"The first 5G commercialization in March, 2019…Frequency auction to be end in the first half of the next year”
Kang Eun Seong | esther@ | 2017-12-01 11:27:06
Yoo Young-min, the Minister of Science, Technology and Information, said in March 2019 that the ministry intends to commercialize 5G communication for the first time in the world. In the first half of the year, the Ministry of Information and Communication plans to advance commercialization from the end of 2019 until the end of March. To this end, the Ministry of Information and Communication starts an auction for 5G band frequency allocation in the first half of next year.
In the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang ICT Promotion Hall on November 29, Mr. Yu said, "The country that will commercialize the 5G network for the first time in the world will be Korea." "The PyeongChang Olympics, which will be held in February and it will be the first case."
He said in a conversation with reporters, "I checked the schedule for commercialization earlier than 2020 and it was around the end of 2019. I decided that it is not different from the" It is expected that commercialization will be possible in March 2019 as mobile carriers are actively promoting 5G standard development and ecosystem development and commercialization of PyeongChang Olympic pilot service. "
Therefore, the Ministry of Information and Communication will begin an auction for 5G band frequency allocation within the first half of next year. "If the government is delayed, the entire 5G schedule can be delayed," Yu said. "The frequency auction, which was originally planned for next year, will end in the first half of the year.”
Especially, "5G is not implemented as simply assigning frequencies and building networks, but terminals, equipment, and communication companies need to move together," he said. "As 5G is closely related to our industry, I will do anything in the first half of the year, "he said.
It also plans to actively promote consultation among operators to streamline network investment. It is necessary to build up the base stations tightly and it is necessary to make large-scale investment in order to build 5G.
"I think that the government should share the same parts that can be used together. There are some companies strongly opposed to essential equipments," he said.
By Kang Eun Seong esther@
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In the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang ICT Promotion Hall on November 29, Mr. Yu said, "The country that will commercialize the 5G network for the first time in the world will be Korea." "The PyeongChang Olympics, which will be held in February and it will be the first case."
He said in a conversation with reporters, "I checked the schedule for commercialization earlier than 2020 and it was around the end of 2019. I decided that it is not different from the" It is expected that commercialization will be possible in March 2019 as mobile carriers are actively promoting 5G standard development and ecosystem development and commercialization of PyeongChang Olympic pilot service. "
Therefore, the Ministry of Information and Communication will begin an auction for 5G band frequency allocation within the first half of next year. "If the government is delayed, the entire 5G schedule can be delayed," Yu said. "The frequency auction, which was originally planned for next year, will end in the first half of the year.”
Especially, "5G is not implemented as simply assigning frequencies and building networks, but terminals, equipment, and communication companies need to move together," he said. "As 5G is closely related to our industry, I will do anything in the first half of the year, "he said.
It also plans to actively promote consultation among operators to streamline network investment. It is necessary to build up the base stations tightly and it is necessary to make large-scale investment in order to build 5G.
"I think that the government should share the same parts that can be used together. There are some companies strongly opposed to essential equipments," he said.
By Kang Eun Seong esther@