Band profiles updated for 2025

The key developments are likely to be familiar to PolicyTracker readers. They include the 3.3–3.8 GHz band solidifying its role over the past year as the global anchor for 5G, with widespread harmonisation, ongoing regulatory refinements and increasing use for both public and private 5G networks.

6 GHz remains of great interest, with the upper part of the band expected to be widely assigned for mobile use. However, there has been little progress in assigning spectrum in the band for mobile over the last 12 months. Hong Kong has held an auction, India is expected to, while China plans to make an assignment. The lower part of the band is now generally established for unlicensed use.

Bands continue to be studied for 6G, with the 7.125—8.4 GHz band of most interest to the mobile industry. It sees the frequencies as a useful extension of the upper 6 GHz band, potentially creating significant bandwidth for mobile use.

The growth of interest in satellite direct-to-device (D2D) technology is driving interest in specific bands, such as the L-band. Satellite operator Viasat demonstrated a successful connection in April 2025 between two mobile phones via 3GPP3GPP stands for the Third Generation Partn… non-terrestrial networkNon-terrestrial Networks (NTN) are wireles… standards in Brazil.

The updated band profiles are now available to Spectrum Research Service subscribers.