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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 79

20191108 - National Gazette No 42829 of 08-November-2019, Volume 653, page 79

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42829, from 08 November, 2019
Department	ICASA
Notice	Page No. 15 of 209, Notice No. 600, Electronic Communications Act (36/2005), as amended » Notice regarding the Final International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap 2019

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subsequent use of high demand spectrum to meet this demand is vital and the cost of making this
                   spectrum available is vital and the cost of not doing so is high." 4

It is noted that it is South Africa's intention to prioritise the implementation of DTT in order to release
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                   the 700 MHz and 800 MHz spectrum for IMT .

Although IMT essentially implies all mobile telecommunications, there is currently a strong focus
                   on Long Term Evolution ("LTE") and this is reflected in the IMT Roadmap 2019. In cases where it
                   is necessary to give emphasis to IMT for LTE, IMT Roadmap 2019 refers to broadband IMT.

In various countries these LTE/IMT services have already been introduced in licensing IMT radio
                   frequency spectrum made available through the radio frequency migration process. The different
                   applications for IMT are summarised in the list below:

(a) mobile telephony/broadband internet (LTE/IMT);
                          (b) broadband access to scarcely populated areas;
                          (c) services Ancillary to broadcasting, which already coexist with broadcasting;
                          (d) low power devices (licence exempt or not);
                          (e) private mobile radio;
                          (f) military communications;
                          (g) public protection and disaster relief (PPDR).

For an increasing number of South African consumers and businesses, mobile connectivity is now
                   an everyday necessity. Our desire to get online wherever we are - and at ever-faster speeds - has
                   assisted to fuel an explosion in mobile data.

IMT2020 is the next generation of mobile technologies and is being designed to provide greater
                   capacity for wireless networks, offer greater reliability, and deliver extremely  fast data speeds,
                   enabling innovative new services across different industry sectors.

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                   According to Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) the first wave of commercial products is
                   expected to be available in 2020. However, initial pre-commercial deployments are expected to start
                   from 2019 in other countries.

4  South  Africa  Connect:  Creating  Opportunities,  ensuring  inclusion  South  Africa's  Broadband  Policy",
                   Government Gazette Number 37119 (Notice 953 of 2013), page 19.

5  South  Africa  Connect:  Creating  Opportunities,  ensuring  inclusion  South  Africa's  Broadband  Policy",
                   Government Gazette Number 37119 (Notice 953 of 2013), page 56.
                   6  https://gsacom.com/paper/td-lte-snapshot-november-2018/

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