Sri Lanka has proposed three options for assigning the 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands: two different types of auction or an administrative award to a single wholesale network. Read more...

The amended edition of Russia's frequency allocation table, recently approved by the country’s government, confirmed that 4.4—4.99 GHz spectrum will be used “for the development of communication networks based on promising technologies for mobile services”. Read more...

Polish regulator the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) is collecting industry feedback on what it should do with spectrum in the 26 GHz and 42 GHz bands. Read more...

The regulator Ofcom has set low reserve prices for sub-national slots in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands. Operators have raised concerns about the "complex" switching option in the bidding process. Read more...

UK-based JET Connectivity has launched the world's first commercial 5G ocean data platform. It's been built to provide 5G to an offshore wind farm. Read more...

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ (MIC) annual Frequency Reorganization Action Plan explains how it intends to free up more 5G spectrum by early 2026. Read more...

Ofcom has confirmed its plan to auction spectrum access licences in the 26 and 40 GHz bands in major towns and cities. The timing of the auction will depend on the competition authority's decision on the proposed merger between mobile operators Vodafone and Three. Read more...

PolicyTracker's updated Benchmark—part of the Spectrum Research Service—shows trends over the past 18 months. Read more...

New Zealand is proposing an unusual sharing model which splits the band. The bottom part will be shared between the two services and the upper part will be primarily allocated to satellite. Read more...

26 GHz is also the most popular band, according to the updated PolicyTracker database. Explore the data visualisations below. Read more...