Browsing: Paul Colmer

A global fight between mobile operators and the Wi-Fi industry is brewing ahead of Icasa’s next spectrum auction.

It’s time to tell your kids to become plumbers: although AI might not be coming for their pipes, it’s certainly coming for almost everything else.

Wapaloza is South Africa’s premier event for the wireless, fibre and satellite connectivity ecosystem.

South Africa’s mobile operators are perpetuating the digital divide with high prices, argues Paul Colmer.

This year will likely be remembered as the one when the concept of “Wi-Fi everywhere” became a reality.

If Vodacom had succeeded in its deal to buy fibre operator Maziv, rural South Africans would be the ones to suffer.

Technologies such as Passpoint and Open Roaming can help bridge the gap in South Africa’s spectrum battle.

Deepening tensions between China and the US could lead to the bifurcation of internet standards and technologies.

One of the hottest debates in South Africa today revolves around 6GHz spectrum, particularly its allocation for either Wi-Fi or 5G.

Icasa wants spectrum to be shared and dynamically allocated based on demand, time, location and usage patterns.