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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 181

20191108 - National Gazette No 42829 of 08-November-2019, Volume 653, page 181

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42829, from 08 November, 2019
Department	ICASA
Notice	Page No. 117 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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many others there are only one or two, while almost all of the remainder have no more than a few
                   tens of radars operating in the band. Given the small number of radars in most countries, and their
                   use of spectrum at fixed locations, there is a clear opportunity to examine using a portion of the band
                   for mobile services. There is growing interest and support for an IMT identification in the band from
                   various countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. The UK’s interest is especially notable because it is
                   one of the heaviest users of radars in the band worldwide yet believes that the spectrum could be
                   used more efficiently. A GSMA study using real-world data showed that it is possible to relocate all
                   existing radar requirements in the south-east of England, where radars are most densely used, into
                   the 2.8-2.9 GHz portion of the band thus making  the 2.7-2.8 GHz part available for mobile
                   broadband. The study even showed there would still be spare capacity in the 2.8-2.9 GHz portion to
                   support more radars in future. In the past, studies have shown that radar services cannot operate
                   alongside mobile without prohibitively large exclusion zones. However, these conclusions are no
                   longer valid as they were based on less spectrum efficient radar technology and use of the same,
                   rather than adjacent, radio channels for both services. There is also a compelling economic argument
                   for allowing mobile services to occupy a portion of the band. Research from Aetha Consulting shows
                   that the estimated financial benefit of using the band for the mobile service in Western Europe would
                   be over 10 times greater than the costs associated with relocating existing radar services. Studies in
                   a wide variety of other show similar economic benefits.

3.3 – 3.6 GHz

ITU-RWP5D is currently conducting studies in this band and the following studies are also currently
                   being undertaken for the stipulated bands. This is based on the contributions made by some African
                   Countries as indicated below.

7.4.4.1 CONTRIBUTION              BY      NIGERIA,         SOUTH         AFRICA,
                             ZIMBABWE  &  KENYA TO WP5D ON THE FREQUENCY
                             ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BAND 3300-3600 MHZ

Introduction

The band 3300-3400 MHz is allocated to the Mobile, except aeronautical Service, through various
                   footnotes, and is Identified for IMT in forty-five (45) countries. The identification for IMT was made
                   under the condition that such IMT systems shall not cause interference nor claim protection from the
                   then  incumbent primary services of the band.  The countries that are on  the IMT Identification
                   footnotes cut across the three regions of the ITU, with thirty-three (33) of the countries being in
                   Africa (R1), six (6) in the Americas (R2) and six (6) in Asia (R3). Considering the interest expressed
                   by Administrations, across all the three regions, for this band to be used for IMT, based on its ability
                   to provide the needed capacity for the deployment of IMT services, and considering the band’s
                   adjacency to the near-globally harmonised 3400-3600 MHz band,  there  scope in  considering a
                   channelling arrangement for a contiguous band covering the range 3300-3600 MHz.

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