120 MHz of the 3.7—4.2 GHz band is now a step closer to being available by 2021 in key US markets. Read more...

Operators from countries such as South Korea, Japan and the US attended a meeting held by a group that backs 28 GHz for the first time. Mexico’s regulator was also represented. Read more...

Korean operator KT and vendors Intel and Samsung have been showing off 5G on snow and ice for the past two weeks, but the actual offerings at the event have felt relatively low key. Read more...

SES and Intelsat are pressing US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow satellite services in the US to share downlink spectrum in the 3700-4200 MHz band with terrestrial mobile services. The proposal aims to stave off FCC-ordered reallocation of the spectrum for 5G. Read more...

Further trials in the 3.7 GHz band in Germany are on the way, says chief technology and innovation officer Claudia Nemat. Read more...

Google and Apple have both been getting more interested in spectrum. Are they doing anything new? Read more...

As expected, members agreed to accelerate specifications for enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) in Release 15, leaving work on autonomous driving and network sharing to future releases. Read more...

This month we reflect on the significance of Europe's first major spectrum auctions this year: 2.6GHz in Sweden and L-band in the UK. Read more...

ITU confirms WiMAX IMT-2000 submission and urges stakeholders to monitor new webpage. Read more...

Liberalising the IMT-2000 expansion band will fragment the 3G market says the GSMA. No, says Brussels and the WiMAX lobby – UMTS is big enough to look after itself. Here PolicyTracker analyses the key issues. Read more...