South Africa's mobile operators granted emergency lockdown spectrum to meet data demand

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South Africa's MTN, Vodacom and Telkom have been granted additional emergency spectrum to deal with a spike in data demand during the coronavirus ...

South Africa's MTN, Vodacom and Telkom have been granted additional emergency spectrum to deal with a spike in data demand during the coronavirus outbreak, the country's telecoms regulator said on Friday.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa said earlier this month it would release the emergency spectrum and invited applications from telecoms firms. Other companies to win additional spectrum included mobile operator Rain Networks and infrastructure provider Liquid Telecoms.

 

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