Solar powered TVWS chip could reduce broadband cost for the poor
Connecting people in remote areas to the internet is no easy feat but this chipset may provide a cost effecitve answer.
Connecting people in remote areas to the internet is no easy feat but this chipset may provide a cost effecitve answer.
A step forward for TVWS in South Africa?
Mortimer Hope talks about the GSMA’s position on regulation ahead of massive worldwide radio summit.
Icasa has dolled out temporary spectrum to address connectivity concerns, here is how the bands are divided up.
Icasa is also exploring opening up TV Whitespaces so rural communities have access to broadband services during the state of national disaster.
Microsoft’s Airband initiative is going international.
The pilot project comes after the US Trade and Development Agency green lights a project for local rural communities.
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance has welcomed the publishing of TVWS draft regulations by Icasa.
Mozilla hosted its first Equal Rating Innovation Challenge recently, where a Project Isizwe initiative was runner up.
This $60 box could be the key to making dynamic spectrum allocation a commercial success.
The most important thing about TVWS is that it brings competition to net access, says DSA’s H Nwana.
The lower UHF spectrum from 470 MHz to 694 MHz can only be used for terrestrial broadcasting.