The company says the additional spectrum will significantly improve customer experience in its most profitable and biggest market.
The company won the GTI 2021 Innovative Breakthrough in Mobile Technology Award.
The South African Communications Forum responds to the interdict against ICASA over the high-demand spectrum auction, noting the potential impact of any further delays.
The Independent Communications Authority of SA says the best option is to exhaust all possible legal avenues, including appeals that negotiate out of court.
A little over three years ago, there was no such thing as WiFi 4, 5 or 6, so where did these standards come from, what is the difference and what happened to WiFi 1, 2 and 3?
The company says the decision affirms its view that there are concerns regarding the lawfulness of the ICASA process.
The JSE-listed group says communities are consuming over 28 000GB of data free of charge, each month, at its 30 WiFi hotspots.
The company is in the process of constructing 16 fibre networks in the two provinces, to connect over 50 000 households and businesses.
The companies say closing the digital divide will economically empower many rural and low-income communities.
The mobile operator plans to apply for high-demand spectrum and wants to see the application process happen as quickly as possible, says CFO Zafar Mahomed.
The telco rebuffs suggestions it is morphing into a mobile virtual network operator, following its decision to migrate customers to Vodacom and MTN.