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 good. It wants to create a way for smaller players to offer mobile networking services and compete with Vodacom and MTN.
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 good. It wants to create a way for smaller players to offer mobile networking services and compete with Vodacom and MTN.