by Dianne Northfield
In the Americas, the focus of mmWave policies is on the release of 26 GHz and 28 GHz under regional and, to a lesser degree, national licensing frameworks. To date, mmWave spectrum for use on a localised basis by private networks has only been assigned in Canada and Brazil. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
AT&T provides wireless services in the US and Mexico. It is bolstering its low- and mid-band spectrum holdings in its home market via acquisitions from UScellular and EchoStar. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
PolicyTracker’s private network benchmark now includes nine countries in the Americas that have assigned or plan to assign spectrum for use by private networks, representing 13% of all benchmark countries. Read more...
by Laura Sear
Telefónica is a diversified telecommunications group operating mainly in Europe and Latin America. It provides extensive 4G coverage and continues to build out its 5G and 5G standalone networks. At the end of 2024, it had 390 million customers worldwide, of which 298.6 million were mobile customers. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Australia has launched a debate on the 600 MHz band while Saudi Arabia has assigned it already. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Several nations in the Americas that have assigned spectrum for private networks are now planning to assign additional spectrum resources across a growing array of spectrum bands targeted for local use in the region. Brazil, Canada, Colombia and the US are also pursuing new spectrum sharing frameworks for third party… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US and Mexican operator AT&T provides telecommunications and technology services globally. It continues to focus heavily on 5G and fibre expansion. It also runs the US public safety network FirstNet. AT&T plans to deploy Open RAN products across its wireless network by 2026. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
América Móvil provides wireless, fixed-line, broadband and pay TV services in 22 countries in the Americas, the Caribbean and Europe. It had over 312 million wireless subscribers as of March 2024, according to its Q1 2024 quarterly report. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Telefónica is a diversified telecommunications group operating mainly in Europe and Latin America. It provides extensive 4G coverage and continues to build out its 5G and 5G standalone networks. It had 298.6 million mobile customers at the end of 2023. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Nations in the Americas and Asia continue to implement unlicensed 6 GHz policies. In the Americas, the typical approach is to open the entire 6 GHz band for unlicensed use, whereas nations in Asia are focused on releasing the lower portion of the band from 5925 to 6425 MHz. This… Read more...