https://techcentral.co.za/load-shedding-is-killing-5g-in-south-africa/222971/ Technology News Leader In South Africa Wed, 08 Mar 2023 01:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://techcentral.co.za/load-shedding-is-killing-5g-in-south-africa/222971/#comment-163836 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 01:20:34 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=222971#comment-163836 The problem of WISPs is that they use the unlicensed frequency spectrum, and with so many startups and fly-by-nighters, they cause interference with each other, and even on the adjacent licensed bands.
This leads to slow speeds, unreliable connections, and just frustratingly poor customer experience.
WAPA is great for those who belong to it, but they are a minority in the industry. When one has an industry where electricians and plumbers become “wireless experts” without actually understanding how wireless actually works, there is a huge problem. The WISP industry needs a major cleanup.

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