As the year 2022 is coming to end; for tech enthusiasts, it bought some significant and encouraging developments in SA, from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) licensing spectrum, Google landing its Equiano cable, the rise of super apps, Elon Musk acquiring Twitter, to metaverse becoming a trend.
Here are some of the top technology trends that defined the year 2022.
Spectrum released
Telecoms regulator ICASA finally released the much-awaited high-demand spectrum this year. ICASA in March concluded the first high-demand spectrum auction in well over a decade.
The main auction stage comprised 58 rounds of bidding between the six bidders, which saw ICASA bag R14.4 billion from the historic process.
At the conclusion of the process, Cell C settled for the 10MHz at 3.5GHz. MTN successfully secured the 2x10MHz in 800MHz, 40MHz of 2 600MHz and 40MHz of 3 500MHz band.
Telkom picked up the 20MHz at 800MHz and 22MHz at 3.5GHz bands, Rain clinched the 20MHz at 700MHz and 20MHz at 2.6GHz
Vodacom secured spectrum portfolio, which includes 2 x 10MHz in the 700 band MHz, 1 x 80MHz in the 2 600MHz band and 1 x 10MHz in the 3 500MHz band.
One spectrum lot of 2x10MHz in the IMT800 band remains unsold and this lot will be licensed by the authority in future.
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