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Another year, another digital TV deadline missed
Digital TV in South Africa nearly 11 years late South Africa's digital migration is nearly 11 years behind schedule, with the government missing its initial November 2011 deadline and our commitment to the International Telecommunications Union of 17 July 2015. Digital migration is the process...- Jan
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- analogue switch-off digital dividend digital terrestrial television (dtt) khumbudzo ntshavheni
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Telkom sub-1GHz interference map shows one reason it is fighting the auction
Spectrum chaos in South Africa Telkom says that while trying to use emergency network capacity handed out at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it ran into significant problems. MyBroadband spoke to Telkom’s head of network planning and engineering Lebo Masalesa, who explained that “digital...- Jan
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- digital dividend e.tv emedia lebo masalesa spectrum auction telkom
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Sentech begins digital dividend restacking in Northern Cape and North West
Digital TV signal disruptions announced State-owned signal distributor Sentech announced that it has begun restacking digital TV frequencies in towns where the migration from SABC’s old analogue signal has been completed. It warned that disruptions to digital terrestrial TV signals could last...- Jan
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- digital dividend e-tv emedia khumbudzo ntshavheni radio frequency spectrum sentech telkom
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Happy anniversary (for 1 November)! 10 years since South Africa first missed digital migration deadline
A decade late and a dollar short — South Africa's digital TV hamster wheel This year, on 1 November 2021, it was ten years since South Africa missed its first deadline to switch off old analogue TV signals occupying precious radio frequency spectrum. The constant delays have cost South Africa...- Jan
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- analogue switch-off cell c digital dividend digital migration e-tv ivy matsepe-casaburri khumbudzo ntshavheni mtn multichoice sabc stella ndabeni-abrahams telkom vodacom
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South Africa’s mobile broadband future: your input needed
South Africa’s mobile broadband future: your input needed Icasa has called for comments on its draft roadmap for mobile telephony- Kevin Lancaster
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- active digital dividend international mobile telephony (imt) mobile broadband
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Give operators access to 800MHz spectrum: report
Use digital dividend spectrum for broadband: report Deloitte’s Second Digital Dividend Final Report recommends that network operators should get access to 800MHz spectrum band as soon as its becomes available.- QuintonB
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- active deloitte digital dividend digital tv doc icasa
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Digital TV decoder control system could be canned: DoC
DoC plans to fast-track digital television rollout Set-top box control system to be reviewed in order to get digital television rollout back on track.- Jan
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- digital dividend digital migration digital tv dina pule doc dtt set-top box (stb) stb themba phiri
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Pule talks spectrum allocation
Broadband spectrum licensing one step closer to reality “Increasing network capacity, improving coverage, promoting competition, and facilitating BEE” the claimed benefits of spectrum allocation- QuintonB
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- active amatole telecommunications services arthur goldstuck broadband spectrum digital dividend dina pule doc easttel iburst icasa marcia socikwa spectrum allocation world wide worx
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DoC responds to Digital TV decoder high court appeal
DoC responds to Digital TV decoder high court appeal The Department of Communications said it is trying to find ways to meet South Africa’s digital migration deadline in spite of delays caused by a recent court case- jes
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- department of communications digital dividend digital migration dina pule dvb-t2 e.tv headline sabc
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Vodacom explains LTE launch
Vodacom explains LTE launch Vodacom CEO sheds light on why they launched LTE with the limited footprint they have right now- jes
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- digital dividend digital migration dina pule lte shameel joosub vodacom
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Frequency migration comments deadline extended by ICASA
Frequency migration comments deadline extended by ICASA ICASA has extended the deadline for the submission of comments to its proposes frequency migration plan- jes
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- 2.6ghz band 800mhz band digital dividend digital migration frequency migration icasa spectrum
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Digital TV pricing and roll-out: the road ahead
Digital TV pricing and roll-out: the road ahead We need keep our eyes on the prize and ensure a speedy migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, says M-Net’s Karen Willenberg- jes
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- digital dividend digital tv migration karen willenberg m-net
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ICASA reveals plans for important spectrum allocation
ICASA reveals plans for important spectrum allocation The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa revealed its plans for the allocation of spectrum in the 800Mhz and 2.6GHz bands- jes
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- 2.6ghz band 2600mhz band 800mhz band digital dividend icasa spectrum licensing
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SABC plans to broadcast 18 digital TV channels
SABC plans to broadcast 18 digital TV channels The state broadcaster told parliament it plans to have 18 TV channels on air within two years after the launch of digital TV- jes
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- digital dividend digital tv sabc
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Digital TV migration may only finished by 2016 says 8ta executive
Digital TV migration may only finished by 2016 says 8ta executive South Africa’s migration to digital broadcasting will only realistically be completed by 2016, says 8ta managing executive Amith Maharaj- jes
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Who should get a piece of the digital dividend spectrum
Who should get a piece of the digital dividend spectrum Should spectrum go to established operators MTN, Vodacom, Cell C and 8ta, or should it be used to drive competition in South Africa's mobile broadband space?- jes
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