by Dianne Northfield
Common issues for national administrations are assigning mid-band spectrum, renewing expiring licences and taking measures to encourage sharing in new and existing licences. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
The most popular approach in the leading economies is to make the lower portion of 6 GHz available for unlicensed use while leaving the upper range for IMT. However, policies are still developing, particularly in Brazil, the UK, India and Japan. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Most leading economies are continuing to make spectrum available for local 5G private networks using a variety of bands and approaches. Read more...
by Richard Haas
Germany has decided to extend 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz licences until 2030, after which they will be auctioned alongside other expiring bands. This leaves the country's new fourth operator without any sub-1 GHz spectrum. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Industry consolidation is opening up a multi-orbit strategy for satellite operators, while regulators continue to grapple with satellite-direct-to-device service as more companies are attracted to it. WRC-23 saw a split in the satellite industry between GEO and LEO operators over interference. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The merger between Eutelsat and OneWeb, completed at the end of September 2023, created a unique hybrid geostationary and low-earth orbit satellite operator. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Lynk progressed its satellite-direct-to-phone service in a year when larger rivals revealed rival offerings and the regulatory debate about re-using terrestrial spectrum remains unresolved. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Inmarsat’s acquisition by US operator Viasat may have created a global geostationary satellite operator but its future also lies in a multi-orbit and 4G/5G terrestrial strategy. Read more...
by Richard Handford
If SES’s proposed acquisition of Intelsat closes successfully then the resulting entity will have a sizeable geostationary constellation of 100 satellites, as well as 26 medium orbit satellites. However, these stalwarts of the industry still need to weigh up their low-earth orbit strategy. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
With the re-merger of EchoStar and US-based DISH Networks, EchoStar is now a licensed operator of terrestrial and fixed and mobile satellite service networks, commanding a large pool of mobile and satellite spectrum. In addition to its GEO satellite fleet, with a new satellite launched in June 2023, EchoStar is… Read more...