Policy direction remains a stumbling block for telecommunications giants such as MTN and Vodacom in the race to fourth-generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) technology. Wireless Business Solutions has a notable head start
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After a month’s break due to hectic travel and other schedules, TechCentral’s editor, Duncan McLeod, and deputy editor, Craig Wilson, are back for another episode of the TalkCentral podcast, brought to you by TechCentral, the home of South Africa’s best technology journalism. In the podcast this week
The Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (Icasa) should be pursuing iBurst parent Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) for using spectrum unlawfully rather than simply trying to get the company to settle its outstanding fees. This is the view of Icasa
Telecommunications company Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) wants Joseph Lebooa, a councillor at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) removed from investigations into outstanding licence fees and allegations of illegal use of spectrum because he is “clearly conflicted”, it says
The under-resourced and often ineffective Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has a reputation for lacking teeth when it comes to enforcing order in the telecommunications sector it regulates. For example, there’s still no clear outcome in the case of the alleged unlawful use by wireless Internet
iBurst parent Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) can afford to pay the money the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) claims it owes in unpaid spectrum licence fees. That’s the word from WBS CEO Thami Mtshali, who said the company is not under any sort
Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) on Sunday night took aim at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), accusing the regulatory agency of failing to return seized telecommunications equipment within a deadline specified by the high court. It has also accused Icasa of causing
Wireless Business Solutions (WBS) on Friday won an urgent high court interdict against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) in terms which the regulator must return equipment seized during raids it carried out on Wednesday on WBS facilities. Icasa seized
Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), the company that owns iBurst and Broadlink, owes the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) R57,9m in spectrum licence fees, the telecommunications regulator has claimed in court documents. According to the
A memorandum penned by Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) chairman Stephen Mncube, instructing Icasa councillors to back off on acting against iBurst parent Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), provoked an angry response from two councillors, internal correspondence in