by Dianne Northfield
Regulators in all parts of the world continue to implement policies targeting spectrum resources for use by private networks. PolicyTracker’s updated private networks benchmark includes 70 nations, up from 54 in September 2024. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Nations across Europe represent 50% of the countries included in PolicyTracker’s updated Private networks benchmark, including nine new nations. There is a particular focus in the region on assigning private spectrum resources in the 3.3-4-2 GHz and 26 GHz ranges. In the region, 41% of nations plan to assign between… Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
French regulator Arcep is getting closer to finalising a framework for the use of the 3.8-4.2 GHz band by private mobile networks. Read more...
by Richard Haas
Brazil's regulator Anatel, is planning to hold a leftover 700 MHz band auction in late 2025. In 2026, it's looking to auction the upper 6 GHz band following the reversal of its unlicensed allocation. Read more...
by Richard Haas
The UK plans to hold its 26 GHz and 40 GHz auctions in 2025. Simultaneously, its regulator, Ofcom, remains focused on improving its shared access regime for private networks and working towards a "hybrid sharing" solution for the hotly contested upper 6 GHz band. The regulator will also monitor Vodafone… Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
In March 2025, Poland’s regulator UKE completed its highly-anticipated auction of the 700 and 800 MHz spectrum, selling a total of seven licences to four mobile network operators (MNOs). The agency’s 5G rollout efforts have been hampered by a lack of spectrum coordination agreements with Russia and prolonged policy talks with… Read more...
by Richard Handford
Headquartered in Qatar, Ooredoo is a telecoms operator offering mobile, fixed, broadband and enterprise services in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Reliance Jio Infocomm is the largest mobile operator in India by subscriber count. It is also the second largest operator in the world using the same measure. Only China Mobile is bigger. Read more...
by Richard Handford
China Mobile, the largest mobile operator in the world, has more than one billion subscribers. It passed that particular milestone in June 2024. As of December 2024, the company had a total subscriber base of 1.004 billion. It is China’s largest mobile operator. The country's total number of mobile subscribers… Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Telenor operates advanced mobile networks across Scandinavia. It has been restructuring its Asian assets since 2022 to focus on developing market-leading positions. Read more...