Tag: mobile broadband

We are providing new insights into the African telecom space with the release of a groundbreaking white paper, "The Independent Tower Industry as a Key Enabler of the Development of African Telecommunications." This first-of-its-kind study dives deep into the continent's telecoms landscape, analysing 14 key markets, including Egypt, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania, revealing a compelling link between tower deployment and mobile sector performance over the past decade (2010-2022).

Since the late 1700s manufacturing has transformed economies and societies. The key element that kept it going and thriving is no more than innovation and smart design. With manufacturing making up close to 12% of South Africa’s GDP, there’s a solid case to make regarding the value of innovation.

Despite how very long in the making this transition process has been, and with a lot of recent press around the switch to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), it is still common to find people confused by or lacking full understanding of what exactly DTT is.

Telecommunications and Broadcasting Regulator ICASA’s justification for the imposition of license fees for COVID-19 emergency spectrum does not stand up to scrutiny. In April, Regulator ICASA released the emergency spectrum to incumbent licensees in five different frequency bands valid until three months after termination of the South Africa’s COVID-19 national state of disaster or 30 November 2020 (whichever occurs first), for which carriers and the general public praised the SA Government.