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 |