The Ministry of Science and ICT will supply frequencies (5855-5925 MHz) for autonomous vehicle communications.
The IoT and drone frequency supply is also expected to be finalized by early October.

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the National Radio Research Agency will complete the establishment of frequency supply and technical standards for next-generation intelligent transportation system communications.

This frequency supply and technical standards development is intended to prepare for the full-scale expansion of autonomous vehicles, and has been reviewed by the New Industry Investment Committee of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, which has been in operation since March to improve negative regulations related to investment in new industries.

The next-generation intelligent transportation system 'communication' frequency (5855-5925 MHz, 70 MHz width) being supplied this time plays a key role in the mutual communication of transportation system components (transportation means, facilities, and users).

Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) is an ICT convergence system that uses V2X (Vehicle to everything) technology to enable safe and smooth transportation activities through real-time interconnection of transportation system components.


The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has been promoting a C-ITS pilot project on the Sejong-Daejeon road since July 2014, and plans to establish C-ITS on all expressways nationwide by 2020.

It uses radio frequency to inform drivers of potential hazards ahead that are not visible to the driver, thereby preventing collisions between vehicles, securing roads for emergency vehicles such as ambulances, and preventing danger in construction zones.
 
Base stations using the next-generation intelligent transportation system's 'communication' frequency (5855-5925 MHz, 70 MHz width) can be used with a radio station permit with a maximum output of 2 W, and terminals can be installed in vehicles and used without a separate permit.

The technical standards are established through revisions to the Ministry of Science and ICT's notice on "Wireless equipment for wireless stations that can be established without reporting" and the National Radio Research Agency's notice on "Technical standards for wireless equipment for simple wireless stations, space stations, earth stations, radio wave detection, and other business wireless equipment."

Once the autonomous vehicle system is in place, it is expected that highway fatalities will be reduced by 50% and traffic accident costs will be reduced by approximately 500 billion won by 2025.

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning is allocating a total of 6,859 MHz of new frequencies, including frequencies for IoT and drones to foster new ICT convergence industries, in addition to frequencies for autonomous vehicles.
The new frequency allocation for new industries such as IoT and drones has passed the frequency deliberation committee of the Office for Government Policy Coordination and regulatory review, and will be finalized in early October after the promulgation process.