MIC Minister Nguyen Manh Hung: Vietnam is going to end 2G service soon

MOST Vietnam released Decision No. 3810/QD-BKHCN dated December 18, 2019 - List of products and good under group 2, subjected to MOST CR Mark Type Approval

MIC Vietnam issue Circular 19/2019/TT-BTTT to allocate 694 - 806 MHz band for 4G IMT Advanced (LTE Advanced) and later generation of 4G.

After 01 Sep 2019, server, switch ,router, gateway will not be under MIC regulatory list for EMC SDoC. The question is if VNTA still enforce if the shipment arriving Vietnam close to 01 Sep?

VNTA has rejected an ADoC application for one LTE product and issued Document No. 2398/CVT-TT1 dated 10 July 2019 to request for certificate according to QCVN 117:2018/BTTTT

MIC Vietnam and VNTA is going to implement 06 new technical regulations including QCVN 118:2018/BTTTT since 01 July 2019, the what are unexpected impacts and how to avoid?

MIC new Circular to replace Circular 04/2018/TT-BTTTT has been delayed, but there are several MIC new standards shall still be implemeted since 01 July 2019 (including QCVN 118:2018/BTTTT).

VNTA has held a seminar to take opinions and comments from manufacturers and importers on new certification methods which may cause major changes in certification for products under MIC management scope

Regulations on implementation of Law on Product Quality has been updated recently. There is a key changes which open possibility to grant Type Approval certificate directly under name of oversea manufacturers

New Type Approval certificate form is just a bit different from previous form in decorative details. Both forms are still being used at this moment until VNTA use up all the old ones.

Pursuant to Decree 74/2018/TT-BTTTT and Circular 15/2018/TT-BTTTT of MIC Vietnam, Type Approval certificate and/or SDoC form must be submited to VNTA within 15 working days. Importer who vilolates shall get audited and penalty.

New national technical standards which has been official released by MIC Vietnam and new updates to meet requirement of practice in testing, certification, importation ITE, MME, Lithium Ion battery products

Viettel - a local network carrier has obtained temporary frequency license to test 5G mobile network in 2019. 5G official frequency bands and license could be available for bidding by the end of 2019.

Since Tablet, Server, PC, Laptop sharing the same HS Code with products under Cybersecurity Import License, Exemption Letter issued by Authority of Infomation Sercurity (of MIC) could be needed for customs clearance

ICT Mark has been applied for radio and ITE products under management of MIC Vietnam since 2011. Meanwhile, MOST Vietnam uses a little different conformity mark (CR Mark) for home appliances.

MIC Vietnam has released the second letter No. 2765/BTTTT-CVT dated 08/21/2018 to General Department of Vietnam Customs. General Department of Vietnam Customs has been in line with MIC and customs clearance issues solved.

VNTA has stopped accepting DoC applications since 10 August 2018 without official notice. Instead, VNTA guides importers and applicant to make Self-assessment Declaration of Conformity. No more ADoC certificate will be issued for imported products.

Decree 74/2018/ND-CP enter in effect since 01 - July - 2018 made all the imported Radio and ITE products are temporarily stuck at port due to lack of instructions from MIC Vietnam

Authority of Radio Frequency Management opens the first 10m EMC Chamber in HCMC. With this EMC chamber, Technical Center of ARFM (Vilas 060) will provide EMC testing for home appliances

Vietnam's immediate task is allocating 700 MHz band for mobile. Vietnam has planned to re-allocate groups of frequency channels and left the entire spectrum for mobile broadband allocated by ITU.

Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) and Korea National Information Technology Promotion Agency (NIPA) co-organized the Vietnam-Korea ICT Cooperation Forum 2018.

List of radio transmitters forbidden to use in Viet Nam because of harmful interference to mobile phone network