Communications regulator Icasa must play a role in stopping legacy 2G devices from entering the local market, Cell C has argued.
technology officer Schalk Visser has said the continued importation of legacy 2G devices to be sold into the local market is a hindrance in the way of shutting down legacy networks in South Africa.
“We still get 2G-only devices coming into the country. This is the biggest hindrance to getting migration to 4G done – and this is the same for everybody in the industry. This speaks to the regulator and the role they must play to make the sunsetting of legacy technologies successful,” said Visser. And it’s not as if cost is an issue anymore: 4G feature phones are available in South Africa for as little as R199.
Cell C’s termination of legacy 2G and 3G technologies will also depend on the readiness of its roaming partners, MTN and Vodacom, which Cell C relies on to provide services. The virtual layer on the MTN side is completed, and Visser is aiming to complete the equivalent on Vodacom by March.
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