DEVELOPMENT OF SPECTRUM MASTER-PLAN FOR

MONGOLIA
INDUSTRY QUESTIONNAIRE

NAME OF RESPONDING ORGANIZATION

UNITEL LLC
STATISTICS
S.No. Item Stats

1 Data services offered (e.g. GPRS, UMTS, GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA/LTE

LTE etc.)

2 Number of data subscriber 600,000

3 No of 3G/LTE–enabled BTS currently and 310/330
how the number will growth over the next
two years

INTERACTION WITH THE CRC

1. Does CRC consult sufficiently with stakeholders regarding spectrum
management issues? When there is consultation, are you happy with the
process?

2. Does the CRC make information regarding spectrum issues easily available
and in a format that you can understand? Do you know the spectrum
availability in the near future?
The CRC has frequently published the information of spectrum that shows
the spectrum allocation and the issues that CRC meets. But most importantly,
there is a no clear roadmap for spectrum availability for both short and long
term. There should be a central database for spectrum availability in which
we can find the available spectrum and the spectrum that will be available in
the future.

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FREQUENCY/SPECTRUM REQUIREMENTS
3. What are your current and future spectrum requirements? Please indicate the
frequency bands, the purpose and amount of spectrum needed by 2025.
Please also indicate the methodology and assumptions in estimating your
spectrum requirements.
In order to provide high-quality user experience and mobile broadband
services, UNITEL has been planned to use following bands in upcoming
years. The spectrum assumption is based on the traffic forecast.
Spectrum band Bandwidth By year
2600MHz 2x40 2017
2300MHz 40 2017
1800MHz 2x10 2018
3500MHz 60 2019

4. Please provide your number of mobile broadband customers; and any data
traffic forecast you have developed
Mobile broadband customers
2017 700
2018 800
2019 900

5. Do you have sufficient spectrum to meet your current needs? If not, how
much spectrum (and in which bands) do you need to meet your short-term
needs?
UNITEL’s current spectrums are not sufficient to provide high-quality mobile
broadband services and has planned to use following bands.

Spectrum band Band Bandwidth By year

2600MHz 2x40 2017
2300MHz 40 2017
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 1800MHz 2x10 2018
3500MHz 60 2019

6. In your opinion, does the current CRC/CITA spectrum management practice

encourage the efficient use of the radio spectrum? If not, why and how can it
be improved?
Current CRC/CITA’s spectrum management practice does not support the
ecosystem for new bands. Before CRC/CITA release the new band, they
should have checked the ecosystem for such band by doing tests in many
areas with those companies who have neighbour spectrums.
And also the current spectrum management does not encourage the
spectrum re-farming. Because of the spectrum availability, the network
operators should be able to manage their spectrum on what they need.

FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT PROCESS

7. Are you satisfied with the process that the CRC uses to assign spectrum in
Mongolia? If not, please share your concerns.
The CRC should have a flexible spectrum allocation model that encourages
to assign more spectrum to the companies who have higher subscribers and
traffic than others and who needs more spectrum.

8. What changes would you like to see in the process, if any?

a. Central spectrum availability database
b. Flexible spectrum allocation model
c. Clear roadmap for spectrum availability
d. Policy that encourages the spectrum refarming.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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9. What is your view on white space, spectrum sharing (licensed shared access
and dynamic spectrum access) and spectrum trading?

10. Are there radio services that you would like to offer in Mongolia that require
spectrum that is not currently available for use?

No.

11. Are there any changes that you would like to see in the way that the CRC
manages spectrum in Mongolia in the short term? What changes would like
you to see in the mid to long term, if any?

a. Central spectrum availability database

b. Flexible spectrum allocation model
c. Clear roadmap for spectrum availability
d. Policy that encourages the spectrum refarming.

12. In order of preference, what would be your solution consideration amongst

the following in situations you see spectrum crunch?
 Sitting in auction of new spectrum
 Merger/acquisition
 Infrastructure growth
 Spectrum sharing or trading or both
 WiFi offloading (if allowed by regulator)

13. What other issues would you like CRC/CITA to consider in developing the
Spectrum Master Plan?

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