Radio Frequency Band 700 MHz Utilization Plan for 5G Technology Implementation in Bali Province

Nowadays, Indonesia is preparing infrastructures and policies for upcoming 5G deployment. Spectrum availability is one of the prerequisites for deploying wireless-based services. One of the ways to increase network capacity is by adding radio frequency spectrum allocation. The most interesting problem with the use of low frequency bands in Indonesia is in the 700 MHz band. Currently, it is allocated to analog TV. After Analog Switch-Off (ASO) is completed, there will be digital dividends in the 700 MHz band, with a magnitude of 112 MHz which can be allocated as the IMT band. Then the Government has set a deadline for the Migration of Analog Television to Digital Television by end of 2022. Therefore this study aims to investigate the availability of the Radio Frequency Spectrum for the implementation of 5G technology, and its telecommunication network model according to Bali topology. We focus on the utilization of 700 MHz radio frequency band for 5G technology in Bali. The observation of the radio frequency band occupancy monitoring report of the Class I Denpasar Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Center (Balmon Kelas I Denpasar) is carried out which in accordance with established standard operating procedures by referring to the Spectrum Monitoring Handbook, ITU-R. Modeling and simulation methods using the Spectrum Engineering Advanced Monte Carlo Analysis Tool (Seamcat) are applied.