In this Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan, terms used will have the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2005 (no. 36 of 2005); unless the context indicates otherwise:

"3GPP"

means the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) which consists of six telecommunications standard development organisations;

"Act"

means the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) as amended;

“CRASA ECC”

means the Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA) Electronic Communications Committee (ECC);

“DM RS”

means Demodulation Reference Signal;

“ECC/REC (15)01”

means the ECC Recommendation (15)01 -  “Cross-border coordination for Mobile/Fixed Communications Networks (MFCN) in the frequency bands: 694-790 MHz, 1427-1518 MHz, and 3400-3800 MHz”. Amended on 14 February 2020;

“ECC”

means the Electronic Communications Committee within the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT);

"FDD"

means Frequency Division Duplex;

"HCM"

means Harmonised Calculation Method;

“HCM4A”

means the Harmonised Calculation Method for Africa;

“HIPSSA”

means the Sub-Saharan Africa Assessment Report on Harmonisation of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa;

“ICNIRP”

means the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)

"IMT"

means International Mobile Telecommunications;

"IMT700"

means IMT in the 700MHz band (703 MHz to 733 MHz and 758 MHz to 788 MHz);

"ITA"

means the Invitation to Apply;

"ITU"

means the International Telecommunication Union;

"ITU-R"

means the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector;

"LTE"

means Long Term Evolution which is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies;

"NRFP"

means the National Radio Frequency Plan 2018 for South Africa;

"PCI"

means Physical-Layer Cell Identities;

“PRACH”

means the Physical Random-Access Channel;

“PSTN”

means the Public Switched Telephone Network;

“PUCCH”

means the Physical Uplink Control Channel;

“RFSAP”

means the Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan;

“SDL”

means the Supplementary Downlink (SDL)

"TCA"

means terrain clearance angle correction factor;

"TDD"

means Time Division Duplex;

"TRP"

Total Radiated Power.

“WRC-12”

means the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 held in Geneva;

“WRC-15”

means the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 held in Geneva;

“WRC-19”

means the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 held in Sharm el-Sheikh;