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Severe storms in South Africa impact card payments and ATM usage
Severe storms in South Africa impact card payments and ATM usage South Africans experienced challenges paying with their cards and using ATMs following the severe storms that recently wreaked havoc in parts of the country. According to Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA) executive...- Luis
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- atms banking sector card payments paul colmer severe weather storms wireless access providers' association (wapa)
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WAPA says LEO satellite is becoming a must for WISPs
WAPA says LEO satellite is becoming a must for WISPs South African wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) should stop viewing satellite Internet as a threat to their business and instead regard it as a powerful tool to complement their own services. That is the view of Wireless Access...- Hanno Labuschagne
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- amazon leo dawie de wet eutelsat oneweb fixed-wireless access low-earth orbit (leo) paul colmer q-kon satellite internet services starlink wireless access providers' association (wapa) wireless internet service provider
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Release of lower 6 GHz Wi-Fi spectrum is great news for WISPs - WAPA
Expect "supercharged Internet experience" from wireless ISPs thanks to new Wi-Fi spectrum The Independent Communication Authority of South Africa's (Icasa) opening of the lower 6 GHz spectrum band for Wi-Fi services will mean Internet users with Wi-Fi 6E equipment will enjoy a "supercharged...- Jan
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- paul colmer wireless access providers' association (wapa)
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News
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Power cuts a huge problem for 5G - WAPA
Eskom load-shedding is killing 5G in South Africa Although 5G is more power efficient, cellular towers using the technology consume more electricity than LTE because it supports much higher speeds. “One of the selling points of 5G is that it’s more ‘eco-friendly’ than LTE,” said Wireless...- Jan
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- 5g eskom load-shedding mtn paul colmer rain telkom vodacom
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Load-shedding threatens Internet connectivity in South Africa
Internet access in South Africa under threat — and load-shedding is to blame Load-shedding is threatening Internet access in South Africa, and there is nothing consumers can do about it. According to Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA) executive management committee member Paul...- Jan
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- eskom load-shedding paul colmer wireless access providers' association (wapa)
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WISPs need much less backup power to stay online than cellular networks - WAPA
Load-shedding gives wireless ISPs an edge over cellular networks — expert Thanks to Eskom's rotational power cuts, wireless Internet service providers (Wisps) have a distinct advantage over mobile network operators (MNOs). This is according to Wireless Access Providers' Association executive...- Jan
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- paul colmer wireless access providers' association (wapa) wireless isp (wisp)
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ISPA responds to DCDT's Wi-Fi licence proposal
Battle brewing over Wi-Fi licences in South Africa South Africa does not require licensing or permits to protect spectrum for Wi-Fi services. That is according to the Internet Service Providers Association (Ispa), in response to the Department of Communication and Digital Technologies'...- Jan
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- department of communications (doc) fixed wireless access (fwa) internet service providers’ association (ispa) paul colmer wi-fi wireless access providers' association (wapa)
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Draft next-gen spectrum policy mentions Wi-Fi permits and licences - Wapa explains
South Africa considering Wi-Fi licences — what it means Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni recently published a draft next-generation spectrum policy for public comment, including potential Wi-Fi permits and licensing. However, this does not mean South Africans will have to get...- Jan
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- khumbudzo nthsavheni paul colmer spectrum policy wi-fi wi-fi 6e wireless access providers' association (wapa)
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WAPA encourages government to release 1,200GHz of WiFi 6E spectrum
Wi-Fi 6E useless in South Africa without more spectrum The Wireless Access Providers Association has called on the South African government to exempt 1,200MHz of radio frequency spectrum from licencing to improve Wi-Fi networks in South Africa. Wapa and the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance...- Jan
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- dynamic spectrum alliance (dsa) paul colmer wi-fi wi-fi 6e wireless access providers' association (wapa)
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TV White Spaces forging ahead in South Africa
Good news for South Africa's TV White Spaces project South Africa's TV White Spaces (TVWS) project has been proven to be commercially viable, and the Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA) is looking to move to scale projects in the future. This is according to Paul Colmer, a WAPA...- Jan
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- paul colmer tv white spaces (tvws) wireless access providers' association (wapa)
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Advances in wireless technologies boost WISPs in South Africa
Wireless ISPs achieve speeds up to 100Mbps in South Africa The Wireless Access Providers' Association (Wapa) currently watches over 250 members, 200 of which are wireless Internet service providers (Wisps), meaning the organisation has near-national coverage. Wisps are Internet service...- Jan
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- paul colmer wireless access providers' association (wapa) wireless isp (wisp)
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ISPs want Icasa to make more time to meet BEE requirements
ISPs want more time to meet BEE requirements The Wireless Access Providers Association (Wapa) says several Internet service providers (ISPs) are concerned about the timing of the enforcement of interim transformation requirements from April 2022. In 2008, the legislation which replaced VANS...- Jan
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- broad-based black economic empowerment (b-bbee) internet service providers’ association (ispa) paul colmer vans licences wireless access providers' association (wapa)
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FTTH WiFi – the full nine yards: A look into challenges beyond the last mile
http://www.ee.co.za/article/ftth-wi-fi-full-9-yards.html- paulcolmer
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- fibre ftth paul colmer wi fi
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- Forum: Fibre Networks