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As we ring in 2023, should we re-consider our approach to mmWave spectrum?
Jan 13, 2023
by Richard Haas

In the final days of 2022, Spain completed its auction of the 26 GHz band. The country was the only EU member state to assign spectrum in the band in the entire year. This probably came as no surprise to the Spanish regulator. Consultation responses ahead of the auction revealed… Read more...

India’s huge 5G auction dominates in recent spectrum assignments
Oct 19, 2022
by Richard Haas

The latest iteration of the PolicyTracker spectrum database has recorded auctions involving over 3600 MHz of spectrum. A total of eight awards were recorded in seven different countries. Read more...

New country profiles reveal focus on 5G
May 19, 2022
by Toby Youell

What is the point of spectrum policy? Ask two spectrum managers and you will probably receive three answers. In four countries newly profiled by PolicyTracker the answer is clear: 5G. In Australia, China, Japan, and South Korea, the authorities appear to regulate spectrum with a clear focus on enabling the… Read more...

Which bands are being made available for private networks?
May 05, 2022
by Toby Youell

Globally, similar factors are drive growing interest in private networks. Industry and/or local communities are looking to benefit from wireless technology, and telecom companies are increasingly well-equipped to help them do so. But while the factors driving growth in private networks may be harmonised, the available spectrum is not. According… Read more...

Who are the 28 GHz band purists?
Feb 17, 2022
by Toby Youell

A surprise outcome of WRC-15 was that it declined to set up an agenda item at WRC-19 that could allow mobile broadband to operate in the 28 GHz band. Instead, studies for WRC-19 on IMT (ITU-R parlance for mobile broadband), focussed on different mmWave bands, particularly 26 GHz. Several countries,… Read more...

Large bandwidths can be hard to find in mmWave bands
Feb 10, 2022
by Toby Youell

One of the great advantages of the mmWave bands are their wide bandwidths. Propagation may be limited, but at least you have plenty of spectrum to use. But is this always true? The GSMA, which represents mobile operators, suggests that 800 MHz is a good amount of mmWave spectrum to… Read more...

There were two mega auctions in 4Q21: one that started late and one that ended late
Feb 01, 2022
by Toby Youell

The new iteration of the PolicyTracker Spectrum Database includes spectrum assignment information from 16 countries Two Portuguese-speaking countries provided the locations for the most notable spectrum auctions that concluded in Q4 2021. The results from these auctions, and other changes to spectrum allocations and assignments, are included in the new… Read more...

New benchmark explains 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands
Feb 01, 2022
by Toby Youell

Although the current 5G focus is firmly on mid-bands such as 3.3 - 3.8 GHz, high-bands such as the 26 GHz and 28 GHz will surely play an important role in bringing 5G's true potential to fruition. Indeed, billions of dollars and thousands of billable hours have been spent on… Read more...

Will private 5G generate demand for mmWave spectrum?
Sep 30, 2021
by Toby Youell

Despite all of the controversy surrounding identifying spectrum for mobile broadband above 24 GHz, most of the recent 5G deployments have been in the mid-band frequencies, specially around 3.5 GHz. Earlier this year, acting FCC Commissioner, Jessica Rosenworcel, praised the FCC's pivot from high-bands to mid-bands. But as we document… Read more...

Two influential regulators focus on local licensing and innovation
Jul 29, 2021
by Toby Youell

Innovation often occurs in different places at roughly the same time. Electromagnetic induction, for example, was discovered in both Britain and the US independently in the early 19th century. Frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology was also developed separately by several engineers in the first half of the 20th century, including Austrian-born… Read more...