by Toby Youell
The band is currently only licensed in two countries: the USA and Canada, although Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and a growing number of other economies plan to award 600 MHz. Its long term prospects are intertwined with the future of terrestrial broadcasting. Read more...
by Toby Youell
800 MHz is mostly used in ITU Region 1 for 4G as part of the digital dividend that came from the analogue television switch-off. It has limited use in other regions. Read more...
by Toby Youell
A mostly 3G band, mostly used in the Americas, with potential in North America for 5G services. Read more...
by Toby Youell
GSM-based 2G services use 900 MHz across Europe, Africa, and Asia. The band is set to be refarmed for 4G and 5G services over the medium- to long-term. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Although it was one of the pioneer mobile bands, 450 MHz has not been widely used in the past twenty years. However, companies are now seeing potential in using both the 450 MHz and adjacent 400 MHz bands for niche use cases. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The premier mid-range global 5G band. Many countries plan to assign at least 300 MHz of spectrum in 3.3 - 3.8 GHz for 5G networks. In the short-run, usage is likely to be dominated by 4G for capacity constrained areas or FWA in rural areas. Read more...
by Toby Youell
26 GHz is likely to be the first mmWave 5G band in China and Europe. 2019 saw a chipset to support the band, but the need to prevent interference to satellite monitoring services prompted regulators to agree at WRC-19 on some limits on the band. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The first mmWave to be deployed for 5G services: 28 GHz has already been assigned in several major economies. Read more...
by Toby Youell
A promising future 5G band, currently extensively used around the world for 4G. Read more...
by Toby Youell
This year's trends include the first steps towards using 4G bands for 5G as well as growing interest in L-Band and the new 400 MHz band. Read more...