ISPA responds to DCDT's Wi-Fi licence proposal

[Jan]

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' recently-published draft next-generation spectrum policy.

 

[Decarin]

WISP spectrum licenses -- Sure
WiFi spectrum licenses -- NO

 

[Sapphiron]

The last thing the WISP industry needs is the big cellular networks paying to kill off available spectrum for Wireless ISPs.

The current legislation works in most part, ISPs in overlapping area's tend to make their own agreements on sharing of spectrum. The last thing they need is for a Vodacom or MTN to come pee in the pool.