Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has published a policy direction to industry regulator Icasa, asking it to fast-track the licensing of digital radio broadcasting services in South Africa.
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Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has thrown a spanner in the works over the appointment of six new councillors to Icasa at a critical juncture for the regulator as it gears up to license new broadband spectrum.
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MTN South Africa has launched a commercial 5G network in South Africa, providing access from 100 high sites around the country.
Icasa is moving to speed up the allocation of “digital dividend” spectrum in South Africa currently used by television broadcasters in a move that could mean better and cheaper broadband is delivered sooner.
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A parliamentary portfolio committee has short-listed eight names to send to acting communications minister Jackson Mthembu for appointment to the council of communications regulator Icasa.
Icasa has granted the SABC exemption from local content quotas as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. This frees the public broadcaster to increase the ratio of foreign content it broadcasts on television.
A day after launching commercial 5G services in South Africa, Vodacom has updated its coverage map showing where the ultra-fast, next-generation broadband technology is available.
Consumers with devices capable of accessing the network can now subscribe to 5G services in South Africa through Vodacom.