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
number of frequencies

Unoccupied
frequencies (%)

Occupied
frequencies (%)

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