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:
means the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), which consists of seven telecommunications standard development organisations;
means the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) as
amended;
means the Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA);
means Demodulation Reference Signal;
means the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) within the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT);
means the Frequency Division Duplex;
means the harmonised calculation method;
means the Harmonised Calculation Method for Africa;
means the Sub-Saharan Africa Assessment Report on Harmonisation of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa;
means the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP);
means the International Mobile Telecommunications;
means the IMT in the 900 MHz band (880 MHz to 915 MHz and 925 MHz to 960 MHz);
means the International Telecommunication Union;
means the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector;
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;
means the National Radio Frequency Plan 2021 for South Africa;
means the Physical-Layer Cell Identities;
means the Physical Random-Access Channel;
means the Physical Uplink Control Channel;
means this Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan;
means the Terrain Clearance Angle;
means the Time Division Duplex.