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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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Minister proposes timelines for shutting down 2G and 3G in South Africa
South Africa’s proposed plan to shut down 2G and 3G — including banning 2G devices Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has proposed a roadmap for shutting down South Africa’s 2G and 3G networks by 2025. The plan is contained in the ministry’s next-generation radio frequency spectrum...- Jan
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- 2g 3g department of telecommunications and postal services (dtps) khumbudzo ntshavheni radio frequency spectrum
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Icasa published information memorandum to release more spectrum
Icasa gears up to release more spectrum for South Africa's mobile networks The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published an information memorandum regarding licensing additional radio frequency spectrum for mobile networks. Icasa said it intends to release...- Jan
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- cell c mtn radio frequency spectrum rain spectrum auction telkom vodacom
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South Africa's cellular operators ready to move out of Covid-19 lockdown spectrum
Mobile operators on track to migrate out of emergency spectrum South African mobile operators are on track to migrate out of their emergency spectrum assignments and start using the frequencies they bought at auction in March. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa)...- Jan
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- analogue switch-off broadcasting digital migration cell c digital terrestrial television (dtt) jacqui o'sullivan mtn radio frequency spectrum rain schalk visser telkom vodacom
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Icasa announces all operators that applied for spectrum qualified for auction
These are the 6 mobile operators that qualify for South Africa's network capacity auction The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has announced that all six mobile network operators that applied for new radio frequency spectrum have qualified to participate in its auction...- Jan
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- cell c liquid intelligent technologies mtn radio frequency spectrum spectrum auction telkom vodacom
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Icasa says spectrum auction will go ahead
Bring it on — Icasa to Telkom The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is forging ahead with plans to auction off sought-after radio frequency spectrum. This is despite threats from Telkom that it would reinstate an application to interdict the auction if Icasa did not...- Jan
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- e.tv emedia mtn radio frequency spectrum spectrum auction telkom
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Spectrum auction court dates set
South Africa's big network capacity fight — court dates set The Pretoria High Court will hear arguments in Telkom’s case against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) over the auctioning of long-awaited radio frequency spectrum on 11–14 April 2022. The Acting Judge...- Jan
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- e-tv emedia khumbudzo ntshavheni mtn radio frequency spectrum rain spectrum auction telkom vodacom
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Column: Make spectrum tradeable and all Icasa's problems disappear
Spectrum tradeability will make all ICASA’s problems disappear It has been 14 years since the last time South Africa’s telecommunications operators received any new radio frequency spectrum. At the time, 3G was still fast, the very first iPhone was not yet available in South Africa, and 4G was...- Jan
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- cell c free market foundation ivo vegter mtn radio frequency spectrum telkom vodacom wireless open-access network (woan)
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Icasa received six spectrum applications by deadline
Six network operators apply for 4G and 5G network capacity Cell C MTN Vodacom Telkom Rain Networks Liquid Intelligent Technologies- Jan
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- cell c keabetswe modimoeng liquid intelligent technologies mtn radio frequency spectrum rain spectrum auction telkom vodacom
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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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Telkom temporarily removes interdict application against spectrum auction from court roll
Telkom drops interdict against network capacity auction — for now Partially state-owned network operator Telkom says it reached an agreement with respondents to its court application against an auction of radio frequency spectrum set for 8 March. This comes after Telkom asked the respondents...- Jan
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- radio frequency spectrum siyabonga mahlangu spectrum auction telkom
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Telkom offers to remove interdict against spectrum auction - if it gets its day in court quickly
Telkom offers tricky deal in cellular network capacity fight Telkom has pledged to remove its interdict application against South Africa’s radio frequency spectrum auction from the court roll, provided its opponents in the fight agree to an expedited hearing on the merits of the case. Spectrum...- Jan
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- khumbudzo ntshavheni mtn radio frequency spectrum rain telkom vodacom
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Spectrum showdown
Goliath vs Goliath vs Goliath — South Africa’s spectrum showdown Battle lines have been drawn over the heated issue of cellular network capacity in South Africa. In the one corner — South Africa’s incumbent and partially state-owned telecommunications network operator Telkom.- Jan
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- charles molapisi khumbudzo ntshavheni mtn radio frequency spectrum rain serame taukobong shameel joosub spectrum auction telkom vodacom
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Vodacom files court papers opposing Telkom's interdict of spectrum auction
Vodacom joins fight against Telkom Vodacom has filed papers in the Pretoria High Court to oppose Telkom’s application for an urgent interdict against the spectrum auction that industry regulator Icasa wants to hold on 8 March 2022. Telkom approached the Pretoria High Court last week Tuesday to...- Jan
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- byron kennedy e-tv emedia radio frequency spectrum spectrum auction telkom wireless open-access network (woan)
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MTN is opposing Telkom's spectrum auction challenge
MTN files High Court papers against Telkom MTN has filed papers to oppose Telkom's urgent application to block South Africa's spectrum auction from going ahead on 8 March 2022. Radio frequency spectrum is the raw network capacity that cellular network operators use to communicate between...- Jan
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- charles molapisi invitation to apply (ita) mtn radio frequency spectrum spectrum auction telkom
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Telkom launched a pre-emptive legal strike to selfishly serve its bottom-line - Icasa
Telkom launched "pre-emptive strike" — serves "narrow and selfish commercial interests" The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) tore into Telkom on Wednesday after the network operator filed papers in the Pretoria High Court to once again block the auctioning of...- Jan
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- 5g invitation to apply (ita) radio frequency spectrum spectrum auction spectrum licensing telkom wireless open-access network (woan)
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Telkom "concerned" about WOAN exclusion from spectrum ITA
Telkom slams new spectrum auction Telkom has expressed misgivings about a new auction process announced by industry regulator Icasa on Friday. "Telkom notes the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) statement on the publication of the Invitation to Apply (ITA) in respect...- Jan
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- radio frequency spectrum siyabonga mahlangu spectrum auction telkom wireless open-access network (woan)
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Spectrum auction set for 8 March 2022
Icasa announces spectrum auction dates The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has issued the final Invitation To Apply (ITA) for the licencing of International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum, also known as high-demand spectrum. The deadline to apply for...- Jan
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- invitation to apply (ita) radio frequency spectrum spectrum auction
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Icasa hands out new temporary spectrum to Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, Cell C, Rain, and Liquid
South Africa's cellular networks get new temporary spectrum The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has issued temporary licences for radio frequency spectrum to six of South Africa's wireless network operators. Icasa said in a statement on Friday that the provisional...- Jan
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- cell c keabetswe modimoeng liquid intelligent technologies mtn radio frequency spectrum rain telkom temporary spectrum vodacom
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MTN South Africa sells its towers for R6.4 billion - plans to buy spectrum with the money
MTN sells its towers in South Africa MTN has announced that its South African division has finalised a transaction to sell and leaseback 5,709 of its towers—comprising around 4,000 greenfield and 1,700 rooftop sites—to IHS Towers for about R6.4 billion. Proceeds will be reinvested into...- Jan
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- ihs towers mtn radio frequency spectrum spectrum auction
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