Spectrum is the lifeblood of the telecommunications industry. The more “high-demand” spectrum a service provider has, the higher the capacity and better the quality of the service it can provide. Freely tradeable spectrum
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Last week, deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo said as chairman of the commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud that his hope is that once the commission has completed
I must admit I’m a little surprised by Telkom’s call this week at a high-stakes government workshop for all unassigned broadband spectrum to be allocated to a single wholesale network provider. I’m surprised because Sipho Maseko
Cost of data is an emotive subject. This is a critically important week for all users. Media and consumers should take note. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa is attempting to interfere with data bundles and
Once upon a time, the US Federal Communications Commission could be viewed as a positive model for regulation worthy of emulation. It introduced new ideas into the rules it applied to network operators, thereby stimulating innovation
The buffering wheel on mobile-device screens could be the most-watched entertainment if pending legislation cripples South Africa’s dynamic cellphone sector. Should the monopoly wireless network that is the
South Africa has yet another communications minister. Nomvula Mokonyane, the former minister of water affairs & sanitation, is the 10th person to hold the position in as many years. Since 2008, South Africa has had
South Africa’s slow Internet connections and high data costs have been criticised by most industry participants — including government, large companies and consumers. The ICT policy white paper, published
There may be a way to resolve the spectrum impasse in South Africa, in which the big operators, MTN and Vodacom, are squaring off against government over its plans to create a wholesale open-access network and
In line with recent technology forecasts, smartphone penetration has skyrocketed. Locally, statista.com has reported that the number of smartphone users in South Africa will reach 25m by 2022. In 2017, the number