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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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Press Release31 March 2026 • 6 min read
PRESS RELEASE: WAPA marks 20 years of wireless advocacy
Dynamic spectrum licensing and LEO satellite services signal a new era for WISPs and wireless connectivity across South Africa. The Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and kicked off the festivities in March at its annual Gauteng industry event.
  • 5G
  • Satellite
  • Spectrum
  • TV White Space
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Blog27 January 2026 • 8 min read
Starlink: Why all the hype?
The South African media landscape has been saturated with Starlink coverage for months. Every ministerial statement, every regulatory development, every parliamentary objection becomes headline news. Yet amid this relentless coverage, a curious question emerges: why Starlink specifically?
  • Rural Connectivity
  • Satellite
  • South Africa
  • WISPs
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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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