Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)ICASANotice regarding Final Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan for the IMT900 Band in terms of Regulation 3 of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 20151. 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.