5th ASEAN Spectrum Policy Forum, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 2015

1. 5th Meeting of the ASEAN Spectrum Policy Forum (ASPF-5)
"Workshop on re-farming 2G bands (800/900/1800MHz)"
March 18, 2015
Lao Plaza Hotel - Vientiane, Lao PDR

2. ASPF-5 workshop concept
This ASPF-5 main workshop objective is to consider the issues associated with making spectrum currently used to
provide 2G mobile services (e.g. the 800MHz, 900MHz and 1.8GHz bands) available for new technologies including
3G and 4G.
This so-called re-farming of spectrum can generate significant economic benefits - particularly for consumers
benefiting from advanced mobile data services - but also requires consideration of a number of technical (e.g. in-
band interference) and economic challenges (e.g. potential impact on competition in the mobile market). The ASPF-
5 workshop will discuss these challenges and will seek to identify areas of best practice for national governments
and regulators to consider as well as identifying areas where a common ASEAN approach could be beneficial.
Topics to be addressed by ASPF-5:
• Introducing the issues to be considered in relation to re-farming of 2G spectrum
• Inventory of re-farming developments to-date in the EU and ASEAN regions
• 2G band re-farming strategies and policy considerations
• Technical interference issues, possible solutions and practical test results
• Country case studies on re-farming experiences
ASPF-5 workshop methodology and output
These issues will be introduced by means of an Issue Paper as input document, illustrated by practical experiences
through presentations by ASEAN and EU speakers and subsequently discussed in an interactive Plenary Session with
a view to formulate identified recommendations for best practices in re-farming 2G spectrum.
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3. Meeting Agenda
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08:00-09:00 Registrations and welcome of participants
09:00-09:15 Opening Remarks
09:00 Welcome Remarks,
MPT, Lao PDR
09:05 Opening Remarks
Ruprecht Niepold - Expert in Radio Spectrum Policy
& Co-chair of the ASPF, Europe
09:10 Opening Remarks
LeVanTuan - Deputy Director General, ARFM of Viet Nam
& Co-chair of The ASPF, ASEAN
09:15-10:00 Session #1 - Issues associated with re-farming of 2G bands and inventory of developments
to-date
09:15 Issues and challenges associated with re---farming 2G bands
Amit Nagpal - Partner, Aetha Consulting Limited, United Kingdom
09:30 Re-farming 2G bands (800/900/1800MHz) - Inventory of use of bands in Europe and trends
By GSMA
09:45 Re-farming 2G bands (800/900/1800MHz) – Situation In the ASEAN region
By Qualcomm
10:00 GSM updates
Hakan Ohsen - Director,Spectrum & Radio Technology Strategy, Group Function Technology,
Ericsson, Viet Nam

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Ericsson, Viet Nam
10:15-10:55 Session #2 – General 2G band re-farming strategies and policies
10:15 Review on report of APG and 5D
By Viet Nam
10:35 European re-farming strategies and policy considerations
Ruprecht Niepold – Expert in Radio spectrum Policy, Belgium
10:55-11:05 Coffee & Tea break
10:05-11:45 Session #3 – Solution on 2G bands re-farming / Case studies in EU
11:05 Case study on administration regulations/policies
Helen Hearn – Head of Authorisation, Spectrum Policy Group, Ofcom, United
Kingdom
11:25 Case study on concrete re-farming experiences:
 Interferences solutions and practical test results
 Deployment experience
Erlend Fanebust - SVP, Head of Spectrum and Analytical Decision Support,
Telenor ASA, Norway
11:45-14:00 Luncheon and networking
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5. Meeting Agenda
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14:00-15:00 Session #4 – Solution on 2G bands re-farming/ Case studies in APAC
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Practical re-farming experiences:
 Practical test results
 Deployment: interferences solutions, broadband interferences between 900 MHz and
CDMA 850 frequency band
Case study #1
By Australia
Case study #2
Puttachad Manmontri - Director, Frequency Planning Division, Spectrum Management Bureau,
The office of NBTC, Thailand
Case study #3
Do Vu Anh – Head of Telecommunications Department, VNPT Group, Viet
Nam
Case study #4
Nyoman Adhiarna – Head of Spectrum Planning for Mobile Service, Ministry of Communications &
Information Technology, Indonesia
Issues in deploying 2G band re-farming
Hakan Ohsen - Director, Spectrum & Radio Technology Strategy, Group
Function Technology, Ericsson, Viet Nam

6. Meeting Agenda
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15:00-15:15 Coffee & Tea break
15:15-16:30 Panel discussion on 2G frequency band re-farming in ASEAN and
recommendations
16:30-17:00 Wrap-up session