by Dianne Bayley | Aug 24, 2022 | Security and Legal
When South Africa completed its latest, long overdue, radio frequency spectrum auction in March, it created an expectation in the minds of consumers that mobile data costs will be reduced, writes By Sihle Bulose, Partner: Corporate/M&A, Savanna Stephens, Senior...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 1, 2022 | Security and Legal
In March 2022, the Department of Communications, through ICASA, began auctioning off available spectrum to bidders, largely telecoms corporations, notes Natashia Barnabas, Industrial Relations Manager at Workforce Staffing. This auction netted more than R14 billion...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 8, 2022 | Innovation
The next generation of mobile networks, combined with technologies like AI, cloud, and edge, will be exponentially different, writes Nitesh Singh, Managing Director, Communications, Media and Technology for Accenture in Africa. Advanced networks such as 5G have the...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 18, 2019 | Internet of Things
In November 2019, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published its memorandum on the licensing of radio frequency high demand spectrum. The memorandum serves as a guide to prospective applicants on the process of licencing the spectrum in...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2019 | Security and Legal
The Department of Communications (DoC) has published its highly-anticipated ‘Policy on High Demand Spectrum and Policy Direction on Licensing of a Wireless Open Access Network’ which purports to address South Africa’s longstanding spectrum scarcity challenges....
