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The WOAN may be dead, but open access is not

South Africa’s wireless open access network never achieved its ambition, but that does not mean the underlying objective was wrong.

Justin Mackenzie

Starlink rival maps out SA strategy beyond satellite broadband

Amazon Leo plans direct-to-device services in South Africa, as an additional service to its satellite broadband partnership with local distributor Herotel.

Sibahle Malinga

Vodacom commits R500m to WCape network

The mobile telephony group’s investment targets network expansion, 5G rollout in townships and energy-resilience projects.

Paratus Namibia

Paratus Namibia launches Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity

The Paratus Eutelsat OneWeb LEO service delivers high-speed, low-latency connectivity across Namibia, extending reliable connectivity to where traditional terrestrial services may be limited.

Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

WOAN is dead but measurable interventions still imperative

Rolling back the reservation for a wireless open access network model brought an end to a prolonged policy impasse, but raises questions about what replaces the original objectives.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

Wireless open access network licensing direction withdrawn

Minister Solly Malatsi formally removes the policy obstacle for licensing a wireless open access network, giving ICASA room to determine how this spectrum should be assigned.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Comtel cuts prices across entire home fibre range

As part of its price reduction strategy, Comtel conducted a comprehensive review of its residential fibre pricing and package portfolio across the fibre networks it supports.

Comtel Communications

Mission Mobile secures R500m funding

The backing will enable the company to extend its customer reach and develop additional propositions for mobile network operators.

ITA presents LEO satellite solutions for oil and gas sector

Internet Technologies Angola presented its OneWeb connectivity solution at the Angola Oil & Gas 2026 conference.

AI boom threatens smartphone affordability

Memory prices surge as AI infrastructure expands, putting pressure on entry-level smartphones, says the GSM Association.

WOAN comeback in KZN with R7m UK funding

A UK-backed project revives the WOAN model in KZN, to expand affordable connectivity through community-owned networks.

Paratus Group puts East Africa connectivity in focus at ITW Africa 2026

At the heart of the Paratus East African operation is the 2 000km G2M terrestrial fibre route linking Goma in the eastern DRC with Mombasa on the Kenyan coast.

Competition Commission

SA’s internet costs climb, but other bills rise faster

Internet costs are outpacing headline inflation, the Competition Commission warns – although petrol, taxis and bonds are climbing far faster.

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