The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) would like to distance itself from media reports that it intends to licence the extremely high frequency (EHF) radio spectrum bands in the 50GHz – 80GHz. The Authority would also like to categorically state that it has no plans to do so in its 2014/15 Annual Performance Plan.
The Authority is putting it on record that it is only when it has taken a position on the matter, that it will make an announcement to all stakeholders.
The Authority’s position is that these statements were made by an ICASA councillor at an event on E-band technologies organised by the Wireless Access Providers Association on Thursday, 29 May 2014; and this was done in his personal capacity, not as representing the official view of ICASA.
ICASA currently does not have a regime under which these technologies can be type approved and allowed to be used in South Africa.
For all media enquiries please contact:
Paseka Maleka
Tel: 011 566 3455
Cell: 079 509 0702
E-mail: pmaleka@icasa.org.za
