Comments for WAPA http://www.wapa.org.za Wireless Access Providers' Association of South Africa Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Press Release: TV white spaces can open up low-cost high-speed internet across Africa by Feedback from White Spaces Workshop | WAPA http://www.wapa.org.za/press-release-tv-white-spaces-can-open-up-low-cost-high-speed-internet-across-africa/comment-page-1#comment-2709 Feedback from White Spaces Workshop | WAPA Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:09:19 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?p=1674#comment-2709 [...] TVWS-Africa Workshop Press Release [...] [...] TVWS-Africa Workshop Press Release [...]

]]> Comment on CZ Electronics – agents for WaveIP brand – WipAir product range by WiFi Extreme http://www.wapa.org.za/cz-electronics-agents-for-waveip-brand-wipair-product-range/comment-page-1#comment-2695 WiFi Extreme Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:33:21 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?p=1579#comment-2695 The WaveIP is by far the best equipment I have worked with. Never fails and never goes down. Also have a very simple interface to work with. The WaveIP is by far the best equipment I have worked with. Never fails and never goes down. Also have a very simple interface to work with.

]]> Comment on WAPA General Meeting at iWeek, 21 September by Aiming High: Easyweb Wireless | WAPA http://www.wapa.org.za/wapa-general-meeting-at-iweek-21-september/comment-page-1#comment-2684 Aiming High: Easyweb Wireless | WAPA Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:42:30 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?p=1467#comment-2684 [...] Wireless will be speaking at the WAPA General Meeting at iWeek on the 21st of [...] [...] Wireless will be speaking at the WAPA General Meeting at iWeek on the 21st of [...]

]]> Comment on Technology explained: Capped vs Uncapped by Balancing Uncapped | WAPA http://www.wapa.org.za/technology-explained-capped-vs-uncapped/comment-page-1#comment-2652 Balancing Uncapped | WAPA Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:45:10 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?p=712#comment-2652 [...] Technology explained: Capped vs Uncapped [...] [...] Technology explained: Capped vs Uncapped [...]

]]> Comment on Open letter to the Department of Communications by It’s a wireless future! | Wireless Access Providers’ Association of South Africa http://www.wapa.org.za/spectrum-efficiency-recovery-smarter-policies/comment-page-1#comment-2573 It’s a wireless future! | Wireless Access Providers’ Association of South Africa Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:14:28 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?p=642#comment-2573 [...] Chairperson Henk Kleynhans wrote an Open Letter to ICASA and a commentary on [...] [...] Chairperson Henk Kleynhans wrote an Open Letter to ICASA and a commentary on [...]

]]> Comment on It’s a wireless future! by Arno Grobbelaar http://www.wapa.org.za/its-a-wireless-future/comment-page-1#comment-2502 Arno Grobbelaar Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:52:38 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?p=692#comment-2502 Hi, "6. You won’t risk being excluded from using sub-900MHz spectrum in the future because of prior illegal spectrum usage!" This seems like a close or near term statement, any positive progression in this area? Has ICASA started moving to open up this spectrum, as far as I know it will only be around 2015 hopefully that we can get access? And where are we with the 3.5/3.6 spectrum? It has been really quite around ICASA's site. Kind Regards, Arno Hi,

“6. You won’t risk being excluded from using sub-900MHz spectrum in the future because of prior illegal spectrum usage!”

This seems like a close or near term statement, any positive progression in this area? Has ICASA started moving to open up this spectrum, as far as I know it will only be around 2015 hopefully that we can get access?

And where are we with the 3.5/3.6 spectrum? It has been really quite around ICASA’s site.

Kind Regards,
Arno

]]> Comment on Open letter to the Department of Communications by WAPA » It’s a wireless future! http://www.wapa.org.za/spectrum-efficiency-recovery-smarter-policies/comment-page-1#comment-2500 WAPA » It’s a wireless future! Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:06:42 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?p=642#comment-2500 [...] Chairperson Henk Kleynhans wrote an Open Letter to ICASA and a commentary on [...] [...] Chairperson Henk Kleynhans wrote an Open Letter to ICASA and a commentary on [...]

]]> Comment on SSID Registration by Grant http://www.wapa.org.za/community/legal/ssid-registration/comment-page-1#comment-2377 Grant Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:45:22 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?page_id=546#comment-2377 A lot of operators prefer to hide their SSID's - what is the stance on this given the above SSID registration form? A lot of operators prefer to hide their SSID’s – what is the stance on this given the above SSID registration form?

