Below 1 GHz spectrum
This week’s newsletter looks at the benefits of below 1 GHz (or low-band) spectrum, especially for low population areas or areas with difficult terrain. The focus on low-band spectrum is timely because delays to South Africa’s spectrum auction look, yet again, very likely. Telkom South Africa has just asked the court to delay the proposed spectrum auction. Telkom claims that the Invitation to Apply (ITA), issued in December 2021, has several errors: it is allocating spectrum that eTV (a broadcaster) has refused to give up; that the ITA entrenches the existing anti-competitive structure in the market (i.e., that the market […]
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