Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)ICASANotice regarding Final Radio Frequency Assignment Plans for the Frequency Band 380 to 399.9 MHz in terms of Regulation 3 of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 20151. Glossary |
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:
means the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) as amended
means any governmental department or service responsible for discharging the obligations undertaken in the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union, in the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union and in the Administrative Regulations (CS 1002).
means Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act (AGA Act No. 21 of 2007)
means African Telecommunications Union
means Base Transceiver
means the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
means Dual Frequency
means Direct Mode Operation
means the European Telecommunications Standards Institute
means the International Telecommunication Union
means the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector
means Long Term Evolution – the latest standards for cellular communications. LTE provides higher data rates than 2G and 3G cellular systems
means Mobile Transceiver
means the National Radio Frequency Plan 2021 for South Africa
means Private Automated Branch eXchange
means Public Protection and Disaster Relief
means Public Switched Telephone Network
means Public Mobile Radio
means the Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan
means the Single Frequency
means the South African Police Service
means TETRA and Critical Communications Association (see www.tandcca.com)
means Terrestrial Trunked Radio
means TETRA Enhanced Data Services (or TETRA 2)
means the World Radiocommunications Conference held in Geneva in 2012
means the World Radiocommunications Conference held in Geneva in 2015