MyBroadband asked South Africa’s major mobile network operators — Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and Rain — if they could finally access the spectrum they won at auction and what they have planned.
Sentech has officially switched off all terrestrial analogue television transmissions above 694MHz, and Vodacom, MTN, and Rain are ready to take advantage of the newly-freed spectrum.
“We have been conservative on activation of spectrum to ensure we don’t interfere with existing broadcast systems in this band,” said O’Sullivan. “Given the large areas that are affected, we anticipate that it will take the teams a few weeks to conclude their analysis. In the meantime, Vodacom will continue with its planned network rollout in areas that are interference-free.”
Mondli Gungubele, South Africa’s Minister of Communications, at the ceremonial switch-off of Sentech’s Stellenbosch transmitter.
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