Communications Minister Mondli Gungubele published the Next-Generation Radio Frequency Policy for Economic Development, establishing a secondary market for spectrum sharing and trading.on Tuesday, aims to facilitate long-term public interest “in the use of spectrum as a finite resource.”
It said that small and medium-sized enterprises must be promoted and given a more level playing field when accessing the spectrum. Icasa will need to work in tandem with the Competition Commission to ensure the acquisition of spectrum through the above means does not negatively influence competition.
Such technologies include those that limit the power to avoid interference to primary users and allow secondary usage of unused spectrum at a given time and location.