SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA Fees and Charges for April 2021- March 2022 Service Licenses
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published the new fees for 2021 for all the license services including type approval. The new prices have a 3.3% increment based on the average Consumer Price Index (CPI) and will be effective from April 2021.
SOUTH AFRICA: NRCS Acceptance of SANS/IEC62368-1 Standard as Alternative for SANS/IEC60950 and SANS/IEC60065 Standards
NRCS while still working on the amendment on standard VC 8055 to adopt SANS/IEC62368-1, has approved the recognition of SANS/IEC 62368-1 as an equivalent standard to SANS/IEC 60065 and SANS/IEC 60950. This therefore means, effective 1st April 2021, the Electrotechnical Business Unit of the NRCS, accepts Test Reports that refer to SANS/IEC 62368-1.
SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA to Issue Invitations for the Licensing of the Radio Frequency Spectrum and Wireless Open Access Network
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is preparing the Invitation To Apply (ITA) for both the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN) and the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum, also known as high demand spectrum in line with its strategic objectives, and as confirmed recently during its appearance in Parliament. The ITA relates to the licensing of high […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan for 470 to 694 MHz Frequency Band
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) has published the Final Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan (RSFAP) for the Frequency Band 470 to 694 MHz, thereby providing a plan for the phased approach in implementing the analog television switch-off into Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) through a Single Frequency Network (SFN). The Acting Chairperson […]
SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA’s Offices Will Close for the Holidays
ICASA has recently notified about their offices closing from December 13, 2019, to January 2, 2020. Activities will resume once the holiday-break is over.
SOUTH AFRICA: Notice of Intention to Amend Annexure B of Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulation
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to amend Annexure B of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 2015 published in Notice No. 279 under Government Gazette No. 38641 of 30 March 2015, to the extent indicated in the schedule. Interested persons are hereby invited to submit written representations about the proposed Regulations to the […]
SOUTH AFRICA: New Regional Office in The Northern Cape
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will conclude its public education and awareness campaign in the Northern Cape from 28 to 29 July 2019 after a successfully conducting such campaigns in all Provinces. The awareness campaign is one of the ways in which ICASA interacts with communities to provide education about the services […]
SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA Improves Equipment Authorization and Type Approval Process
Entirety reports on January 15, 2019, The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published a Conformity Assessment Framework for Equipment Authorization draft and is urging all the stakeholders to make comments before January 30th, 2019. This draft is a new and better version of the Type Approval Regulations published in 2013 and makes part […]
SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA Relocating its Head Office from Oct 26th to Oct 29th
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will be relocating offices and it is expected for the office at Sandton to officially cease their operations on Friday, October 26, 2018, and re-open at the new location on Monday, October 29, 2018. ICASA states that the relocation will, in no foreseen way, affect the services […]
SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA Issues Public Hearing for its Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) conducted a hearing in early September at its Head Office in Sandton on the draft IMT850 Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan (RFSAP) for the frequency bands 825 MHz to 830 MHz and 870 MHz to 875 MHz. The band 825 MHZ will increase to 830 MHZ, and the 870 […]