Countries in Africa continue to implement unlicensed 6 GHz policies in the 5925—6425 MHz range, while the Ivory Coast is considering licensed upper 6 GHz spectrum. While nations in the Americas have typically implemented unlicensed 6 GHz policies, there is also recent interest in licensed upper 6 GHz spectrum in… Read more...

This page will be updated soon. This note provides an overview of the status of the preparations of regional organisations on science-related WRC-23 Agenda Items and Topics. Read more...

This page will be updated soon. WRC-23 will consider a range of transport-related Agenda Items (AIs), some of which are framed to modernize outdated Radio Regulations. As regional organisations finalise preparations for WRC-23, high-level consensus on these items is taking shape. Nonetheless, a number of them involve operational and technical… Read more...

This page will be updated soon.Preparations for WRC-23 are coming to a close with the final inter-regional workshop held in September 2023. WRC-23 is being held in November in Dubai. This Research Note provides an overview of regional positions on the agenda items. Read more...

This second Note examines further topics relating to the reform of WRCs. Read more...

Is the WRC process broken? Views on this perennial question are country-, stakeholder- and issue-dependent, calling for a balanced analysis of the complex and often controversial spectrum management matters that the ITU seeks to mediate, and ultimately resolve. In two Research Notes we examine key criticisms of the WRC process,… Read more...

This note provides an overview of the status of the preparations of regional organisations on science-related WRC-23 Agenda Items and Topics. Read more...

WRC-23 will consider a range of transport-related Agenda Items, some of which are framed to modernize outdated Radio Regulations. As regional organisations continue preparations for WRC-23, high-level consensus on these items is shaping. Nonetheless, a number of these items involve complex operational and technical issues that will complicate deliberations. Read more...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted spectrum assignment schedules, a growing number of nations around the world continue to advance policy agendas for 3.3 - 4.2 GHz 5G use. This report catalogues the status of assigned 3.3 - 4.2 GHz spectrum, identifying regional variations and trends. Read more...

This Research Note looks at agenda items contained in Chapters 1 and 2 of the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) Report, principally new spectrum for High Altitude Platforms (HAPS); the identification of frequencies for some transport applications; extending the 5GHz Wi-Fi band; and terrestrial and satellite coexistence around 2 GHz. The… Read more...