Final Draft/Rev.5

SCHEDULE 4

Technical requirements for 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz BWA Systems
(1) Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) systems operating in the 2.5 GHz (2400 2483.5 MHz) and 5 GHz frequency bands (5150 – 5250 MHz, 5250 – 5350 MHz,
and 5470 – 5725 MHz) shall be subject to “Light Regulation” as described in (2)
below.
(2)
Operators whose equipment has been type approved by BOCRA and whose
equipment complies with the technical requirements specified in Table 2 below shall
apply for registration with BOCRA under the “Light regulation” scheme prior to
installing their equipment. The registration procedure shall be established by the
Authority with a nominal fee for administration.
(3)
Broadband wireless access equipment operating in the 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz
bands shall conform to the technical requirements in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Requirements for 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz broadband wireless access radio
equipment.
Frequency Band
(MHz)

Service

Maximum mean
e.i.r.p

Maximum mean
e.i.r.p density

Additional
Requirements

2400-2483.5

Mobile Service except
Aeronautical Mobile
Service (Devices
associated with
Nomadic/Mobile and Local
Area Wireless Network
applications)

100 mW

10 mW/1 MHz in any 1
MHz band

Equipment shall
comply with ETSI EN
300.328 standard.

5150-5250

Mobile Service except
Aeronautical Mobile
Service (Devices
associated with
Nomadic/Mobile and Local
Area Wireless Network
applications)

200 mW

10 mW/ 1 MHz in any
1 MHz band

None1

5250-5350

Mobile Service except
Aeronautical Mobile
Service (Devices
associated with
Nomadic/Mobile and Local
Area Wireless Network
applications)

200 mW

10 mW/ 1 MHz in any
1 MHz band

Equipment shall use
Dynamic Frequency
Selection (DFS) and
Transmitter Power
Control (TPC).

Mobile Service except
Aeronautical Mobile
Service (Devices
associated with
Nomadic/Mobile and Local
Area Wireless Network
applications)

1W

5470-5725

See ETSI EN 301 893
for specific parameters
50 mW/ 1 MHz in any
1 MHz band

Equipment shall use
Dynamic Frequency
Selection (DFS) and
Transmitter Power
Control (TPC).
See ETSI EN 301 893
for specific parameters

1

Resolution 229 recommends that the use of equipment in the band 5150-5350 MHz shall be
restricted to indoor use. Due to the low number of radars in Botswana and the practical problems of
enforcing such a requirement, this restriction has been omitted in this Table.

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