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Aug

Bermuda: Temporary Moratorium On 5G Deployment

August 25, 2020
August 24, 2020 The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda said they will “mandate a temporary moratorium on the deployment of 5G” pending the completion of a study and the issuance of a final determination. A spokesperson said, “In acknowledgement of the various concerns raised about the deployment of 5G mobile technology [5G], the RA will mandate...
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25
Aug

DA wants Speaker to discipline Ndabeni-Abrahams over Icasa

August 25, 2020
By ANA Reporter Aug 24, 2020 Cape Town – Parliament should take disciplinary steps against Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for defying the National Assembly by not appointing the full list of nominees for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) council, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. Ndabeni-Abrahams on Friday gazetted the appointment of...
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25
Aug

Alleged attempt to scupper big Eastern Cape e-learning contract

August 25, 2020
By Ayanda Mdluli  Aug 24, 2020 Sizwe Africa IT Group, a black empowerment IT company awarded the Department of Education in the Eastern Cape e-learning contract, and electronics manufacturing giant Samsung, who got the bulk of the contract to supply 55 000 tablets, have been caught in a tug of war between political factions in...
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24
Aug

Newly-appointed ICASA Council members sworn in

August 24, 2020
24th August 2020 The newly-appointed ICASA Council members will be taking their oath of office today and commence their 4-year term to serve and execute their mandate in the public interest. The Chairperson will serve a five-year term. The Councillors will be sworn in by Judge JCW Van Rooyen at ICASA Head Office from 16h00...
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23
Aug

Taiwan – Consumers put off by high cost of 5G, survey finds

August 23, 2020
Mon, Aug 24, 2020 A majority of Taiwanese are not inclined to switch to 5G service within the next six months, as most of them are waiting for the cost to drop, an online poll released on Thursday by 1111 Job Bank (111人力銀行) showed. The nation’s three major telecoms have launched 5G services over the...
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23
Aug

Russia to work together with China and Huawei on 5G

August 23, 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced that Russia is ready to work together with China and with Huawei on 5G technology, in lieu of the US’ efforts to bar foreign entities from cooperating with the Chinese tech giant. During a Q&A session at the “Territory of Meanings” forum, the minister insisted that Russia has...
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23
Aug

Telstra’s 5G navigator Kim Krogh Andersen cool under fire

August 23, 2020
By Supratim Adhikari and Zoe Samios August 24, 2020 Telstra’s latest senior recruit Kim Krogh Andersen has endured a baptism of fire since joining the telco – from a devastating bushfire season to the COVID-19 pandemic. And things are about to get even hotter for him. As the man put in charge of Telstra’s product and technology roadmap,...
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23
Aug

New court ruling is great news for fibre rollout in South Africa

August 23, 2020
Bradley Prior 22 August 2020 Telkom has lost a case against Vodacom in the Pretoria High Court over the latter’s use of Telkom’s ducts and sleeves to roll out its fibre network. This outcome is great news for South African customers, who could see fewer obstacles impeding their preferred fibre network from installing infrastructure in...
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23
Aug

Concerns raised over proposed Marburg cell tower erection

August 23, 2020
The Marburg site has been selected as network coverage in the area has been found to be inadequate. Jenni Bipat The community of Marburg is concerned at the proposed erection of a cellular mast in Ridge Road. Some of their concerns are health-related because of radio-radiation frequency emitted at varying frequencies from such masts; devaluation...
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