

7.2
1777.8 1785.0

1815.0

1825.0

1832.4

1847.0

1857.0

1805.0

Spectrum Allocation (Current)

1710.0

Teletalk

Airtel

Robi

GP

Banglalink

Free

1872.6

Worldtel

10
1720.0

10
1730.0

7.4
1737.4

14.6
1752.0

10
1762.0

15.6
1777.6

7.4
1785.0

Acquisition Spectrum Re-Farming Method

BTRC has recently practiced both spectrum pricing method:

1.

Through Auction
BWA License

2.

Through Beauty Contest

Additional Spectrum in 1800 MHz band in October, 2008 to GP, Aktel, Banglalink

1880.0

1880.0

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Spectrum Monitoring System

The objective is to monitor the different spectrum bands and find out the direction of transmitter in the ranges between 0.5 to 3000 MHz.

Twotypesofstationsareused: 1.FixedMonitoringStation(FMS) 2.MobileMonitoringStation (MMS) Atpresent,6FMSsarelocated throughoutthecountry.Andalso have5MMSs.

Spectrum Monitoring Station

Rangpur FMS

Sylhet FMS

Bogra FMS

Dhaka FMS

Khulna FMS Chittagong FMS

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Recenet Success Stories

Country wide spectrum scanning was done for the first time in this year. The objective of this scanning was to: organize the assignment of GSM 1800 Band. Scan the 3G band to check illegal usage.

In this scanning, some illegal usage of frequency was found in northern part of the country. Strong GSM and CDMA signals were detected inside the territory of Bangladesh in some part of bordering areas. This issue can be solved if we can make the coordination with the neighboring country.

Recenet Re-Farming SpectrumSuccess Stories (contd.)

A 3.5 GHz ISP transmitter was located using unauthorized frequency. Identified and solved the interference issue between the Satellite TV Earth Station and ISP operating in 3.5 GHz band. Settled down the interference problem of Police Telecoms Walkie-Talkie network in the UHF band.

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Challenges
Revalidation of spectrum Co-ordination of spectrum assignment in the border area between the neighbouring states. cross

Co-existence between the satellite downlink and BWA operating frequency in 3.4-4.2 GHz band. Frequency interference in the cross border zone. Spectrum monitoring within high rise building area, fighting against multipath fading. Finding out the transmitter location beyond 3 GHz as the existing system has the direction finding capability upto 3 GHz.

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THANKS

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