[kictanet] Use of the TV Whitespace

[Wamathai (HapaKenya)]

Last thing I saw about it

On Mon, Jan 18, 2021, 20:36 Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hello Listers,
>
> So interestingly (or sadly) the TV whitespace that was freed with the
> migration to digital broadcasting is NOT in use as CA is still
> pussy-footing on the grant of licenses. Mawingu Technologies was granted a
> temporary license to test Internet provision using the TV whitespace, but
> that lapsed and now they are using the 5GHz spectrum and Fiber to provide
> connectivity.
>
> I heard this today from a reliable source when I was discussing
> connectivity to some remote place in Laikipia.
>
> Does anyone know if things are "different on the ground" than my
> allegation??
>
> CA - any comment on this?
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
> "Oh, the cruft.", grep ^[^#] :-)
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