May 19, 2021
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies says it aims to fast-track the broadcasting digital migration and release spectrum in the current year, amd.
Presenting the department’s R3,7-billion budget, Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says these are among seven key deliverable goals.
The others are: Re-Industrialisation of the economy with a focus on SMMEs; A digital economy masterplan and its implementation; Digital and future skills; Repurposing of state-owned companies (SOCs)
In terms of broadcasting digital migration, the analogue switch-off (ASO) has started in the Free State, Northern Cape and Northwest, and is starting to release the “digital dividend” spectrum in the 700MHz and 800Mhz bands.