The following is derived from the ICASA Annual Report for the period ending 31 March 2011
Radio Frequency Licensing statistics
At 31 March 2011 a total of 46 109 frequency licences for various services were held.
|
Number of licences as at 1 April 2010 |
New Licenses |
Cancellations |
Number of licences as at 31 March 2011 | |
|
Aeronautical |
7665 |
1586 |
2050 |
7201 |
|
Amateur |
6864 |
418 |
2032 |
5250 |
|
Fixed |
157 |
418 |
43 |
170 |
|
Land Mobile including Ski Boats |
44545 |
1480 |
21431 |
24594 |
|
Maritime |
5531 |
581 |
2214 |
3898 |
|
Radio Dealer |
7907 |
676 |
3851 |
4732 |
|
Satellite |
329 |
13 |
78 |
264 |
|
FIFA World Cup related |
0 |
222 |
222 |
- |
|
TOTAL |
72998 |
5032 |
31921 |
46109 |
Equipment Type Approval
|
Category |
Number of licences as at 1 April 2010 | New Licences/certificates | Licences renewed | Number of licences/certificates as at 31 March 2011 |
|
Radio Frequency Equipment |
8063 |
2069 |
N/A |
10132 |
|
Telecommunications Line Terminating Equipment |
1759 |
171 |
175 |
346 |
|
Switching Systems |
961 |
76 |
271 |
347 |
|
Line Maintenance Organisations |
625 |
15 |
178 |
193 |
|
Supplier |
287 |
20 |
3 |
23 |
|
TOTAL |
11695 |
2351 |
627 |
11041 |
Frequencies monitored
During the FIFA 2010 World Cup, ICASA assisted in the management of spectrum by monitoring over 3,133 frequencies.
|
Frequency band monitored |
Total |
Unoccupied |
Occupied |
Interference |
|
HBS frequencies |
509 |
74.1 |
25.9 |
0.0 |
|
UHF frequencies |
2166 |
87.8 |
11.2 |
1.0 |
|
Metro frequencies |
272 |
94.5 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
|
Video frequencies |
186 |
74.7 |
25.3 |
0.0 |
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Update on the Protection of Personal Information Bill
Updated list of class licence holders
Licensee compliance framework finalised
ICASA Spectrum Fees Workshop – 5 March 2012
Carrier Preselection Phase 1 Code of Conduct finalised
Overview of electronic communications regulation in South Africa
Draft Spectrum Assignment Plans for the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands
Draft Policy Directions on high demand spectrum and the exploitation of the digital dividend