Icasa spectrum auctions slated for April 2019
(WorldNews Africa)

SA´s communication regulator plans to auction batches of radio frequencies for 4G services by April 2019 and simultaneously establish a wholesale open-access network (Woan) aimed at lowering the cost of data. The Woan will be a new entity that will sell connectivity to service providers. Network operators have said for years that their limited access to radio waves, or spectrum, is hindering their ability to roll out services and reduce the cost to communicate. New spectrum allocations...