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China approves operator trial of 26 GHz band
Feb 28, 2025
by Richard Handford

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) allowed the country’s mobile network operators to test the mmWave band for the first time. Read more...

Pakistan aims to release much more IMT spectrum in 2024
May 17, 2024
by Richard Handford

Pakistan intends to auction 300 MHz of mid-band 4G and 5G spectrum this year—perhaps as much as 610 MHz, according to Mudassar Naveed, director general of strategy & development at the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Read more...

China shares more details of its 6 GHz plans
May 16, 2024
by Richard Handford

More information emerged about the timeline for IMT availability in the 6 GHz band during a conference presentation by a senior official from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Read more...

Chinese operator to refarm 900 MHz for 5G
Nov 25, 2022
by Richard Handford

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has given China Unicom permission to refarm its spectrum in the 900 MHz band for 5G. This is traditionally an IMT band that supports 2G, 3G and 4G networks. Read more...

Newcomer China Broadnet launches commercial 5G
Jul 04, 2022
by Richard Handford

The company's use of the 700 MHz band for 5G could influence policymakers elsewhere in the region. Read more...

Hong Kong’s multiband auction raises $241 million
Nov 02, 2021
by Richard Handford

Hong Kong staged Asia’s first-ever auction of spectrum in the 600 MHz band but all the bidding action was in four other spectrum bands, particularly 2.5/2.6 GHz. Read more...

China to make TV broadcaster a fourth player in mobile market
Jun 17, 2019
by Richard Handford

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has awarded commercial 5G licences to the country’s three mobile operators and has interesting plans for the state broadcaster, particularly in regard to spectrum.  Read more...

Three Hong Kong to pass on mmWave spectrum – for now
Mar 11, 2019
by Richard Handford

One of the territory’s incumbent operators has passed up the chance to bid for spectrum in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands - a situation that may also arise in other countries in the early stages of 5G. Read more...

China’s backing of 2.6 GHz for 5G could influence other countries
Jan 02, 2019
by Richard Handford

Unusually, the country’s three operators were all given different bands for 5G by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Market leader China Mobile might emerge as the main beneficiary, analysts say.  Read more...

China eyes spectrum plan for connected cars
Oct 22, 2018
by Richard Handford

China’s heft might aid the adoption of networked vehicles, although initial road safety applications appear low-key and history suggests progress in this sector will run at a stately pace.  Read more...