S.Africa spectrum auction to commence within a month

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday his country will start the auction of high frequency digital spectrum within one month.

“This will unlock new spectrum for mobile telecommunications for the first time in over a decade. In addition, we will facilitate the rapid deployment of broadband infrastructure across all municipalities by establishing a standard model for the granting of municipal permissions,” President Ramaphosa said at annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) for 2022, on Thursday evening.

“These reforms will revolutionize the country’s technological development, making faster broadband accessible to more people and reducing the costs of digital communications,” he said.

CT Bureau