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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Regulations on the use of Television White Spaces, 2018

3. Characteristics of White Space Devices

 

(1) A WSD wireless apparatus must be:

 

(h) capable to transmit or receive in the frequency band 470 MHz to 694 MHz, excluding Radio Astronomy sub-band 606 MHz to 614 MHz ;
(i) Fixed or Nomadic device; and
(j) Master or Client device.

 

(1) Types of WSD:

 

(a) A Fixed WSD must be a device intended to operate in a fixed location only, and must have either:
(i) an integral antenna;
(ii) a dedicated antenna; or
(iii) an external antenna.

 

(b) A Nomadic WSD must be a device intended to operate within a limited coverage area that has either:
(i) an integral antenna; or
(ii) a dedicated antenna.

 

(2) Categories of White Space Devices:

 

(a) A Master WSD must be:
(i) a Fixed WSD with an internal geo-location capability and Internet access to request and receive Operational Parameters from a secondary GLSD; or
(ii) a Nomadic WSD with an internal geo-location capability and Internet access to request and receive Operational Parameters from a secondary GLSD; and
(k) able to transmit and receive only within the frequency band 470 MHz to 694 MHz under specific Operational Parameter limitations, excluding Radio Astronomy sub-band 606 MHz to 614 MHz .

 

(b) A Client WSD must be:
(i) a Fixed WSD with an internal geo-location capability that does not have direct access to a secondary GLSD to request and receive Operational Parameters; or
(ii) a Fixed WSD without an internal geo-location capability that does not have direct access to a secondary GLSD to request and receive Operational Parameters; or
(iii) a Nomadic WSD with an internal geo-location capability that does not have direct access to a secondary GLSD to request and receive Operational Parameters; or
(i) a Nomadic WSD without an internal geo-location capability that does not have direct access to a secondary GLSD to request and receive Operational Parameters; and
(ii) able to obtain operational parameters from an associated Master WSD for use by one Client WSD within a TV white space network served by that Master WSD; or
(iii) able to obtain operational parameters from an associated Master WSD for use by all Client WSDs within a TV white space network served by that Master WSD; and
(I) able to transmit and receive only when under the direction of  a Master WSD, and only within the frequency band 470 MHz to 694 MHz under specific Operational Parameter limitations, excluding Radio Astronomy sub-band 606 MHz to 614 MHz