Standards organisation 3GPP hosted its first 6G workshop and held a plenary meeting last week in Incheon, South Korea. This resulted in new leadership, new research objectives and a shift in operators' and vendors' 6G expectations. Read more...

The US and other countries have planned to return to the moon using 4G and eventually newer generations for communication. However, more studies are needed on propagation characteristics and a spectrum framework. Read more...

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) and equipment maker Nokia have both released reports that examine the development of mobile networks in Africa. Read more...

According to the regulator Ofcom, the volume of demand for the spectrum means that conditions for shared access licences should be relaxed. Read more...

The ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) started discussions on 6G about five years ago. How much progress has been made? Read more...

During a session at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), panellists discussed the capacity demands for 6G and how to find new and untapped frequencies going into the 2030s. Read more...

Ulrich Rehfuess, head of spectrum policy at Nokia, makes the case for an additional mobile allocation in the band. Read more...

Mobile infrastructure manufacturers Qualcomm, Nokia and Ericsson have urged European regulators and governments to incentivise and prioritise the release of the 26 GHz band, as only a handful of administrations have awarded spectrum in the band so far.  Read more...

The world’s biggest players in telecoms are attempting to find a common vision for 6G with several key events already taking place this year.  Read more...

Lufthansa has unveiled two innovation projects to test out 5G private networks at Hamburg airport, claiming to be the first company outside Asia to operate a standalone 5G network in an industrial environment.  Read more...