Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Mekuria, Fisseha; Mzyece, MDate:Sep 2013Television white spaces (TVWS) are unused portion of TV spectrum as a result of analogue TV coverage planning and the migration to digital terrestrial TV (DTT). As a member of the International Telecommunications (ITU) Region 1, South African ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Kola, LM; Lysko, Albert A; Pieterse, L; Velempini, MDate:Sep 2015Television white spaces (TVWS) refers to vacant channels in the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band between 470 and 690 MHz assigned for television broadcast and can be used opportunistically by secondary users (SUs). Research has shown that when ...Read more
Author:Hlophe, K; Ferreira, G; Green, JDate:Sep 2010Platform pose is a key requirement for autonomous systems. The severe natural conditions and complex terrain of underground mines diminish the performance of classical localization systems. This paper proposes a pose (localization and ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Makgotlho, R; Mekuria, FissehaDate:May 2012In this paper an overview of the TV white space technology and dynamic spectrum access is presented with the aim of improving the capacity of wireless broadband connectivity of communities in emerging markets. The paper proposes that large ...Read more
Author:Lysko, Albert A; Masonta, Moshe T; Johnson, DLDate:2015The lack of sufficient fixed-line communication infrastructure in African rural areas has resulted in wireless communication being the only cost effective alternative solution for broadband connectivity. However, access to valuable ...Read more