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"We can't leave South Africa's fate in the hands of profit-driven network operators"
South Africa getting state digital infrastructure company — with a new spectrum policy Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced that the South African government plans to give radio frequency spectrum to a state digital infrastructure company. Ntshavheni’s announcement adds a...- Jan
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- khumbudzo ntshavheni mtn telkom vodacom wireless open-access network (woan)
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Cabinet approves spectrum policy amendment to drop WOAN
South Africa could shelve plan for national cellular network Cabinet has approved a policy amendment for public comment that would see South Africa’s plan for a national wholesale wireless network operator shelved. Dubbed the wireless open-access network (WOAN), the proposal to establish such...- Jan
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- altan redes cabinet wireless open-access network (woan)
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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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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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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 files High Court papers to block spectrum auction - again
Telkom launches legal strike against spectrum auction Telkom has filed High Court papers to block the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (Icasa) from going through with an auction of sought-after radio frequency spectrum. Spectrum is the lifeblood of wireless networks...- Jan
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- e-tv emedia mtn siyabonga mahlangu telkom vodacom 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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Vodacom and MTN must be forced to compete with us - ISPs
South Africa's ISPs want to slash mobile data prices — by forcing Vodacom and MTN to compete The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) must force cellular network operators like Vodacom and MTN to compete with Internet service providers on the price of mobile data...- Jan
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- internet service providers’ association (ispa) wholesale internet wireless open-access network (woan)
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Icasa releases new timetables for the licensing of IMT spectrum and the WOAN
New deadlines for 4G and 5G spectrum auction The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has announced new timelines for the release of high-demand 4G and 5G International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum, and the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN) published. This...- Jan
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- invitation to apply (ita) keabetswe modimoeng radio frequency spectrum spectrum auctions spectrum licensing wireless open-access network (woan)
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Telkom declares victory as spectrum auction delayed... again
Back to square one for spectrum auction — Telkom declares victory Telkom says it has been victorious in challenging the approach used by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa to issue precious radio frequency spectrum and licence a national wholesale open access network...- Jan
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- invitation to apply (ita) spectrum auction telkom wireless open-access network (woan)
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Icasa to restart the spectrum auction to avoid drawn-out litigation with Telkom and MTN
Bad news for cellular networks in South Africa — spectrum auction to be stopped The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) says it has unfortunately not been able to reach an out-of-court settlement with Telkom, E-tv, and MTN regarding their objections to its spectrum...- Jan
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- mtn telkom wireless open-access network (woan)
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WOAN set up for failure - unless government stops interfering
WOAN set to fail — but there is one way to make it work The South African government’s ambitious plan to launch a wireless open-access network (WOAN) is doomed to failure unless it allows a company that knows what it’s doing to operate it. Government’s intentions behind the WOAN are ostensibly...- Jan
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- altan redes community investment ventures holdings (civh) khumbudzo ntshavheni telkom wireless open-access network (woan)
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