Nations across the Americas use administrative procedures to renew expiring spectrum licences. Read more...

Across Africa, regulators typically renew or extend individual mobile network operator (MNO) licences on a case-by-case basis, commonly renewing spectrum rights across several bands in a single renewal format. Several regulators in the region have also used renewal processes to convert multiple legacy licences to a Unified Licensing Framework. Read more...

Nations in the Middle East use administrative procedures to renew or extend expiring spectrum licences. Read more...

With the draft CPM text deadline falling on 23 October 2026 and CPM27-2 scheduled for 5–15 April 2027, most regional groups are now finalising rather than drafting their positions. Read more...

With the 23 October 2026 deadline for draft CPM text approaching, regional groups have sharpened their positions on the four mobile-satellite agenda items. Direct-to-device connectivity under agenda item 1.13 dominates the discussion, with most regional groups leaning towards a secondary allocation linked to agreements with mobile operators. Read more...

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are doing better than many EU member states on 5G coverage, but Russian and Belarusian cross-border 5G spectrum interference and GNSS signal jamming remain challenges. Read more...

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This interactive database is compiled from the following comprehensive data set. Read more...

Preparations for WRC-27 are ongoing and regional groups are drafting their first positions on agenda items. This is an overview of key dates, meetings, groups and initiatives that relate to WRC-27. Read more...

Fixed wireless access (FWA) has emerged as a mainstay of 5G services. This research note examines what FWA is and how it has evolved into an established service. Read more...