Recent regulatory changes are opening up the telecommunications landscape in South Africa, which should prove good news for businesses and consumers, says Nic Laschinger, chief technology officer at Euphoria Telecom.
The most significant of these is the recently-concluded auction of so-called ‘high-demand’ frequency spectrum which is suited for 4G and 5G, said Laschinger.
“What difference is this likely to make to your telephone bill? The operators have been forced to roll out more towers than they would have had they had access to higher bandwidth spectrum. Beyond cost reductions, call quality should improve as high-speed bandwidth becomes more widely available. This will be particularly significant outside the major centres, where it will enable people in those areas to do things that require high-speed internet – like online learning and collaboration, said Laschinger.
Beyond the spectrum auction, non-geographic number portability came into effect on 7 March, enabling businesses with 0800; 0860; 0861; 0862 and 087 numbers to port their number away from Telkom to any other telecommunications provider of their choice.
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