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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 139

20191108 - National Gazette No 42829 of 08-November-2019, Volume 653, page 139

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42829, from 08 November, 2019
Department	ICASA
Notice	Page No. 75 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    139

7 IMT ROADMAP

The objective of this section is to provide the long term plan for radio frequency spectrum planning
                   for broadband services in specific bands.

First, the Authority describes the importance of aligning with IMT in South Africa. Next, we identify
                   the IMT bands targeted in this radio spectrum roadmap. Lastly, we lay out the proposed roadmap for
                   each of the IMT bands considered.

The proposed roadmap for each band is structured to provide useful background information, the
                   options under consideration and, in some cases, the Authority’s proposal for the band. For the 450-
                   470 MHz and 876-960 MHz bands, the Authority provides additional feasibility studies for the
                   migrations in the band.

The IMT framework

IMT is the established framework for international alignment of specifications related to mobile
                   technologies. This section presents the IMT specifications used as a basis for the spectrum roadmap
                   and presents the bands considered currently in South Africa.

What is IMT?

In this section, we provide a formal definition of IMT and focus on the most relevant aspect for the
                   roadmap: frequency bands.

According to the ITU, 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.”

Further, the ITU states that the key features of “IMT-compliant” technologies 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.

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