From September 16, the 2G network will be completely switched off in Viet Nam, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications. The complete shutdown aims at optimizing the frequency reserves to develop more modern telecommunication technologies, including 4G. Specifically, the Authority of Telecommunications (AOT) under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), citing Circulars...

On 29 March 2024, MIC officially issued the new Circular 02/2024/TT-BTTTT on the list of products required for TA certification and/or SDoC. This Circular shall replace Circular 04/2023/TT-BTTTT and take effect from 15 May 2024. Highlighted features of this new Circular can be summarized as follows: New and updated standards including QCVN117:2023/BTTTT, QCVN55:2023/BTTTT, QCVN110:2023/BTTTT; QCVN111:2023/BTTTT...

MIC Vietnam has just issued a new drafted circular on the list of ICT products required for TA certification and/or SDoC. The below is our summary of noteworthy changes under this draft: (1) Some new and updated standards are added, including: QCVN 117:2023/BTTTT in replacement for QCVN 117:2020/BTTTT (applicable to WWAN devices); QCVN 55:2023/BTTTT in...

The below are changes in technical standards/regulations on ICT products in 2024: Local testing and certification on 5G technologies: From 1 Jan 2024, local test reports on QCVN127, QCVN129, QCVN18:2022 will be required for certification of 5G technology. So far, there has been a local lab which have just been licensed to test 5G standards....

From 1 January 2024, an electrical safety standard – QCVN132:2022 shall be additionnally required for such ICT, ITE products as desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets, DVB-T2 tivi, set-top-box, DECT phones etc. It means that after 1 January 2024, the import of those products into Vietnam shall also need a local test report on QCVN132 To...

On 5 September 2023, MIC of Vietnam issued Circular 10/2023/TT-BTTTT to temporarily suspend the enforcement of some Articles of Circular 04/2023/TT-BTTTT on the list of products required for TA certification and/or SDoC. Remarkable notes under this Circular 10/2023/TT-BTTTT are as follows: (1) Temporarily suspend the enforcement of requirements on tests under extreme conditions as provided...

On 31 May 2023, MIC of Vietnam issued Circular 04/2023/TT-BTTTT to update the lists of products required for TA certification and/or SDoC. This Circular shall take effect from 1 July 2023 and replace Circular 02/2022/TT-BTTTT. The below are lists of products required for TA certification and/or SDoC:   Appendix I THE LIST OF PRODUCTS REQUIRED...

On 14 October 2021, MIC of Vietnam issued Circular 08/2021/TT-BTTTT to update RF bands which are openned for public use in Vietnam. List of these bands are as follows:   No. FREQUENCY BAND TYPE OF RADIO DEVICES MAIN EMISSION SPURIOUS EMISSION OR UNWANTED EMISSION   A B C D 1. 9 ÷ 100 kHz Inductive...

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