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The Wi-Fi Forum SA will redouble its advocacy for public access WiFi across South Africa.
The committee will take it into a second year of lobbying for WiFi as a viable and affordable access medium for the majority of the country's population.
Regulating the WiFi environment too much will stifle innovation and negatively impact on the smaller players, says the Wi-Fi Forum SA.
OTT applications are motivating to Africa's youth and mobile networks should encourage the building and exporting of apps, WFFSA urged.
For the rental market, WiFi connectivity is a definite plus, and can even be a deal-breaker if absent, says Andile Ngcaba, chairperson of the Wi-Fi Forum of SA.
The forum plans to accelerate the adoption of high-speed, reliable and cost-effective broadband services in SA.
The voluntary industry body was announced at AfricaCom in Cape Town on 13?November 2013.
The Forum's mission is to promote the effective utilisation of WiFi technologies in South Africa.