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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Notice regarding Final Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan for the IMT900 Band in terms of Regulation 3 of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 2015

1. Glossary

 

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

 

“3GPP”

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

 

“Act”

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

amended;

 

“CRASA”

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

 

“DM RS”

means Demodulation Reference Signal;

 

“ECC”

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

 

“FDD”

means the Frequency Division Duplex;

 

“HCM”

means the 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 the International Mobile Telecommunications;

 

“IMT900”

means the IMT in the 900 MHz band (880 MHz to 915 MHz and 925 MHz to 960 MHz);

 

“ITU”

means the International Telecommunication Union;

 

“ITU-R”

means the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector;

 

“LTE”

means the 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-21”

means the National Radio Frequency Plan 2021 for South Africa;

 

“PCI”

means the Physical-Layer Cell Identities;

 

“PRACH”

means the Physical Random-Access Channel;

 

“PUCCH”

means the Physical Uplink Control Channel;

 

“RFSAP”

means this Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan;

 

“TCA”

means the Terrain Clearance Angle;

 

“TDD”

means the Time Division Duplex.