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WiFi Forum SA appoints new management

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 26 Apr 2016
Management committee members elected at the WiFi Forum of SA's second AGM include Andile Ngcaba.
Management committee members elected at the WiFi Forum of SA's second AGM include Andile Ngcaba.

The WiFi Forum of SA has appointed a new management committee.

The committee is set to take the forum into a second year of lobbying for WiFi as a viable and affordable access medium for the majority of the country's population.

WiFi Forum SA, established in November 2013, is a voluntary forum of operators, service providers, technology providers and associated parties with a shared vision of accelerating the adoption of high-speed, reliable and cost-effective broadband services in the country, and a shared focus on WiFi technologies as a means of doing so.

Management committee members elected at the organisation's second annual general meeting held recently in Johannesburg included Andile Ngcaba, Bruce Pitso, Gareth Mortimer, Kervin Pillay, Mpho Mokete, Raj Wanniappa and Zanele Monnakgotla. Envir Fraser and William Stucke will assist the committee as co-opted members.

"Our 2016/2017 management committee represents a veritable 'who's who' of the local ICT sector," says WiFi Forum SA executive deputy chairperson, Raj Wanniappa.

"A formidable team has been brought on board and South Africa will reap the benefits as it gets down to work playing an active role in the country's WiFi policy development process."

The WiFi Forum SA annual general meeting followed a business breakfast held with a number of industry players to discuss the policy and technology landscape in SA and globally. This presented an opportunity for senior industry executives to share thoughts and views on the growth of broadband and in particular the role of WiFi as an access medium.

Representatives from companies such as Vodacom, Cell C, MTN, Internet Solutions, AlwaysOn, Vast Network, FreeWi, Facebook, Uber, Showmax and Project Isizwe were in attendance.

Key decisions taken at the meeting included the establishment of an ad hoc policy sub-committee to engage with policymakers and provide input to the country's Broadband Policy White Paper.

The WiFi Forum SA's standards sub-committee will also participate in determining the possible local adaptation of global WiFi standards.

The meeting was concluded with a number of sponsorship commitments made towards the annual WiFi Forum SA conference to be held in October.

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