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| Spectrum Social Obligations: South Africa Approach, Trends and Best Practice | This report provides an analysis of the practical implementation aspects of the connectivity and zero-rating social obligations of the 2022 spectrum auction and finds that, whilst the Authority was dependent on information from other stakeholders (such as the Department of Basic Education), the reality is that the Authority should have been prepared for the implementation of the auction obligations. However still in 2024, licensees are still seeking final clarification on certain terms and conditions. | 4 | View | Download | |
| Towards Sustainable Energy Provision for Telecommunication Networks | South Africa’s protracted load shedding that took place over the last three years have significantly negatively impacted the country’s mobile network operators. Although the industry has proactively spent billions of rand in backup power solutions for network stability and continuity, this did not prevented poor network performance during load shedding with customers increasingly becoming frustrated when they experience a drop in network performance during higher levels of load shedding. This was mainly unavoidable when power generation capacity was cut from stage 2 upwards. | 3 | View | Download | |
| Migration to a 4G and 5G Digital Society | On 28 May 2024, the DCDT issued the new Spectrum Policy, which proposed that 2G and 3G networks be switched off by 31 December 2027. The DCDT’s policy proposes this date, subject to the conclusion of an economic and regulatory impact assessment. In this paper, the ACT provides a synopsis of the key components of such a plan, identifying key roles of both government and the private sector. | 2 | View | Download | |
| Exploring Policy, Commercial, Competition, and Socio-Economic Perspectives in South Africa's Over-the-Top (OTT) and Telco Ecosystem | OTT service model is dependent on the availability of high quality, reliable and efficient network infrastructure. The exponential growth of connected devices and OTT applications has created an unprecedented demand for data bandwidth and network capacity. As the volume of video consumption is forecast to increase, Network Operators face the daunting future continuous upgrading and expanding of their network infrastructure. | 1 | View | Download |