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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 85

20191108 - National Gazette No 42829 of 08-November-2019, Volume 653, page 85

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42829, from 08 November, 2019
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Notice	Page No. 21 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    85

IMT 2020 & Beyond

3.1.3.1IMT evolution

International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 ("IMT-2000") systems provided access to a wide
                   range of telecommunication services, supported  by  the  fixed  telecommunication  networks
                   (e.g. PSTN/ISDN/IP), and to other services which are specific to mobile users.

Resolution ITU-R 56-2 clarifies  the  relationship  between  the  terms  "IMT-2000"  and
                   "IMT-Advanced" and assigns a name to those systems, system components and related aspects that
                   include new radio interface(s) that support the new capabilities  of "IMT for 2020 and beyond".
                   Resolution ITU-R 56 resolved that the term IMT-2000 encompasses its enhancements and future
                   developments  and  the  term  "IMT-Advanced"  also  encompasses its enhancements and future
                   developments. The term "IMT" is the root name that encompasses IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, and
                   IMT-2020 collectively.

To meet the ever-increasing demand for wireless communication (e.g. increased number of users,
                   higher data rates, video or gaming services which require increased quality of service, etc.), IMT has
                   been, and continues to be enhanced.

3.1.3.2Consumer demands

Consumer demands will shape the future development of IMT. In the future, it is foreseen that new
                   demands, such as more traffic volume, many more devices with diverse service requirements, better
                   quality of user experience (QoE) and better affordability by further reducing costs, etc., will require
                   an increasing number of innovative solutions.  In addition, technological advancement and the
                   corresponding user needs will promote innovation and accelerate  the delivery of advanced
                   communication applications to consumers. Recommendation ITU-R M.2083 "IMT  Vision  -
                   Framework and overall objectives of the future development of IMT for 2020 and beyond" describes
                   these potential user and application trends, growth  in traffic, technological  trends  and  spectrum
                   implications. Also Reports ITU-R M.2370 "IMT Traffic estimates for the years 2020 to 2030" and
                   ITU-R M.2376 "Technical feasibility of IMT in bands above 6 GHz" detail these expected trends
                   and phenomena for IMT-2020.

IMT-2020 systems will encompass many different features. Depending on the circumstances and the
                   different needs in different countries, future IMT systems should be designed in a modular manner
                   so that not all features have to be implemented in all networks.

To fulfil these varied demands, IMT-2020 is envisaged to expand and support diverse usage scenarios
                   and applications that will continue  beyond the current IMT. Furthermore, a broad variety of
                   capabilities would be tightly coupled with these intended different usage scenarios and applications
                   for IMT-2020. Figure  2 illustrates  some examples of envisioned usage scenarios for IMT-2020
                   identified in Recommendation ITU-R M.2083.

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