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Notice regarding Final Radio Frequency Assignment Plans for the Frequency Band 406.1 to 410 MHz in terms of Regulation 3 of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 2015

3. General

 

3.1 Technical characteristics of the equipment used for Digital Mobile Radio, Radio Astronomy and Fixed systems shall conform to all applicable South African standards, international standards, International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and its radio regulations as agreed and adopted by South Africa

 

3.2 All installations must comply with safety rules as specified in applicable standards.

 

3.3 The equipment used shall be certified under South African law and regulations.

 

3.4 The allocation of this frequency band and the information in this Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan (RFSAP) are subject to review.
3.4.1 Likely use of this band apart from Radio Astronomy within its exclusion/quiet zones will be for Digital Private (Professional) Mobile Radio and Public Access Mobile Radio (PMR) in the Mobile Services. In addition, Fixed Links in the Fixed Services would operate in the band. Likely users would include Government use for public safety, including both Fixed and Mobile usage. All Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) use in this band is encouraged to move to 380 - 400 MHz.
3.5 The Frequency range assigned for Radio Astronomy within its exclusion/quiet zones will span 406.1 – 410 MHz. The frequency range assigned for both Fixed and Mobile Services will span 406.1 – 410 MHz, therefore requiring coordination amongst these two services for everyone outside the radio astronomy exclusion areas.
3.5.1 Further details of applicable technologies are specified in the following documents:
● Report ITU-R M.2017 (1998) Spectrum efficient digital land mobile systems for dispatch traffic. https://fdocuments.net/download/m2014-spectrum-efficient-digital-land-mobile-viewspectrum-efficient-digital.
● Report ITU-R M.2014-3 (11/2016): Digital land mobile systems for dispatch traffic. https://www.itu.int/pub/R-REP-M.2014.
● Report ITU-R M.2377-1 (11/2017): Radiocommunication objectives and requirements for Public Protection and Disaster Relief. https://www.itu.int/pub/R-REP-M.2377.
● Report ITU-R M.2415-0 (11/2017): Spectrum needs for Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR). https://www.itu.int/pub/R-REP-M.2415/en.
● Recommendation ITU-R M.2015-2 (01/2018): Frequency arrangements for public protection and disaster relief radiocommunication systems in accordance with Resolution 646 (Rev.WRC-15). https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-M.2015/en .
● Recommendation ITU-R M.2009-2 (01/2019): Radio interface standards for use by public protection and disaster relief operations in accordance with Resolution 646 (Rev.WRC-15). https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/m/R-REC-M.2009- 2-201901-I!!PDF-E.pdf.
● Recommendation ITU-R M.1808-1 (11/2019): Technical and operational characteristics of conventional and trunked land mobile systems operating in the mobile service allocations below 869 MHz to be used in sharing studies in bands below 960 MHz. https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-M.1808 .
● ECC/DEC/ (19)02, ECC Decision of 8 March 2019 on Land mobile systems in the frequency ranges 68-87.5 MHz, 146-174 MHz, 406.1-410 MHz, 410-430 MHz, 440-450 MHz, and 450-470 MHz, 8 March 2019. https://docdb.cept.org/document/9680 .
● ECC Decision (08)05 “The harmonisation of frequency bands for the implementation of digital Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) narrow band and wide band radio applications in bands within the 380-470 MHz range”, Approved 27 June 2008, Amended 8 March 2019. https://docdb.cept.org/document/416 .
● T/R 25-08 Recommendation T/R of 30 May 2008 on Planning criteria and cross-border coordination of frequencies for land mobile systems in the range 29.7-470 MHz. Latest amended on 28 September 2018. 28 September 2018. https://docdb.cept.org/document/909 .
● ECC Report 099 TETRA Enhanced Data Services (TEDS): Impact on existing PMR/PAMR and Air Ground Air (AGA) systems in the 400 MHz band. 20 September 2007. https://docdb.cept.org/document/207 .
● ECC Report 097 Cross Border Interference for Land Mobile Technologies. 20 February 2007. https://docdb.cept.org/document/205 .
● ECC Report 102 Public protection and disaster relief spectrum requirements. 6 February 2007. https://docdb.cept.org/document/210 .
● ERC Report 075 Narrowband return path two-way paging compatibility studies in the 406.1 - 410 MHz, 440 - 470 MHz and 862 - 871 MHz bands. 1 May 1999. https://docdb.cept.org/document/643 .

 

 

Additional useful references on the subject may be found in Annex 1 of ITU-R Report M.2377-14, and Annex 2 of ECC/DEC/ (08)/055. In particular, Section A1.3 of Rep. ITU-R BT.2377-1 offers a list of public safety recommendations and reports, and Annex 2 of ECC/DEC/ (08)05 provides a list of digital land mobile systems and related sharing and compatibility reports.

 

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4 Report ITU-R M.2377-1 (11/2017): Radiocommunication objectives and requirements for Public Protection and Disaster Relief. https://www.itu.int/pub/R-REP-M.2377

 

5 The harmonisation of frequency bands for the implementation of digital Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) narrow band and wide band radio applications in bands within the 380 – 470 MHz range https://docdb.cept.org/download/1574