In this Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan, terms used shall have the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005), unless the context indicates otherwise:

“3GPP”

means the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), which consists of seven telecommunications standard development organisations;

“Act”

means the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) as

amended;

“CRASA”

means the Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA);

“DM RS”

means Demodulation Reference Signal;

“ECC”

means the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) within the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT);

“FDD”

means the Frequency Division Duplex;

“HCM”

means the harmonised calculation method;

“ HCM4A”

means the Harmonised Calculation Method for Africa;

“HIPSSA”

means the Sub-Saharan Africa Assessment Report on Harmonisation of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa;

“ICNIRP”

means the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP);

“IMT”

means the International Mobile Telecommunications;

“IMT900”

means the IMT in the 900 MHz band (880 MHz to 915 MHz and 925 MHz to 960 MHz);

“ITU”

means the International Telecommunication Union;

“ITU-R”

means the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector;

“LTE”

means the Long-term Evolution, which is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies;

“NRFP-21”

means the National Radio Frequency Plan 2021 for South Africa;

“PCI”

means the Physical-Layer Cell Identities;

“PRACH”

means the Physical Random-Access Channel;

“PUCCH”

means the Physical Uplink Control Channel;

“RFSAP”

means this Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan;

“TCA”

means the Terrain Clearance Angle;

“TDD”

means the Time Division Duplex.