President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that government has concluded the auction of high-demand spectrum for mobile telecommunications.
He says this will prove a significant milestone in growing and transforming the economy.
In his weekly newsletter released on Tuesday, Ramaphosa says the licencing of the spectrum is one of the major reforms that government is implementing to modernise and transform key network industries such as energy, telecommunications, transport and water provision.
The President adds that there has been much progress in creating new opportunities for investment in electricity generation, freight rail and ports, and in improving the management and quality of the country’s water resources.
In the video below, ICASA says it is ready to auction the high-demand radio frequency spectrum:
Over the last year, the process of switching from analogue to digital broadcasting has gathered pace and will soon be completed, says President Ramaphosa.
Adding that, Digital migration will also free up valuable radio frequency spectrum currently used by broadcasters to be used in the provision of mobile broadband services and other applications.
Ramaphosa says the auction of the spectrum is an important achievement for the country.
The auction of spectrum is an important achievement. It was delayed for many years due to the policy drift, state incapacity and vested interests that were a feature of the era of state capture.
https://t.co/vpC9nJ72jG pic.twitter.com/5l5lFTV3C1— Cyril Ramaphosa ?? (@CyrilRamaphosa) March 22, 2022
