702BDefinitions

702B Definitions

3.4 to 4.0 GHz band means the spectrum from 3.4 GHz up to and including 4.0 GHz.

ASMG means the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012, published by the ACMA and existing at the time this Part commenced.

Note: The ASMG can be accessed on the ACMA website: www.acma.gov.au.

HCIS block means a grouping of HCIS cells, identified by an HCIS identifier.

Note: In the ASMG, these blocks are identified by the terms HCIS Levels 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

HCIS cell means a 20 x 15 seconds of arc cell in the ASMG, identified by an HCIS identifier.

Note: In the ASMG, these cells are identified by the term HCIS Level 00.

HCIS identifier means a unique identifier used to describe a geographic area in the ASMG.

population of HCIS block or HCIS cell means the population for a HCIS block or HCIS cell listed in the Hierarchical Cell Identification Scheme (HCIS) - List of Population Data, published by the ACMA on its website and existing at the time this Part commenced.

Note: The Hierarchical Cell Identification Scheme (HCIS) - List of Population Data is available on the ACMA website: www.acma.gov.au. The document identifies HCIS cells and HCIS blocks using the HCIS identifiers. The population data is based on the population figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

wider 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands means the spectrum from 24.7 GHz up to and including 30.0 GHz.