Consumers can expect better mobile service ahead as Icasa unshackles spectrum
Telecom operators will be able to ease congestion created by the lockdown after Icasa issues new spectrum
19 April 2020 - 16:39
SA mobile customers may be in for better internet speeds and overall better service as the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), the telecom regulator, has assigned temporary radio frequency spectrum to operators in an effort to tackle communication challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Friday, Icasa said MTN, Telkom, Vodacom, Rain and Liquid Telecoms have been allocated more spectrum, valid until November...
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