F. Durodié, M.P.S. Nightingale, M.-L. Mayoral, J. Ongena, A. Argouarch, G. Berger-By, T. Blackman, V. Cocilovo, A. Czarnecka, S. Dowson, D. Frigione, R. Goulding, M. Graham, J. Hobirk, S. Huygen, S. Jachmich, P. Jacquet, E. Lerche, P.U. Lamalle, T. Loarer, R. Maggiora, A. Messiaen, D. Milanesio, I. Monakhov, M.F.F. Nave, F. Rimini, H. Sheikh, C. Sozzi, M. Tsalas, D. Van Eester, M. Vrancken, A. Whitehurst, E. Wooldridge, K.-D. Zastrow and JET EFDA contributors* The paper summarizes the operational experience of the Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies (ICRF) ITER Like Antenna (ILA) on JET aiming at substantially increasing the power density in the range of the requirements for ITER combined with load resiliency. An in depth description of its commissioning, operational aspects and achieved performances are presented.