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 | Aug 26, 2020 | Featured Articles
Although many South Africans view 5G as just a faster way to download videos and rich multimedia to their smartphones, it is enterprises and the industrial sector that have the most to gain from this fast-developing cellular network standard, writes Jacques duo Toit,...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 18, 2019 | Report-back
AfricaCom is the biggest gathering on the continent for telecommunications vendors and customers. The 2019 meeting, held last week in Cape Town, focused on 5G, spectrum and value-added services. Kathy Gibson reports The path to a connected Africa For Africa to...
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...
