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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 180

20191108 - National Gazette No 42829 of 08-November-2019, Volume 653, page 180

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42829, from 08 November, 2019
Department	ICASA
Notice	Page No. 116 of 209, Notice No. 600, Electronic Communications Act (36/2005), as amended » Notice regarding the Final International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap 2019

180    No. 42829            GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8 NOVEMBER 2019

10   India                          BSNL
                    11   India                       Idea Cellular

12   India                         Vodafone

13   Japan                         Softbank
                    14   Japan                   UQ Communications

15   Madagascar                    Blueline

16   Malawi                          TNM
                    17   Philippines                    Smart

18   Philippines                    Globe
                    19   Trinidad & Tobago              TSTT

20   Uganda                          MTN

21   USA                       Redzone Wireless
                    22   USA                        Rise Broadband

23   USA                         Speedconnect

24   USA                            Sprint

2.7 – 2.9 GHz

2.7-2.9 GHz would provide  important extra mobile capacity, and deployments would be cost
                   effective because existing cell sites could be used. It is primarily used for important civilian and
                   military radars as well as some meteorological radars. However, research shows that the band is not
                   used efficiently so all existing radar requirements could be met in half the band leaving the other half
                   to be used for mobile broadband. Furthermore, the financial benefits of mobile services amount to
                   over 10 times the costs of relocating existing radars into the smaller portion.

The GSMA  35  recommends that  the 2.7-2.9 GHz band be  allocated to the mobile service  and  a
                   substantial portion identified for IMT/mobile broadband. It could deliver crucial extra mobile
                   capacity in busy urban areas where data traffic is rising quickly, and deployments would be relatively
                   low-cost because existing 2.6 GHz cell sites could be used. There is also clear evidence that all
                   existing radar requirements could be met in a portion of the band allowing mobile services to occupy
                   the other portion. The band is used for important civil and military radars, which are mainly located
                   at airports, as well as some meteorological radars. However, some countries have no radars at all, in

35  GSMA  paper  entitled,  ‘The suitability of an IMT identification in the 2.7-2.9 GHz band at WRC-15’.
                   https://www.gsma.com/spectrum/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Information-paper-Suitability-of-an-IMT-
                   identification-in-2.7-2.9GHz.pdf
                   Page 114 of 205

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