FILE PHOTO: A sign of 5G is seen in Pudong district in Shanghai, China April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Telkom is seeking an urgent court order to prevent telecoms regulator ICASA holding a spectrum auction in March, which would further delay the country's rollout of 5G and expansion of 4G capacity already held back by legal action.
Operators have waited more than 15 years for ICASA to release spectrum licences that are needed to lower data costs and add network capacity as data demand has surged and smartphone adoption continues to grow.
