This table provides information about the deployment conditions associated with private spectrum assignments. Read more...

As the world begins to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, mobile operators have turned their attention back to network-building. There is also an increased focus among some on open access radio networks (Open RAN), as well as on 6G-related activities. Read more...

Vodafone operates fixed and mobile networks in 21 countries and two geographic regions  -- "Europe and the rest of the world." It bills itself as the largest mobile and fixed operator in Europe and the continent's biggest and fastest-growing 5G network. It serves over 300 million mobile phone customers. It… Read more...

MTN bills itself as Africa's largest mobile operator, with over 277 million customers in 19 markets across Africa and the Middle East. Its focus is on bridging the financial and digital divide, and in ensuring the resilience of its networks. It is rolling out 4G and 5G services across its… Read more...

Telefónica Group continues to upgrade its 4G and 5G networks and to press for Open RAN development. It has decided to focus its resources and investment on its four main mobile network operators -- in Spain, Germany, the UK and Brazil. It has nearly 278 million mobile customers as of… Read more...

Deutsche Telekom has shifted from its goal of being the "leading European telco" to being the "leading Digital telc0." Following its merger in 2020 with rival Sprint, US subsidiary T-Mobile US last year became the number two mobile operator in the US market, positioned between Verizon and AT&T. Both companies… Read more...

Verizon offers technology and communications services in the US but also operates a global fibre-optic network that provides connectivity to business customers in over 180 countries. The big winner in the 2020 Federal Communications Commission 3.7 GHz auction, the telco launched 5G services in the C-band in January 2022. Read more...

French carrier Orange sees its core activity as connectivity via fixed, mobile and international networks. The operator has launched commercial 5G services in six European countries and is preparing for rollout of new 5G standalone networks.  Read more...

This second Note examines further topics relating to the reform of WRCs. Read more...

Is the WRC process broken? Views on this perennial question are country-, stakeholder- and issue-dependent, calling for a balanced analysis of the complex and often controversial spectrum management matters that the ITU seeks to mediate, and ultimately resolve. In two Research Notes we examine key criticisms of the WRC process,… Read more...