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Radiocommunication Frequency Migration Plan 2019

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Appendix D : SATFA - 2004

 

The South African Table of Frequency Allocations 200422 consolidated SABRE 1 and SABRE 2 in one plan covering the range 20MHz to 70 GHz.

 

Regarding migration, the following points were made:

The migration process has had its successes and failures. Some migration time-frames have been revised whilst others are maintained at their original deadlines. One can mention that the 2008 deadline for current public trunking operators has been reviewed at the request of the public trunking operators. The use of the band 406.1 - 407.625 // 416.1 - 417.625 MHz by the national electricity utility has been re-instated.

 

The changes implemented in SATFA 2004 were listed as:

▪ The Radio Frequency Identification systems (RFID) allocation in the 900 MHz band
▪ Pre-programmed low power PMR446 two-way radios.
▪ Allocation of Broadband FWA in the 2.6GHz band,
▪ Public Protection and Disaster relief (PPDR) bands which includes 380 -385//390- 395MHz.
▪ Full allocation of 2x10MHz E-GSM spectrum. Previously the E-GSM allocation was 2 x 400 kHz short because of an allocation to a now defunct two-way paging service.
▪ Allocation of the 5GHz band to "mobile" so as to enable wireless LAN "Hotspots".
▪ Allocation of the band 14-14.5 GHz to aeronautical mobile to enable broadband internet access by aircraft passengers.
▪ At the WRC03 the South African delegation added the country name to an ITU Radio Regulation footnote which seeks to protect future radio astronomy activities in the 14GHz band.

 

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22 The South African Table of Frequency Allocations (SATFA) – Notice 1442 of 2004.