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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 83

20191108 - National Gazette No 42829 of 08-November-2019, Volume 653, page 83

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42829, from 08 November, 2019
Department	ICASA
Notice	Page No. 19 of 209, Notice No. 600, Electronic Communications Act (36/2005), as amended » Notice regarding the Final International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap 2019

STAATSKOERANT, 8 NOVEMBER 2019                       No. 42829    83

3 INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
                       (ITU) IMT GENERATIONS
                                                              7

IMT  8

International Mobile Telecommunications ("IMT") systems are mobile systems that provide access
                   to a wide range of telecommunication services including advanced mobile services, supported by
                   mobile and fixed networks, which are increasingly packet-based. Key features of IMT include:

?   a high degree of commonality of  functionality worldwide while retaining the  flexibility to
                       support a wide range of services and applications in a cost-efficient manner;

?   compatibility of services within IMT and with fixed networks;
                   ?   capability of interworking with other radio access systems;
                   ?   high-quality mobile services;

?   user equipment suitable for worldwide use;
                   ?   user-friendly applications, services and equipment;

?   worldwide roaming capability; and
                   ?   enhanced peak data rates to support advanced services and applications.

Over the past 25 years, the ITU has developed the IMT system framework of standards for mobile
                   telephony and continues to lead international efforts involving governments and industry players to
                   produce the next generation of standards for global mobile communications.
                   The term `IMT' should be the root name that encompasses both IMT-2000 and  IMT-Advanced
                   collectively.

IMT 2000

IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications 2000) is a term coined by the global cellular
                   community to produce  a globally-co-ordinated definition of 3G mobile  technologies. IMT-2000
                   networks have been widely deployed since 2000.

According to the ITU, IMT-2000 systems are third generation (3G) mobile systems, which provide
                   access to a wide range of telecommunications services, supported by the fixed telecommunication
                   networks (e.g. PSTN/ISDN/Internet Protocol (IP)), as well as to other services which are specific to
                   mobile users. The specifications for the initial release of IMT-2000 are defined in Recommendation

7 1.1  Recommendation ITU-R  M.2083-0.
                   8  ITU Resolution 56

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