This is in anticipation of the likely rise in communication as SA starts a 21-day shutdown from FridayThe government said on Wednesday it will issue new frequency spectrum to the country’s telecom operators on a temporary basis to expand the network during the nationwide lockdown.
But in its absence, operators have had to reallocate existing 2G and 3G radio frequencies for 4G services, a process that they say comes at a high cost. Vodacom and MTN, which have the largest networks in the country, spend about R10bn a year on building their networking infrastructure. No details were given as to how the spectrum will be allocated, the period of allocation, who the spectrum will go to, and if operators will have to pay for the additional radio frequencies.
SA’s last big set of spectrum was allocated in the 2.1GHz band, which enabled Vodacom and MTN to roll out their 3G networks. Cell C received such spectrum in 2011.
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