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Radio communication Conference 2023
ICT SECTOR (WRC-23) started with the convening of the
First SADC Preparatory Meeting in July
2020. The SADC institutional structure for
SADC Internet Exchange Points WRC-23 was established with the
As of September 2020, the SADC appointment of Tanzania as the SADC
monitoring and evaluation for Internet Chairperson for the WRC-23 process as well
Exchange Points (IXPs) Implementation as Chapter Coordinators and Rapporteurs
recorded a total of 26 IXPs in the region and for each WRC-23 Agenda Item.
this corresponds to 57 percent share of the The SADC Roadmap for RA-23/WRC-
46 IXPs in Africa. South Africa and 23, which guides the SADC preparatory
Tanzania each have six IXPs, Angola, DRC process was also developed. The meeting
and Zimbabwe each have two while prepared the region’s nominations for
Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, leadership positions to the African
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and Telecommunications Union (ATU) WRC-
Zambia all have one. 23 Working Groups and the First Africa
The IXPs have played a critical role in Preparatory Meeting for WRC-23 (APM23-
the performance of internet access to scale 1). The following were developed and
up, adapt and remain resilient through the validated:
COVID-19 pandemic. There are four IXPs • SADC Frequency Allocation Plan
(DRC, Namibia, South Africa and (FAP) 2020 and Country Radio
Zimbabwe) which are already peering with Regulations (RR) Footnotes;
large number of foreign ISPs, thus making • Framework for Harmonisation of
them Advanced IXPs. Radio Frequency (RF) Spectrum for
The SADC Roadmap and Guidelines PPDR; and
70 for Transformation to Advanced IXPs has • Report of Frequency Modulation

been developed to assist Member States in (FM) study of the 75.2-87.5 MHz
attracting Content Delivery Network band.
(CDNs) to the SADC region to further The Second SADC Preparatory
enhance the Internet. SADC Masterclass Meeting for WRC-23 convened in March
Sessions were introduced to strengthen 2021 resulted in the preparation of the
capacity of Member States on best practices SADC preliminary positions for WRC-23.
of Advanced IXPs. It included a seminar which created
There are currently 111 Root Domain awareness and strengthened the capacity of
Name System (DNS) Server Instances in Member States on Electromagnetic
Africa. Of these, 53 are from SADC. All Frequency (EMF) Guidelines, the SADC 5G
SADC Member States have at least one Root Roadmap, Deployment, Exposure and 5G
DNS Server instances, except Comoros, Misinformation/Conspiracy, the
Eswatini and Zambia which are expected to International Commission on Non-Ionizing
have them in place by December 2021. Root Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Guideline
DNS servers that are closer to Internet users (2020) was introduced to Member States.
improve the speed of DNS services and
more Root DNS server instances provide SADC Harmonized Cyber Security Legal
greater stability and resilience to the and Regulatory Framework
Internet. The SADC Harmonized Cybersecurity Legal
and Regulatory Framework of 2012 consists
SADC Preparations for World Radio of three Model Laws -- E-Commerce/E-
Communications Conference Transaction Model Law; Data Protection
SADC’s preparations for the International Model Law; and
Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Cybercrime