Establishing the State Digital Infrastructure Company unlikely to happen by the end of the current administration’s term in office, says deputy minister Philly Mapulane.
Despite the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ recentthat the Broadband Infraco and Sentech merger is still on the cards, government doesn’t expect this to be concluded by the end of the current administration.
State-owned signal distributor Sentech will take charge of wholesale infrastructure provider BBI by means of an, resulting in the formation of a State Digital Infrastructure Company. The entity’s creation falls within the government’s mandate to consolidate state-owned companies that operate within similar environments.
“We have been advocating for the establishment of the State Digital Infrastructure Company, which will consolidate the digital infrastructure assets of the state into one company,” said Mapulane.
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