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Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, Fellows Blogs, frequency, policy, regulation, Steve Song, Telecom Policy
- Why Can’t Anyone Agree on Spectrum?
- This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Africa and Spectrum 2.0Electromagnetic spectrum is the crude oil of last-mile connectivity, especially in Africa where more traditional kinds of last-mile... Read more – ‘Why Can’t Anyone Agree on Spectrum?’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, dynamic, Fellows Blogs, regulation, Steve Song, Telecom Policy, television white spaces, TV White Spaces, TVWS, UHF, VHF
- Television White Spaces Spectrum in Africa The Story So Far in 2013
- Last week I attended an event in Dakar entitled the TV White Spaces Africa Forum 2013. It was an event organised and largely sponsored by Google in partnership with a number of other organisations... Read more – ‘Television White Spaces Spectrum in Africa The Story So Far in 2013’.
Written by: Steve
Posted in: Blog, CE, FCC, ICASA, mesh potato, regulation, standards, type approval
- Mesh Potatoes now FCC and CE Approved
- The process of developing Village Telco and in particular the Mesh Potato has been a huge learning curve and indeed this is what makes it so worthwhile (dare I say fun) is the variety of skills and... Read more – ‘Mesh Potatoes now FCC and CE Approved’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, broadcasters, Fellows Blogs, policy, regulation, serendipitous re-use, South Africa, Steve Song, Telecom Policy, television white spaces, white spaces
- Africa and Television White Spaces
- If you google “televisions white spaces”, you’ll see a small storm of news generated last week by the FCC’s finalising the rules for the use of television white spaces... Read more – ‘Africa and Television White Spaces’.
Written by: Steve Song
Posted in: africa, Fellows Blogs, ICASA, participation, regulation, regulator, Steve Song, telecom operators, Telecom Policy, universal service
- Use Universal Service Funds to Pay for Civil Society Participation in Telecom Regulation
- Not quite a level playing field.Telecommunications markets are notoriously difficult to regulate effectively. Telecom operators wield a great deal of power thanks to their wealth and the... Read more – ‘Use Universal Service Funds to Pay for Civil Society Participation in Telecom Regulation’.