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Ministry of Information and Communications
Transition to Digital Broadcasting
VIETNAM’S ROADMAP
Le Van TUAN
Deputy Director General
Authority of Radio Frequency Management
Contents
Vietnam at a glance
Policy and Regulatory Aspects
Overview Broadcasting Market
Digitize Roadmap and Spectrum Plan
Measures to promote DTT
Conclusions
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Vietnam at a glance
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Independence day: 02/9/1945
Located in the center of the
South East Asia, and is shaped
like the letter "S”
Language: Vietnamese.
– English (2nd language), Chinese,
French,..
Area: 331,698 km2
Capital: Hanoi
Population: ~ 86 millions
GDP growth rate in 2009: 5,32%
GDP per capita in 2009: $ 1060
(source: IMF, 2010)
Strategy
Transforming Vietnam into an advanced ICT country
• Some key objectives
– Human resource
• Internet user penetration: 50% in 2015, 70% in 2020
• In 2020: 1 million people working in ICT area
• 30% in 2015, 80% in 2020 graduate ICT students are capable to meet international
ICT workforce requirements
– Broadband infrastruture:
• 2015: Complete broadband connection to each commune in 2015, to each villeage in
2020;
• Internet connection to all schools in 2015;
• Mobile broadband coverage reach 85% and 95% population in 2015, 2020
respectively;
– Information universalization:
• 2015: 90% household having TV of wich 80% having digital TV signal
• 2020: almost household can watch digital TV
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Radio law and related legal documents
NATIONAL
FREQUENCY
ALLOCATION
TABLE
OTHER
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE LAW
RADIO
FREQUENCY
LAW
TRANSMISSION PLAN
FOR BROADCASTING
UP TO 2020
[Draft Decision]
Switch-over Roadmap
for analog television
broadcasting to 2020
FREQUENCY
CHANNEL
ARANGEMENTS
SHORT
RANGE
DEVICE
CHANNEL
ALLOTMENT
PLAN
BAND
PLAN
[Draft Decision]
Channel planning
for terrestrial digital
TV in transition
phase to 2020
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Overview
Over
view on Viet Nam TV broadcasting
66 TV broadcasters:
- 3 nationwide TV broadcasters
- 63 local TV broadcasters
- 109 TV free-to-air program channels
T-DMB
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Overview on Viet Nam TV broadcasting
Market share of platform
CATV 1.56%
Analog terrestrial TV 76.5%
Digital terrestrial TV 12.5%
Sattelite DTH
Analog TV SwitchSwitch-Off Roadmap
5 central cities
DTV
2011
ATV
12/2014
ATV
26 next provinces
DTV
2014
12/2016
DTV
18 next provinces
2015
ATV
12/2018
15 next provinces ATV
DTV
2017
12/2020
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ROADMAP OF DIGITAL SWITCHOVER
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Technologies and Standards
DVB-T & beyond
01/01/2012
– support
MPEG 4
2015 –
MPEG 4
mandatory
www.themegallery.com
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Measures to Promote DTT
Information delivery
Market and service
Organizational methods and HRD
Technologies and Standards
Financial resource
Information dissemination
– TV/newspapers advertising the roadmap
– Posters, short leaflets, guidebooks
– TV, STB advertisment shall include information on
roadmap
– Establish website, call center
– Outdoor activities: Electronic display boards;
street promotional campaign; support events
www.themegallery.com
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Market and service
– Speeding up licensing process: 03 nationwide
operators; 05 regional operators
– Promote Digital Cable TV in major cities
– Promote DTH
– Free-to-air programmes
www.themegallery.com
Organizational methods and
human resource development
Prime minister
Steering
committee
Other ministries rep.
MIC ‘s minister
Nation-wide DTT
transmission
companies
Human resource
training
www.themegallery.com
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Financial Support
Tax
incentive
Financial
Resource
• set top box,
• transmitters
/receivers
• Local/Central
government
budgets
• ODA
• others
Universal
Service
Fund
From
spectrum
auction
www.themegallery.com
Key Projects
Funding
Investor
Capital
source
Support STB
MIC
Universal
Service Fund
113
Survey household
MIC
Universal
Service Fund
3.6
Advertisement and
Communications
MIC
Universal
Service Fund
Regional and Nationwide
Broadcasters
VTV, VTC, AVG
and Licensing
units
Mobilizing
resources and
State Budget
support...
Project Name
Total
(Mil. USD)
2.5
105.7
224.8
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Spectrum Plan for DDT
Revised National Allocation Table (2009)
Band (790-806)MHz added to IMT, limit new TV deployment
Frequency channel plan
DTT Long-term: UHF channels 21-48 (470-694 MHz)
DTT/ATV temporary: UHF channels 49-60 (694-790 MHz)
VHF (174-206) MHz for DVB-T/ T-DMB
VHF (206-230) MHz for T-DMB/T-DAB
Spectrum arrangement for
terrestrial TV
2. Frequency channel allotment for DTV
- to broadcast 2 MUX for VTV and 2 MUX for VTC with
nationwide coverage using MFN;
- to broadcast 3 MUX for third nationwide operator
using SFN providing Pay TV services;
- to broadcast 1 MUX for each regional networks
delivering existing local TV channels
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Conclusion
Digitalization is a global trend
Comprehensive strategy with sufficient
resources to promote DTT
Roadmap
Standard
Spectrum
plan
Actively participate in
APT, CEPT, ITU meetings
Digital Dividend
harmonization be
taken into account
Ministry of Information and Communications
Thanks for your kind attention
Authority of Radio Frequency Management
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