The Environmental Clearance Certificate renewal is for: The Environmental Clearance Certificate renewal is for: Activity 10.1 (j) Infrastructure. Masts of any material or type and of any height, including those used for telecommunication broadcasting and radio transmission. 2. DETAILS OF THE ACTIVITY(S) COVERED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE: 2.1 Title of the Activity Operation of a Broadcasting Base Station on Erf Re/2462, Katutura, Windhoek. Location of Activity. The Broadcasting Base Station (BBS) is located on Erf Re/2462, Katutura, at the facilities of the Elcin Hossiana Lutheran Parish, located along Dr Leonard Auala Street, Extension 17, Katutura, Windhoek. The exact site for the BBS is situated in the north-eastern section of the property. The site has been selected due to its strategic locality to ensure optimal coverage in the area and close proximity to the target market (north-western suburbs). 2.3 Nature of Activity The activities entail the continuation of MultiChoice Namibia's GOtv service within Windhoek, which is done via broadcasting base station located at Erf Re/2462, Katutura, Windhoek. Below is a brief outline of the digital terrestrial television technology. 2.3.1 Digital Terrestrial Television and Broadcasting Base Stations Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) is the evolution of technology of broadcast television and advancement from analogue television. DTT broadcasts land-based (terrestrial) signals (encrypted digital signals or data bits) via elevated antennas to conventional television antennas (e.g. yagi or grid aerial antennas). The digital signals are then reconstructed by a set top box (decoder) to be viewed on the television screen. Features includes reduced spectrum use (reduced frequency width) and more data capacity (more data per frequency) than analogue television provides for better picture quality, and lower operational costs for broadcast and transmission. 2.3.3 The GOtvTM Product in Namibia GOtvTM uses the DVB-T2 technology to broadcast television services. GOtvTM is a low-cost digital television product by MultiChoice Namibia (Pty) Ltd. providing access to multiple TV channels. 3. Scale and Scope of the Activity The BBS consist of a tower structure and equipment, which facilitates the wireless communication for television broadcasts between the user and the network. The area taken-up by the BBS is 312m² (26,000 x 12,000m). The BBS site accommodates a tower structure, two containers, a generator container (back-up power), a telecommunication equipment container (transmitters and receivers) and a 4.5m diameter satellite dish (Andrew ES45T) fenced in with a 2.4m high perimeter palisade fence with razor coil on top. Access to the BBS is restricted to Authorized personnel only by means of locked gates and appropriate palisade fencing. A vehicular gate and pedestrian gate, with ramp and/or steps are also provided. As required by the Namibian Civil Aviation Regulations and Technical Standards (NAM-CATS-AH) 'Licensing and operation of aerodromes and heliports' and the ICAO Annex 14, the structure is painted the internationally accepted colours orange/ red and white. The operational phase entails routine monthly maintenance and site cleaning is done by MultiChoice Namibia (Pty) Ltd. First-line maintenance of transmitters and receivers (DVB-T2 equipment) is done by a Namibian-based team of GOtv ™technicians. In the event of transmission related failure, the system notifies the MultiChoice Command Centre in Randburg, South Africa, which again will inform the local technicians.