5G spectrum policy to be finalised by September: Gungubele
a final policy direction on the allocation of 5G spectrum by September this year, communications minister Mondli Gungubele said in parliament on Wednesday.
Icasa plans to hold a spectrum auction early next year to allocate additional frequencies that have been earmarked internationally for mobile telecoms services.Gungubele said government wants to allocate “as much of the spectrum as possible” in the upcoming auction. However, it is keen forto set aside some frequencies for allocation to “youth, women and SMMEs”, which could prove to be a “game changer”.
Meanwhile, on the migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television – which is now more than a decade behind schedule – Gungubele said all households still on analogue TVs will be migrated this year.He said the communications department is engaging widely with stakeholders, as ordered by last year’s constitutional court judgment against his predecessor, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. That judgment came after broadcaster e.
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