Microsoft South Africa last month announced its TV white spaces pilot project. The programme will be rolled out in Limpopo and run for a year, said Microsoft SA MD Mteto Nyati, announcing the programme at a press conference in July.

Nyati says Microsoft has made a strategic decision to be a device and cloud services provider, a major shift from its role as a purely software player. “This presents some challenges to us as a business but also offers opportunities. Instead of operating only in the PC market, which is declining, we will be participating in the full device business, which is growing quickly.”