Category: SRD

South Africa issues Amendment of the unlicensed bands list.

After issuance of a draft in 2019, South Africa ICASA issued on Dec 15th 2021 the amendment of the radio frequency spectrum regulation listing allowed bands for unlicensed bands. The new regulations came with the following modifications:

  • More bands for inductive applications allowing more deployment for Wireless charger beyond 135KHz (135-148.5KHz and 148.5-5000KHz)
  • New RFID Band 400-600KHz -8dbuA/m @10m
  • UWB: 3100-4800MHz & 6000-9500 MHz
  • 5725-5875MHz added for Non Specific Applications EN 300440 and for Wireless Industrial Applications EN 303 258
  • Radar 57-64Ghz EN 305550
  • 63-64GHz for ITS
  • 77-81GHz for RTTT

These are the main changes our customers were asking about all the time.. finally, we have them now!

The regulation can be found on the authority website

Egypt NTRA updates SRD Guidelines and National Frequency Plan

June 2021, NTRA updated the SRD Guidelines to version 2.0.

The difference with older edition is the merge of table 4 (Wideband data tansmission) and Table 13 (Wifi) into one single table.

The update guidelines can be found the authority website

Beside the SRD Guidelines, NTRA updated the national frequency plan inline with the lastest resolution of WRC19. The NFP can be found on the authority website as well.

Canada – Technical Standard for License Exempt use of the 6GHz Band

The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is opening a call for comments on:  “Radio Local Area Network (RLAN) Devices in the 5925-7125 MHz band” which sets out the certification requirements for  licence-exempt WIFI 6E Full details can be found here, and this consultation is open until August 16, 2021.

Morocco : ANRT Approves Wi-Fi 6E and 24 GHz Radars

The use of Wi-Fi 6E is made possible following the publication of Decision ANRT / DG / N ° 07/2021 of May 2021 modifying and supplementing the technical conditions of use of radio installations made up of low power devices and low range.
This new decision brings some other novelties such as the use of omnidirectional obstacle detection radars in the 24-24.25 GHz band, low power low range portable devices operating in certain frequency bands.

Concerning Wi-Fi 6E :

BandsOutput PowerComments
5925-6425 MHz200 mW EIRPIndoor Use Only.
Use onboard of vehicles/wheeled vehicles is not allowed.
5925-6425 MHz
25 mW EIRPCan also be used for portable devices (smartphones, connected objects) Indoor and Outdoor.
Use for drones is not allowed.

Regarding the extension of the 2.4 GHz band :

BandOutput Power Comment
24-24.25 GHz200 mW EIRP maxThis band is intended for
omnidirectional obstacle detection
radars and motion detection radars

Please feel free to inquire if you have more questions