ISPA members are entitled to apply for frequency, but every application is ‘hit and miss’ at the moment, says ISPA regulatory advisor Dominic Cull.

ISPA takes ICASA to court

The industry body tries to get the regulator to produce a list of who owns what spectrum.

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A ministerial investigation into irregularities concerning Cipro’s R153 million ECM tender is at an advanced stage.

Cipro CIO on 'special leave'

Allegations of tender rigging of a R153 million ECM contract are part of a racist plot, says Michael Twum-Darko.

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ICASA wants to see how to separate broadcast IPTV services from Internet services, which currently falls outside the regulator’s mandate.

Big IPTV changes expected

Broadcasters may have hot competition if ICASA decides to regulate the industry.

• Hope for pay-TV
• Getting local broadband up to speed

by Candice Jones, Mon 8 Mar

 

ICASA has put the spectrum auction process out to tender, despite a lack of regulation, or the publication of a band plan.

Spectrum auction on the horizon

Scarce spectrum is up for auction even though the regulator has yet to release its regulations or its band plan publicly.

• Give us more pie
• Black enough for WiMax?

by Candice Jones, Fri 5 Mar

 

MTN’s extensive footprint is likely to make it an attractive takeover target, say analysts.

MTN in play?

Analysts believe MTN is “a fantastic asset” that could be bought out in the next two years.

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The new router can be configured to handle Internet traffic up to 12 times faster than rival products, says Cisco Systems.
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US mulls free wireless broadband

To increase affordable broadband service nationwide, US regulators may dedicate spectrum to free wireless Internet service.
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The new site recasts MySpace more strongly around its music and media content in a bid to entice new users.
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