South Africa's communications regulator, Icasa, is developing a framework for sharing and dynamically allocating spectrum. In order to facilitate this, Icasa is seeking input from stakeholders regarding the management of ...
StarSat has reassured its subscribers that it is not shutting down despite South Africa's broadcasting regulator not renewing its license. The pay-TV service, which originated as TopTV and is now ...
The South African communications minister recently announced a new policy aimed at preventing companies from hoarding radio frequency spectrum. This new policy, published in the Government Gazette, outlines regulations for ...
Broadcast Media Africa has learnt that Amazon is working to get regulatory approval in South Africa before launching its rival Project Kuiper service globally. Vodafone and local subsidiary Vodacom announced ...
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) of South Africa recently held its 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Johannesburg. The in-person event brought together all NAB members, key industry partners, ...
According to industry reports, Cell C has forfeited the spectrum it won at auction in March 2022 after failing to pay the US$15 million it bid for the precious resource. ...
Under the leadership of Communications Minister Mondli Gungubele, the Next-Generation Radio Frequency Policy for Economic Development was recently introduced. Published in the Government Gazette, this policy is a significant step ...
A fierce battle is brewing in South Africa's telecom industry over spectrum pooling, where multiple users share a single allocation of radio spectrum space. Vodacom challenges MTN, Cell C, and ...
Datacentrix announced that Convergence Partners, via its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund, along with the existing Datacentrix management team, had entered into a definitive agreement with Alviva Holdings to acquire ...
South Africa's communications regulator, Icasa, is reported to have rejected 95% of recently evaluated applications for new community television broadcasting and spectrum licenses. Icasa views community TV services as an ...