Tag: Icasa
South Africa takes a step closer to spectrum trading
Government is moving to liberalise South Africa’s telecommunications industry further by establishing the ground rules for spectrum trading and spectrum sharing.
In a policy document on...
Minister sets new dates for 2G, 3G shutdown in South Africa
Government has set a new date for 2G and 3G mobile networks in South Africa to be shut down in South Africa.
According to a new...
Vodacom drags regulator to court over ‘secret’ spectrum deals with MTN
Vodacom has filed an application at the high court in Pretoria seeking an urgent interdict to stop rival MTN from using “spectrum pooling” arrangements that...
Starlink banned in South Africa over lack of local content
South Africa’s ICT regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has asked IT Lec, a local Internet service provider (ISP), to stop...
Blue Label to take over Cell C in South Africa
Blue Label Telecoms, which owns about 49.5% of Cell C following the mobile operator’s recent recapitalisation, looks set to make an offer to take control of the...
Icasa gets new Acting CEO
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has appointed Nkhetheleni Norman Gidi as its acting chief executive officer.
Gidi will act as the industry...
ICASA to license more broadband spectrum
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has kicked off the process of making more radio frequency spectrum available to telecommunications operators wanting...
Elephant in the room: The ETHICS of a Regulator joining an...
The MTN Group has just announced the appointment of the outgoing CEO of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Willington Ngwepe as...
MTN hires outgoing CEO of South African telecoms regulator
MTN Group has announced it is appointing the outgoing CEO of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Willington Ngwepe, as chief of...
SA Telecoms Regulator pushes for lower international call rates: how about...
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is pushing for telecom operators in that country to use the principle of reciprocity to bring...