by Richard Haas
The UK plans to hold its 26 GHz and 40 GHz auctions in 2025. Simultaneously, its regulator, Ofcom, remains focused on improving its shared access regime for private networks and working towards a "hybrid sharing" solution for the hotly contested upper 6 GHz band. The regulator will also monitor Vodafone… Read more...
by Richard Haas
Having recently delayed its planned 26 GHz and 40 GHz auction, UK regulator Ofcom remains focused on private spectrum access and developing a "hybrid sharing" solution for the upper 6 GHz band. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The assignment by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of 700 MHz frequencies to Rakuten Mobile, the country’s newest mobile network operator (MNO), might turn out to be its most significant recent award. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Etisalat Group is a leading telecoms group in emerging markets. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, it was established over 40 years ago as the country’s first telecoms firm. It had over 170 million subscribers in countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa as of its 2023 annual report. Read more...
by Laura Sear
This page will be updated soon. This note provides an overview of the status of the preparations of regional organisations on science-related WRC-23 Agenda Items and Topics. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
PolicyTracker’s 2023 country profiles cover Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Sweden, the UK and the US. In this overview we analyse their spectrum release plans; approach to 6 GHz; policy on private networks; and plans for 6G. Read more...
by Richard Haas
Ofcom continues to improve its local licensing regimes and working towards a mmWave auction, while also considering new policy objectives put forth in the recently announced UK Wireless Infrastructure Strategy. Read more...
by Laura Sear
Canada’s spectrum policy continues to keep up with spectrum regulation in the US. Its last two auctions have been expensive for operators. Read more...
by Laura Sear
Spectrum policy in the US is in disarray. The FCC is trying to repair its relationship with other government agencies but has lost its authority to conduct auctions. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Historically associated with using beauty contests to allocate mobile spectrum, Japan took a major step towards staging its first auction in 2022. Read more...