Release of Final International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) publishes the final roadmap for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) in South Africa.

The IMT Roadmap 2019 is part of a process to align the wireless regulatory framework of Africa, with international trends and the ITU as described in recommendation ITU-R M.2083-0.

This provides the framework and overall objectives of the future development of IMT in 2020 and beyond.

The final roadmap from ICASA for IMT in South Africa can be found here: Final Roadmap for IMT

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) identified frequency bands that could be used for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), which is mainly intended for mobile broadband.

The National Radio Frequency Plan (NRFP) 2018, further identified which of these IMT bands (between 450 MHz and 3600 MHz) could be deployed in South Africa.

The NRFP of South Africa can be found here: NRFP 2018

As of November 1, 2019, this updated and final roadmap of 2019 officially replaces "Notice regarding the Final International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Roadmap 2019", previously published on March 29, 2019.

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