Vietnam MIC issued draft Circular to replace the Circular No. 46/2016 & supplement Circular No. 18/2018 on List of radio devices that to be exempted from radio frequency license registration.

Below is the summary of the new points in Draft Circular for your reference:

1.Amend some types of device which is not regulated in Circular 46:2016/TT-BTTTT and Circular 18:2018/TT-BTTTT

• Wireless Chargers operating in the bands of 110-190 kHz, 326.5 kHz, 340 kHz, 353-373.5 kHz, 1.64-1.78 MHz, 6.765-6.795 MHz
• Radio devices in LPWAN operating in the bands of 433.05-434.79 MHz, 920-923 MHz.
• Emergency Positioning Radio (ELT / PLB)

2. Amend/adding 10 frequency bands:

• Adding frequency bands 2400-2483.5 MHz band and 5725-5850 MHz band for radio remote devices (used for controlling underground, water surface or flight models)with max. RF output power of 100 mW
• Adding frequency band 7.25-9 GHz for UWB
• Adding frequency bands 5.725-5.850 GHz; 8.5-10 GHz; 57-64 GHz; 75-85 GHz for Radio telemetry device (short range radar)
• Adding frequency bands 57-64 GHz for non-specific short range device
• Adding frequency bands 190-485 kHz and 526.5-2000 kHz for inductive loop, civil applications, support near-range IoT connection
• Remove the frequency bands of 50.1-50.99 MHz, 40.50 MHz and 41.00 MHz from the list of free-license frequency bands.

Currently, MIC is getting the comments for this draft Circular and the deadline is May 28, 2021. Interested parties are encourage to send the comment to MIC directly.