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National Gazette No. 42829, 08 November 2019, Vol 653, Page 207

20191108 - National Gazette No 42829 of 08-November-2019, Volume 653, page 207

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 42829, from 08 November, 2019
Department	ICASA
Notice	Page No. 143 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    207

Individual Assignment or Wholesale

The issue of whether the 700 and 800 MHz bands (or even 450-470 MHz band) should be assigned
                  on an individual basis or  on a wholesale, open-access basis  is beyond  the scope of  the present
                  document, however whatever the option that is chosen, obligations should be imposed on the
                  licensee.

Assignment: Obligations for Licensees

This section illustrates some indicative minimum obligations for licensees of IMT bands in order to
                  achieve universal service targets. However, the details will be aligned with the Broadband policy and
                  contained in the relevant ITA.

Coverage and capacity obligation per IMT band in South Africa:

?   450-470 MHz-
                         x  Coverage obligations for licensee by end of 2025 (mobile terminals assumed):
                               o All areas with at least 100 inhabitants to be covered indoor (with indoor penetration
                                  assumption of 10 dB) with minimum user data rate of 150 kbps uplink and 300
                                  kbps downlink;
                               o All main roads  (national and provincial routes) in-car (equal to at least 10 dB
                                  penetration assumption) and metropolitan  railways (equal to at least 20 dB
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                                  penetration assumption in carriage).
                               o All  smaller  settlements  with  less  than  100  inhabitants  (and  more  than  20
                                  inhabitants) to be covered outdoor with minimum user data rate of 150 kbps uplink
                                  and 300 kbps downlink;
                               o Special areas of interest such as tourism areas to be covered outdoor with minimum
                                  user data rate in 150 kbps uplink and 300 kbps downlink; and
                               o The outdoor obligations could be met by using fixed mobile stations with external
                                  high gain antennas and Wi-Fi service distribution. This coverage has to be assigned
                                  separately in coverage maps.

45  Transnet (and PRASA) may reuse their existing 450 band antennas to improve in-train broadband coverage
                  via Wi-Fi connectivity for smart terminals.

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