]]> Comment on Open letter to the Department of Communications by Arno http://www.wapa.org.za/spectrum-efficiency-recovery-smarter-policies/comment-page-1#comment-2310 Arno Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:57:28 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?p=642#comment-2310 This is exactly the progress we need for many Rural ans Suburban areas. Local WISP providers cater more closely to their clients needs and pricing requirements. Having Access to such spectrum would ease the cost of deployment and greatly enhance the offerings that a local WISP can provide at lower prices. It would be beneficial for this spectrum, if made available to be subject as discussed, to light licensing and strict co-ordination if other operators exist in the area. Hopefully this does not get auctioned off to the BIG Players again as that would be a great loss to the WISP community and the consumer as a whole. Roll outs for the new frequency would be fast as a lot of WIFI WISP vendors produce equipment that can operate in said frequencies, even including features such as GPS Sync, beam forming and TDMA technologies. I also believe there should be a block to the National Carriers from gaining Access to this spectrum as they already own and have access to large chunks of Prime spectrum, poached in the younger days of the emerging Mobile carrier networks. We need to reduce Monopoly not increase it. Don't get me wrong, Big players are a good thing as they cater to select areas of the markets, just as WISP caters to other areas, but we NEED both, and the Big Carriers have the advantage, so easily neglect smaller communities and rural area sin favor of bigger populations. Leave voice and Mobile data to carriers, but give WISP the local High Speed Data networks. Its what we do best. Additionally I believe that WAPA should be setup as a governing board to fairly distribute such frequencies to WISP's and co-ordinate the light licensing on ICASA's behalf, due to WAPA's better understanding of the WISP model and ways of operation. Keep up the good work and let us know how it proceeds. Kind Regards, Arno This is exactly the progress we need for many Rural ans Suburban areas.

Local WISP providers cater more closely to their clients needs and pricing requirements.

Having Access to such spectrum would ease the cost of deployment and greatly enhance the offerings that a local WISP can provide at lower prices.

It would be beneficial for this spectrum, if made available to be subject as discussed, to light licensing and strict co-ordination if other operators exist in the area.

Hopefully this does not get auctioned off to the BIG Players again as that would be a great loss to the WISP community and the consumer as a whole.

Roll outs for the new frequency would be fast as a lot of WIFI WISP vendors produce equipment that can operate in said frequencies, even including features such as GPS Sync, beam forming and TDMA technologies.

I also believe there should be a block to the National Carriers from gaining Access to this spectrum as they already own and have access to large chunks of Prime spectrum, poached in the younger days of the emerging Mobile carrier networks. We need to reduce Monopoly not increase it.

Don’t get me wrong, Big players are a good thing as they cater to select areas of the markets, just as WISP caters to other areas, but we NEED both, and the Big Carriers have the advantage, so easily neglect smaller communities and rural area sin favor of bigger populations.

Leave voice and Mobile data to carriers, but give WISP the local High Speed Data networks. Its what we do best.

Additionally I believe that WAPA should be setup as a governing board to fairly distribute such frequencies to WISP’s and co-ordinate the light licensing on ICASA’s behalf, due to WAPA’s better understanding of the WISP model and ways of operation.

Keep up the good work and let us know how it proceeds.

Kind Regards,
Arno

]]> Comment on WAPA’s Goals for 2010 by ingi http://www.wapa.org.za/wapas-goals-for-2010/comment-page-1#comment-2305 ingi Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:55:39 +0000 http://www.wapa.org.za/?p=423#comment-2305 WAPA has had representation at an ICASA hearing as well as a following up submission to DOC advocating Light Licensing. We are currently formulating a response to the Draft Radio Frequency Spectrum regulations which we anticipate to be more conducive to the adoption of a light licence regime. WAPA has just submitted a proposal to the Minister of Communication to urgently address the issue of spectrum efficiency, spectrum recovery and smarter spectrum policy through the provision of new spectrum to wireless access providers in South Africa. See <a href="http://www.wapa.org.za/2010/11/03/spectrum-efficiency-recovery-smarter-policies/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. WAPA has had representation at an ICASA hearing as well as a following up submission to DOC advocating Light Licensing.
We are currently formulating a response to the Draft Radio Frequency Spectrum regulations which we anticipate to be more conducive to the adoption of a light licence regime.
WAPA has just submitted a proposal to the Minister of Communication to urgently address the issue of spectrum efficiency, spectrum recovery and smarter spectrum policy through the provision of new spectrum to wireless access providers in South Africa. See here.

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