The webinar will cover:

  • How do services like Starlink work?
  • Why we should move away from talking about Starlink towards referring to a set of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite providers
  • Are services like Starlink the “silver bullet” for achieving universal service in South Africa?
  • Overview of service and spectrum licensing in South Africa: where do satellite services fit in and what licensing do they require?
  • ICASA regulation on transformation and how it applies to licensing. Are equity equivalents programmes an option for compliance?
  • What are the options for LEO satellite providers to provide services to South Africans?
  • How do the local mobile network operators feel about this?
  • Other considerations – national security | cybersecurity | privacy laws | law enforcement | interception and monitoring of communications | consumer protection
  • How are we moving forward, what needs to be done and what are the timelines?

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