Icasa sparks debate over ‘spectrum parks’
In its framework for the licensing of high demand spectrum, published last week, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) says it intends to reserve a portion of the 2,6GHz band for a “managed spectrum park”. The idea, it seems, is to make spectrum
Spectrum trading in SA: a pipe dream?
The National Planning Commission’s National Development Plan, released last week, makes several proposals for growing the information and communications technology industry, one of the most interesting of which is that the country should allow companies to
How ‘white spaces’ could spark a tech revolution
A Sandton hotel played host to a conference last week on “white-spaces spectrum”. For nontechnical people, it was a fairly arcane discussion. But what was being talked about could usher in the biggest revolution in telecoms since the mobile phone
White space: SA’s broadband white knight
The department of communications and the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) are sitting on the digital equivalent of millions of hectares of fertile but fallow land in the form of several hundred megahertz
Skyrove inks Skype deal
National Wi-Fi hotspot provider Skyrove has inked a deal with US Internet telephony company Skype that will allow consumers to use their Skype credit to buy wireless Internet access. Skyrove MD Henk Kleynhans says
Skyrove to take on mobile incumbents
Skyrove, a specialist wireless hotspot company, plans to launch an audacious bid for national radio frequency spectrum and, if it gets it, it plans to build a network to take on the country’s incumbent mobile operators. The company, run by CEO Henk Kleynhans, plans to participate in an auction for national radio frequency in the 2,6GHz ba
Wi-Fi specialist raises millions in funding
Wi-Fi hotspot specialist Skyrove has secured a multimillion-rand investment from 4Di Capital. The deal follows an investment by Cybersmart, an Internet service provider, and comes after an angel round backed by Vinny Lingham, founder of Yola, and Michael Leeman of Clicks2Customers. “The 4Di transaction injects a significant amount of capital onto the balance sheet while [...]
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