There is some use of spectrum around 90 GHz for backhaul services but the further development of services in in these higher bands is currently in the experimental stage. It has the support of some stakeholders and regulators but most are concentrating on lower 5G bands. There are no ITU… Read more...

66–76 GHz is being discussed at WRC-19 as a 5G candidate band and the lower section, 66-71 GHz is attracting some support. There is a developing eco-system of unlicensed devices in the lower part of the 60-70 GHz range and this may lead to a commonality in equipment availability.  The… Read more...

A TD-LTE band with extensive use in Asia-Pacific and a growing presence in Europe Read more...

A number of countries are looking at 4.5 GHz  as a possible 5G band. Japan, its most serious supporter, plans to allocate the frequencies in March 2019. Other interested countries include China, Korea, Myanmar and Taiwan. Read more...

A key Wi-Fi band, which may be extended further at WRC-19. It is also being used for unlicensed LTE technologies such as LTE-U, LAA, LWA and Qualcomm's MulteFire. Above 5875 MHz the band is used for Intelligent Transport Services. Read more...

60-70 GHz has good prospects as a long term mobile band as there is currently limited opposition. Additionally the band is little used for backhaul services. The US and ITU candidate ranges are also very similar: 64-71 GHz as against 66 – 76 GHz. Read more...

7.7 GHz in 40-50 GHz was identified for possible 5G usage at WRC-15 with wide support from both the mobile industry and its traditional foes. With the wide bandwidth available that makes the chosen bands very promising prospects. Industry support is concentrated at the lower end of the band Read more...

81-86 GHz is likely to be identified as a future 5G band - it is being studied by the ITU and has been proposed for release in the USA. Few voices have been raised in opposition but the band lacks strong advocates in the vendor community. Read more...

WRC-15 did not identify 5G candidate bands in this range but the technology is expected to be deployed in 3.5 GHz, which is being backed in the US and Europe. An extended the 5 GHz unlicensed band may not be used for 5G directly but it will benefit the increasingly… Read more...

After failing to gain support at WRC-15, the 6-10 GHz range remains very quiet on the regulatory front, although efforts to extend the 5 GHz and 5.9 GHz bands could see the release of more usable spectrum for mobile. Read more...