Television white spaces (TVWS) are unused portion of TV spectrum as a result of analogue TV coverage planning and the migration to digital terrestrial TV (DTT). As a member of the International Telecommunications (ITU) Region 1, South African regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) released the terrestrial broadcasting frequency plan published in April 2013. The ITU 2006 Regional Radiocommunication conference and the South African Department of Communications policy on digital TV migration formed the basis of the TBFP-2013. In this paper, we present the South African TV broadcast market and then analyse the impact of TBFP-2013 on TVWS networks operating on licence-exempt basis towards the cellular network operators. Key contribution of this paper is to highlight South African policies and regulations around the use of TVWS networks in the post digital switch over period which is set to commence after June 2015.
Reference:
Masonta, M.T, Mekuria, F and Mzyece, M. 2013. Analysis of ICASA broadcasting frequency plan for possible use of TV white spaces for broadband access. In: Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) 2013, Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, September 2013
Masonta, M. T., Mekuria, F., & Mzyece, M. (2013). Analysis of ICASA broadcasting frequency plan for possible use of TV white spaces for broadband access. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7171
Masonta, Moshe T, Fisseha Mekuria, and M Mzyece. "Analysis of ICASA broadcasting frequency plan for possible use of TV white spaces for broadband access." (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7171
Masonta MT, Mekuria F, Mzyece M, Analysis of ICASA broadcasting frequency plan for possible use of TV white spaces for broadband access; 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7171 .
Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) 2013, Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, September 2013
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