As nations continue to release 26 and 28 GHz spectrum for 5G and localised use, there is wide variance in the approaches taken in terms of spectrum amounts assigned and assignments per operator, the geographic scope of licenses and assignment mechanisms. Read more...

This table shows the ranges which national administrations have released for mobile, or are planning to release. Read more...

Use this table to drill down into completed and planned assignments. The maps give an instant overview of national progress. Read more...

Our third iteration of PolicyTracker’s LEO Tracker reveals how the trends we first identified 18 months ago are now amplified: the importance of state investment and subsidy, the growing number of MNO partnerships and a continued flow of sectoral investment. Read more...

By default this page shows the 10 most recent awards of 700 MHz licences, benchmarking the fees against global average prices and showing how prices have changed over time. But you can use the country, region, date or band filters from the table below to select a wide range of… Read more...

Shows average USD/MHz/pop pricing for mobile bands globally as well as the number of licences issued. Links for the pricing of individual assignments are at the bottom of the page. Read more...

Since PolicyTracker’s last publication of its private networks benchmark in 2022, a growing pool of regulators around the world continues to assign spectrum for use by private networks on a localised basis. Many more regulators are also planning to release spectrum for such use in the short term. Read more...

Nations in Asia are assigning 26/28 GHz spectrum for localised use, along with spectrum across multiple mid-band ranges. Notable developments in the region since the publication of PolicyTracker’s last private network benchmark are discussed below. Read more...

Part one of this update detailed private spectrum policy development at a global level while part two dealt with Asia. This Research Note provides a view of developments in the rest of the world across Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. Read more...

The assignment of spectrum in frequency ranges between 3300—3800 MHz and in the 26 GHz range dominate private spectrum policy agendas. Despite this focus on mid-band and mmWave spectrum, there is a wide variance in both the spectrum bands and bandwidth amounts allocated for private use across different countries. Read more...