26 GHz is considered the first mmWave 5G band in China and Europe. Read more...

A key 5G band in the US and Japan. These frequencies have been considered peripheral in the rest of the world, and are in some cases are available on a shared basis. US operators bought 280 MHz of this band in Q1 2021 for record prices. Read more...

2.3 GHz is used extensively in Asia-Pacific and has a growing role in Europe. Read more...

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. These bands are on the agenda of WRC-23, when further IMT identification at 3.3 – 3.4 GHz in Regions 1 and 2 will be considered. Read more...

800 MHz is a popular 4G band in Europe but unlike 700 MHz it is not widely used for 5G. Read more...

This Americas-only band is being refarmed from 2G/3G to 4G and 5G; it is better known as the Personal Communication Services (PCS) band. Read more...

The core 3G mobile band in most countries, the 2.1 GHz band can be refarmed to 4G and 5G. Adjacent spectrum has become a battleground between the mobile and satellite companies but there is hope that this was resolved at WRC-19 Read more...

1800 MHz is the world’s most popular 4G band, especially in Regions 1 and 3, but it is also emerging as a key 5G band in some European countries. Read more...

450 MHz was one of the first mobile bands but its use for consumer services has declined and it is now being promoted as an ideal band for industrial use cases such as utilities and governmental services. Read more...

A portion of this band is set to become a key 5G band in the USA, Japan, and possibly beyond. These frequencies are being explored in some countries as an extension of 4G/5G frequency bands from 3.3 – 3.8 GHz, sometimes to be made available on a shared and/or local basis. Read more...