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Re: [802SEC] +++EC Motion+++ a draft response submission to South Africa's consultation "Draft radio frequency migration plan"



Thank you, George and Robert, for your vote.

George - thanks much for your comment.  It is indeed the following one:  “Indeed, a study by OpenSignal found that South Africa is leading Africa’s pace on Wi-Fi connectivity.  The study found that in South Africa, smartphone users are more likely to connect to Wi-Fi than the mobile-only internet.”   I've uploaded revision 3 that reflects this change:  https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/24/18-24-0054-03-0000-proposed-response-to-south-africa-icasa-s-consultation-on-draft-radio-frequency-migration-plan.pdf


Latest status:

Voter Role Name NV APP DIS ABS DNV
CH James PK Gilb         DNV
VC Dave Halasz   APP    
VC George Zimmerman   APP      
TR Clint Chaplin   APP      
RS John D'Ambrosia       DNV
ES Jon W Rosdahl   APP   ABS  
01 Glenn Parsons         DNV
03 David Law   APP      
11 Robert Stacey   APP      
15 Clint Powell   APP      
16 Roger Marks NV        
18 Edward Au   APP      
19 Tuncer Baykas         DNV
21 Subir Das NV        
22 Apurva Mody NV        
24 Tim Godfrey         DNV
ME Paul Nikolich NV        
ME Geoffrey Thompson NV        
ME Jason Potterf NV        
Totals 19 6 8 0 1 5

Regards,
Edward

On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 4:09 PM George Zimmerman <george@cmephyconsulting.com> wrote:

Edward – I vote APPROVE.

I have an editorial comment, for your consideration – I’m not sure I understand the intended meaning of the sentence at page 2, line 42:

Indeed, a study by OpenSignal found that South Africa is leading Africa’s pace on Wi-Fi connectivity where smartphone users are more likely to connect to Wi-Fi than the mobile-only internet.”

 

It doesn’t affect my approve vote, but you might editorially improve clarity.  For completeness, my confusion is below. I had to read it 3 times, but am still unsure.

 

Does it mean that the study found South Africa is the only place where people are more likely to connect with Wi-Fi than mobile-only?  Or does it mean that among places where people are more likely to connect to Wi-Fi than mobile-only, South Africa leads (in some metric – I assume something like coverage where they can do that).   (the problem is that the word “where” generally means a place, but could also mean a condition – I find breaking it into two sentences may help, either:

Indeed, a study by OpenSignal found that South Africa is leading Africa’s pace on Wi-Fi connectivity.  The study found that in South Africa, smartphone users are more likely to connect to Wi-Fi than the mobile-only internet.”

Or:

Indeed, a study by OpenSignal found that South Africa is leading Africa’s pace on Wi-Fi connectivity.  South Africa provides better (service, coverage, etc) for smartphone users who are more likely to connect to Wi-Fi than the mobile-only internet.”

 

 

I apologize for not having the time to review this in advance and get the comment to you.

 

If you agree, you might consider some editorial rewording to clarify the meaning.

 

George Zimmerman, Ph.D.

President & Principal

CME Consulting, Inc.

Experts in Advanced PHYsical Communications

george@cmephyconsulting.com

310-920-3860

 

From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List ***** <STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org> On Behalf Of Edward Au
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 7:51 AM
To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Re: [802SEC] +++EC Motion+++ a draft response submission to South Africa's consultation "Draft radio frequency migration plan"

 

Thank you, Clint, Dave, and John!!

 

Voter Role

Name

NV

APP

DIS

ABS

DNV

CH

James PK Gilb

 

 

 

 

DNV

VC

Dave Halasz

 

APP

 

 

VC

George Zimmerman

 

 

 

 

DNV

TR

Clint Chaplin

 

APP

 

 

 

RS

John D'Ambrosia

 

 

 

DNV

ES

Jon W Rosdahl

 

APP

 

ABS

 

01

Glenn Parsons

 

 

 

 

DNV

03

David Law

 

APP

 

 

 

11

Robert Stacey

 

 

 

 

DNV

15

Clint Powell

 

APP

 

 

 

16

Roger Marks

NV

 

 

 

 

18

Edward Au

 

APP

 

 

 

19

Tuncer Baykas

 

 

 

 

DNV

21

Subir Das

NV

 

 

 

 

22

Apurva Mody

NV

 

 

 

 

24

Tim Godfrey

 

 

 

 

DNV

ME

Paul Nikolich

NV

 

 

 

 

ME

Geoffrey Thompson

NV

 

 

 

 

ME

Jason Potterf

NV

 

 

 

 

Totals

19

6

6

0

1

7

 

On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 7:29PM <jdambrosia@gmail.com> wrote:

approve

 

From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List ***** <STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org> On Behalf Of Edward Au
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 6:32 PM
To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: [802SEC] +++EC Motion+++ a draft response submission to South Africa's consultation "Draft radio frequency migration plan"

 

Dear colleagues,

With this email I would like to announce the start of a LMSC ballot on a draft response to Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)’s consultation “Draft radio frequency migration plan”.

James has delegated to me to conduct a LMSC (EC) 10-day electronic ballot on the motion below to approve the comments to the administration.  This EC motion is per IEEE 802 OM 7.2.1 Procedure, P&P 7.1 b) (majority response) and P&P 7.1.2 (2/3 approval of votes cast) for communication with government bodies and public statements.  With that we would like to see everyone respond.

Move to approve document https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/24/18-24-0054-02-0000-propoed-response-to-south-africa-icasa-s-consultation-on-draft-radio-frequency-migration-plan.pdf for submission to ICASA before the submission deadline, with editorial license granted to the IEEE 802.18 chair.
o   Approved in the RR-TAG: _10_ / _0_ / _1_ (The Chair did not vote)

Mover:     Edward Au

Seconder:  Robert Stacey


Start of ballot: 22 May 2024
Close of ballot: 31 May 2024

Reference document
https://www.icasa.org.za/news/2024/icasa-publishes-the-draft-radio-frequency-migration-plan-and-the-draft-international-mobile-telecommunication-roadmap-for-public-consultation

Regards,
Edward

 

On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 12:27PM Edward Au <edward.ks.au@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear EC members,

I would like to request the review of the following draft IEEE 802 LMSC submission by Monday. 20 May 2024, A.O.E, before tentatively asking the EC to consider approval of the submission through a 10-day letter ballot.

Recently, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) began a consultation “Draft radio frequency migration plan", which asks for public opinions on its proposed spectrum allocation strategies, including 6.425 – 7.125 GHz.

A participant prepared a response with an opinion that asks the administration to consider authorizing the 6.425 – 7.125 GHz band for license-exempt operation.  The submission was reviewed and approved by IEEE 802.18 on 16 May 2024 with the following voting results:  10 Yes, 0 No, 1 Abstain.

Link to the draft response:


Reference:


Thanks and Regards,
Edward


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