by Dianne Northfield
Nations across the Americas use administrative procedures to renew expiring spectrum licences. A number of regulators in the region have used the renewal processes to modify or add new coverage obligations. Renewals are typically associated with the granting of long-term licence validity periods. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
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...
by Dianne Northfield
Nations in the Middle East use administrative procedures to renew or extend expiring spectrum licences. Typically, regulators in the region award new licences across multiple bands and to multiple operators in a single award and coverage obligations are generally associated with new licences. In some nations in the region, regulators… Read more...
by Catherine Viola
This research note provides a regional breakdown of the evolving regulatory landscape for direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services using IMT spectrum. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
PolicyTracker’s D2D-IMT benchmark profiles developments relating to the regulation and authorisation of satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services based on mobile operators’ licensed frequencies. WRC-27 will consider this topic under Agenda Item 1.13, but regulatory work is already ongoing in some parts of the world to meet industry demand to launch D2D-IMT… Read more...
by Martin Sims
This will the main page and is based on an iframe from Google Data studio. Please note this needs to be transferred to the new MDD page type as this is a research note. Read more...
by Laura Sear
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...
by Richard Handford
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...
by Camilla Mina
In 2025-26, mobile network operators (MNOs) moved beyond trials to launch commercial satellite-based services, started to roll out enhanced 5G and began restructuring their global portfolios. Read more...