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Community radio stations in fight with ICASA
Community radio stations in fight with ICASA Community and rural radio stations across South Africa have expressed their frustration because many of them are struggling to obtain a broadcasting licence which will allow them to get advertising and expand their reach. The Bulungula Community...- Hanno Labuschagne
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- brenda leonard bulungula community radio (bcr) bush radio community radio dave martin radio stations
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Icasa orders IT Lec to stop selling Starlink and cut subscribers off
Stop selling Starlink and cut customers off — Icasa's warning to South African ISP South Africa's telecommunications regulator has demanded that a local Internet service provider (ISP) stop importing Starlink kits on behalf of its customers and cut them off from the satellite broadband service...- Jan
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Icasa launches online Numbering Portal
Icasa launches online platform to manage phone numbers in South Africa The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has announced the launch of its online Numbering Portal. Icasa said this was in line with its Numbering Plan rules and would facilitate the management of...- Jan
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Icasa publishes updated broadcast advertising regulations
South Africa gets new TV advertising rules The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has released updated regulations for advertising, infomercials, and sponsored programmes broadcast on the country’s airwaves. Contravening the regulations could carry a fine of up to a...- Jan
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- advertising advertising regulatory board (arb) african media entertainment (ame) dstv e-tv emedia multichoice south african broadcasting corporation (sabc)
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ISPA commends ICASA's release of lower-6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum - calls for rest to be made available
Better Wi-Fi for South Africa The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa's (Icasa) decision to make 500MHz of bandwidth available for Wi-Fi has tripled the capacity available for in-vehicle and in-building wireless networks. This is according to the Internet Service Providers'...- Jan
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- dominic cull internet service providers’ association (ispa) wi-fi 6e
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MTN SA boss tells shareholders they can keep hiking prices to grow revenue
MTN promises price increases MTN South Africa CEO Charles Molapisi has assured shareholders that the company could continue implementing inflationary price increases to grow revenue. Molapisi mentioned the price increases during his presentation on the second day of MTN’s Capital Markets Day...- Jan
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- charles molapisi competition commission mtn telkom vodacom
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Icasa launches load-shedding task team
Icasa sets up task team to help ICT sector fight load-shedding The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has established a Council Committee tasked with determining the impact of load-shedding on electronic communications, broadcasting, and postal services. This follows...- Jan
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- yolisa kedama
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Starlink wireless router and ground stations approved in SA
Starlink wireless router and ground stations approved in SA The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has approved at least one part of the customer equipment needed to use SpaceX's Starlink in South Africa. Although Starlink's estimated launch date in South African...- Hanno Labuschagne
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- satellite internet spacex starlink type approval
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Only MTN passed ICASA voice quality standards in PE, Vodacom stone last
Only one mobile network passed ICASA standards in Port Elizabeth MyBroadband’s mobile voice network quality testing revealed that MTN is the only network that passes the Icasa’s requirements in Port Elizabeth. Icasa gazetted its amendments to the End-user and Subscriber Charter regulations in...- Jan
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- cell c coral-i etsi european telecommunications standards institute keysight mtn telkom vodacom
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Icasa amends spectrum regulations to release lower 6 GHz for Wi-Fi
Icasa releases lower 6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) announced on Tuesday that it has effectively opened the lower 6 GHz spectrum band for Wi-Fi services. Icasa explained the lower 6 GHz frequency band refers to the radio frequency range of...- Jan
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- wi-fi wi-fi 6e
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Bloemfontein mobile voice network quality testing - April 2023
MTN crushes Vodacom in Bloemfontein MyBroadband’s latest mobile voice network quality testing revealed that MTN has the best network performance in Bloemfontein. Telkom has the worst performance in the Free State capital and failed to meet Icasa’s Call Setup Success Ratio standard.- Jan
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- cell c coral-i etsi european telecommunications standards institute keysight mtn telkom vodacom
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Mobile voice network quality test results for Cape Town - April 2023
Best mobile network in Cape Town revealed MyBroadband’s latest mobile voice network quality testing revealed that MTN has the best network performance in Cape Town, while Vodacom and Cell C failed Icasa standards. These results form part of a network quality testing project to determine the...- Jan
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- afristay analytico cell c coral-i etsi european telecommunications standards institute keysight mtn telkom vodacom
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Vodacom denies failing Icasa call quality standards
Vodacom denies poor network quality Despite objective network tests showing poor results, Vodacom denies failing to meet industry regulator Icasa’s network quality standards. Icasa’s End-user and Subscriber Charter Regulations sets strict standards for service levels for voice and data from...- Jan
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Vodacom's network in Hartbeespoort fails Icasa minimum call quality standards
Vodacom fails Icasa call quality standards Vodacom failed dismally in achieving the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) 2023 End-User and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations’ voice network quality standards. Icasa gazetted its latest amendments to the End-user and...- Jan
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- keysight vodacom
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Gungubele hits back at reports that ANC government is blocking Starlink
We are not blocking Starlink in South Africa, says minister Communications minister Mondli Gungubele has hit back at media reports and a statement from the Democratic Alliance (DA) stating that the ANC government is blocking the launch of Starlink in South Africa. This comes after Gungubele...- Jan
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- elon musk mondli gungubele spacex starlink
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Icasa planning a second spectrum auction for early 2024
Icasa plans to hold spectrum auction in early 2024 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) plans to hold another auction for high-demand spectrum in early 2024. This is according to Dr Charley Lewis, chair of the committee that recently finalised the regulator’s latest...- Jan
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- charley lewis international mobile telephony (imt) radio frequency spectrum assignment plan (rfsap) spectrum auctions
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ISP tests Starlink in the Kalahari - hits 167Mbps download
Starlink tested in the Kalahari — 167Mbps in the middle of the desert SpaceX's Starlink satellite Internet service can provide fibre-like speeds and performance in areas as desolate as the Kalahari desert. That is according to testing conducted by wireless Internet service provider Quick...- Jan
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- spacex starlink
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Yolisa Kedama takes over from Charley Lewis as Icasa's acting chair
Icasa appoints new acting chairperson The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has appointed councillor Yolisa Kedama as its new acting chairperson, effective from 4 April 2023 to 30 September 2023. Kedama will be taking over from Dr Charley Lewis, who has acted in the...- Jan
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- charley lewis keabetswe modimoeng yolisa kedama
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Icasa updates operator network quality metrics
New rules for data speeds in South Africa Internet service providers in South Africa must provide their customers with average download speeds of at least 5Mbps and average upload speeds of 1.5Mbps. That is according to the End-User and Subscriber Service Charter Fourth Amendment Regulations...- Jan
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Icasa publishes plans for three high-demand 4G and 5G bands
Icasa publishes plans for three high-demand 4G and 5G bands The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published three second-draft radio frequency assignment plans for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) systems. This comes after the industry regulator...- Jan
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- charley lewis international mobile telephony (imt) radio frequency spectrum
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