Deutsche Telekom's new strategy is to become Europe's leading telecoms provider. Its spectrum priorities remain focused on, among other things, spectrum for 5G, longer licence terms in Europe and more flexibility in spectrum use. Its US subsidiary, T-Mobile, won 45 per cent of the 600 MHz spectrum sold in the… Read more...

Japan assigns spectrum by beauty contests rather than auctions and has recently released 3.5 GHz. It is heavily invested in 5G and has been working on the technology since 2010. Read more...

(2016 entry) Sweden has always been in the vanguard of developments in the mobile sector and is likely to remain there. Mobile services are well developed and there is increasing demand for high capacity connections. As Sweden is a sparsely populated country, mobile broadband has, in many areas, become a… Read more...

US and Mexican operator AT&T has been dismissive of dynamic spectrum access and the FCC's 3.5 GHz sharing initiative. It wants sub-6 GHz spectrum for 5G Read more...

Deutsche Telekom is focused on rolling out its LTE networks in Europe and the US and has called for more consistency in spectrum licensing and greater harmonisation. It is engaged in developing 5G standards and has emphasised the need to use sub-6 GHz bands Read more...

Global player which supports a more harmonised European approach to spectrum policy. Read more...

The French telecoms carrier wants more harmonised, affordable spectrum and advocates the need for sub-6GHz spectrum for 5G. Read more...

Brazil is a huge market, but the country now faces major challenges that could make life very difficult for its mobile industry. 5G tests are being carried out in Brazil but the country has not been a major player in discussions and does not plan to make 28 GHz available. Read more...

Canada's mobile sector has long been dominated by three key players, but new competitors are now starting to acquire more spectrum. Reasonably active in 5G development, Canada has hosted tests in 73 GHz and has a large Huawei research centre. Read more...

An overview of planned or actual commercial launches compiled in February 2015. Read more...