Projects

Digital Switchover Process

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) convened a Regional Radiocommunications Conference (RRC 06) to plan for Digital broadcasting on frequency bands VHF (bands III 174-230 MHz), and UHF (band IV and V 470-862 MHz) for the ITU Region 1 in 2006.

Infrastructure Sharing

The growth of telecommunications services especially mobile telephony, since 1996 has led to the worldwide proliferation of telecommunications infrastructure across towns, cities and the countryside.

Country Code Top Level Domain

The Government of Botswana through the then Ministry of Communications Science and Technology (MCST) has mandated the BOCRA to perform the regulatory and administrative functions for the registration of the .bw domain name.

National Broadband Strategy

The Government of Botswana and Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) are at the final stages of developing a National Broadband Strategy that would provide a holistic and coordinated approach to supporting and enhancing the broadband ecosystem of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Botswana. The aim is to realise long term national strategic outcomes by facilitating the construction and use of high-speed, high quality and reliable ICT networks that are able to carry large volumes of digital data and information.