South Africa’s TV White Spaces (TVWS) project has been proven to be commercially viable, and the Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) is looking to move to scale projects in the future.
The project is set to deliver faster and broader broadband connectivity in the rural regions of South Africa. TVWS are the gaps within the lower frequency spectrum range between the 470-694MHz (excluding 606-614MHz) on which analogue TV broadcasts are currently transmitted.
The CSIR’s tests showed that while using the spectrum, a download speed of 54Mbps could be reached over a 4 km distance with a direct line of sight, and dropped to 42Mbps at a distance of 717 m with a restricted line of sight.
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