Icasa has made a large tranche of additional Wi-Fi 6E spectrum available to South African users. This is why it matters.
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Communications regulator Icasa has officially opened a big portion of the 6GHz band to Wi-Fi applications.
Government will issue a final policy direction on the allocation of 5G spectrum soon.
Communications minister Mondli Gungubele has come out guns blazing against the DA over its claim that the ANC government is blocking Starlink in South Africa.
Icasa has met twice with SpaceX officials over the possible launch the Starlink internet service in South Africa.
The Democratic Alliance on Wednesday claimed that the ANC government has effectively blocked Elon Musk from launching Starlink in South Africa.
Icasa will hold another auction for radio frequencies suitable for mobile broadband early in 2024.
Mobile operators including Vodacom, MTN and Telkom, are scrambling to ensure their networks stay up and running.
The acting chairman of Icasa, Charley Lewis, has stepped down from the role but will remain on the regulator’s council.
Cape Town TV has warned of serious implications if communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni pushes ahead with analogue switch-off on 31 March.