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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Communications by Engineering and Technology Unit

This presentation outlines the achievements, challenges, and future objectives of the Engineering and Technology Unit, including spectrum management, licensing, monitoring, and enforcement activities. It highlights past successes, ongoing projects, and areas needing attention for better regulation.

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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Communications by Engineering and Technology Unit

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  1. Presentation to the Portfolio Committeeon Communications by Engineering and Technology Unit By: Wojtek Skowronski Date: 8 October 2004

  2. Outline of Presentation • Mandate • Strategic Objectives • Past achievements • Major Deliverables for 2004/2005 • Challenges • Conclusions

  3. Mandate • Constitution • Telecommunications Act • Broadcasting Act • IBA Act • ICASA Act • Interception and Monitoring Act • Ministerial Policy Directives • International Agreements

  4. Strategic Objectives • Orderly and practical utilization of a scarce national natural resource – Frequency Spectrum including: • Planning • Migration • Management • Licensing • Monitoring and Enforcement of radio frequency licence conditions including: • Monitoring of usage • Resolution of interference • Investigations of unauthorized usage

  5. Past achievements • Spectrum Planning and Management Project Spectra – Broadcasting Spectrum management software Review equipment specifications SABRE revision – SATFA Publication of BC annual frequency plan Spectrum licensing, 90 000 licences issued • International coordination and liaisons WRC preparation and participation ITU registration of FM/TV/AM assignments • Regional TRASA cooperation initiatives Regional standardization

  6. Past Achievements • Spectrum Monitoring Provision of the national infrastructure Performance of monitoring tasks proactively and on demand Monitoring reports Support for the SKA bid • Enforcement Inspections and audits Collection of outstanding licence fees • Regional TRASA cooperation initiatives Cross-border issues

  7. Past Achievements • Six regional offices conduct frequency spectrum monitoring • Interference investigations • Licence administration, inspection and audits • The Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town offices perform maritime surveys • Bloemfontein region actively involved in work related to the cross-border agreement with LTA dealing with the cases of GSM signal spillovers

  8. Past Achievements • Bloemfontein office involved with planning and conducting of terrestrial interference surveys for the SKA bid • Survey reports on www.ska.org.za

  9. Past Achievements Installation of fixed Direction Finding (DF) Monitoring Units • Project involves the deployment of four units purchased from Protea Electronics. • First DF unit was installed at Linksfield Ridge. • The remaining units have been installed in Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.

  10. Past Achievements • Focused and aligned for delivery unit • Operations within limited budget • 80% of management are HDIs • Most projects on time and within budget

  11. Major Deliverables for 2004/2005 • Completion of Project Spectra • Review equipment specifications • Publication of BC annual frequency plan • Spectrum licensing/fees regulation • WRC preparation & participation • Spectrum for 3G and Digital broadcasting

  12. Challenges • ITU Registration of frequency assignment • TRASA projects • 800 MHz sharing study • Identification of 3G spectrum • Migration to digital • Alignment for Convergence Act

  13. Challenges • GSM signal jammers – located and seized, • Illegal cordless phones interfering on SANDF and SAPS frequencies – confiscated, • Illegal radio receivers, used by tow truck operators and abalone poachers and smugglers to intercept SAPS voice communications – confiscated,

  14. Challenges • Illegal broadcasting transmitters – identified and closed down or confiscated, • Joint operations of the Central monitoring and the Johannesburg Region – closed down Radio Roepstem, Radio Triompf, Radio Teks FM and LM Radio (Kriel), • Unlicensed provision of IP networks in the 2.4 GHz band – transgressors identified and cases opened with the SAPS,

  15. Challenges • Spurious emissions from faulty RF equipment causing interference – identified and rectified by the operators. • Use of equipment in excess of numbers licensed – identified by licensees’ audits and corrected through revised licenses and fees.

  16. Planned Projects • TRASA projects • Spectrum fees regulation • Identification of 3G spectrum • 800 MHz sharing study ? • SKA ?

  17. Conclusion • Engineering and Technology is an essential support function for the Regulator • Basic infrastructure in place, however needs continuous upkeep funding • Human resource development and retention critical Thank you for your time and attention

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