Big Tech company profiles now updated for 2025

The “Big Tech” giants Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft are long-time supporters of unlicensed spectrum policies, particularly in the 3.5 GHz, 6 GHz and 60 GHz bands.

The four companies have expressed support for the US regulator’s November 2024 authorisation of unlicensed very low power (VLP) device operations across the 6 GHz band. They said such operations will “support a host of immersive, real-time applications in areas such as healthcare… advanced connectivity, innovative game experiences and augmented reality/virtual-reality”.

The four companies also support and recognise the growing role and importance of spectrum sharing across multiple bands, along with spectrum made available for use by localised private networks.

Microsoft, for example, is a proponent of the CBRS sharing framework and has argued that the band should be extended from 3550 MHz to 3800 MHz, with the additional 100 MHz available for unlicensed use.

Amazon, Google and Microsoft are also escalating their activities in the satellite connectivity space.

In August 2024, for example, Google announced that its Pixel 9 smartphone series was the first Android phone to include satellite direct-to-device SOS support. The service is available in the US via any carrier plan and is free for the first two years. 

You can find more information in our updated Big Tech company profiles, now available to Spectrum Research Service subscribers.

• Overview
• Amazon
• Meta
• Google
• Microsoft