by Manuel R. Marti
A new report from the European Commission’s 5G Observatory says Italy is the only country in the European Union that has assigned spectrum in the 26 GHz band. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
India's space agency failed to get its sought-after strict limits on mmWave 5G at WRC-19, but it may get its way in its home country. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Singapore's regulator IMDA has changed its mind on the size of the guard band needed to protect satellite operators in the 3.5 GHz band. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Ajit Pai, chair of US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has said that mobile broadband licences issued this year for 24.25–24.45 GHz and 24.75–25.25 GHz may be revised following WRC-19. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The head of French regulator Arcep has suggested that the country may opt for a sharing regime in the 26 GHz band, in which verticals will be able to gain access to spectrum. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Japan will be near the forefront of the movement to assign spectrum for use by industry verticals when it makes 28 GHz frequencies available this year. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Local authorities argue that in the age of 5G, they are well placed to gain access to spectrum and eventually become network providers. Read more...
by Richard Handford
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) plans to announce which millimetre wave (mmWave) bands the country will use for 5G by December 2019, with 26 GHz the obvious candidate. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
UK regulator Ofcom has revealed it will allow spectrum sharing in the 26 GHz band, as well as in the 8 GHz range, but users will only be able to use the spectrum indoors. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US Federal Communications Commission has sold spectrum in the 24.25–24.45 GHz and 24.75–25.25 GHz bands for $2.024 billion, the equivalent of $0.009 MHz/POP. Read more...