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Newsletter WAPA Member Newsletter May 2026
10 June 2026 • 8 min read
WAPA Member Newsletter May 2026
Welcome to the very first edition of our newsletter! We’re excited to begin this journey with you and to create a space where we can share insights, updates, ideas, and stories that matter. This is the first of many conversations to come, and we’re grateful to have you with us from the start. Thank you for being part of our community. We look forward to keeping you informed, inspired, and connected. Happy reading!
  • Compliance
  • Regulation
  • Satellite
  • Spectrum
  • Wireless Connectivity
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Blog Dawie de Wet, Group CEO of Q-KON, and Paul Colmer, Executive Member of WAPA
4 May 2026 • 5 min read
Satellite is no longer plan B: SA WISPs urged to put satellite front and centre
For years, satellite internet access technology was viewed as expensive, high-latency, and relevant only in niche scenarios. That perception is now obsolete. This shift in thinking was strongly reinforced during a presentation by Dawie de Wet, Group CEO of Q-KON, at the Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) 20th Anniversary Conference held in Johannesburg in March, which drew a record 140 attendees and 24 sponsors.
  • AI
  • Satellite
  • Wireless Connectivity
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Blog11 March 2025 • 10 min read
Rising from the Ashes of Misinformation
It seems our beloved mobile network operators (MNOs) have coined these terms, perhaps to spook governments and society into favouring their services – all while maintaining prepaid pricing models that could make a billionaire blush. Ironically, this "exclusion" stems not from a lack of infrastructure but from these operators' sky-high pricing structures.
  • Infrastructure
  • Satellite
  • South Africa
  • Wireless Connectivity
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Blog23 October 2024 • 7 min read
Unlocking the future of connectivity
The battle for the 6GHz spectrum band is heating up in South Africa, mirroring global debates on the allocation of spectrum between Wi-Fi and IMT (cellular) operators. The core of this conflict is the need for additional bandwidth to meet the exploding demand for internet connectivity.
  • AI
  • South Africa
  • Spectrum
  • Wireless Connectivity
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Blog14 August 2024 • 5 min read
There are none so blind who cannot see
Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) offer some of the most stable and efficient internet connectivity services available today. Yet in South Africa, these providers find themselves struggling to compete against fibre and cellular internet services, often perceived as superior despite their limitations.
  • Innovation
  • Internet Access
  • Wireless Connectivity
  • WISPs
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