Countries in Africa continue to implement unlicensed 6 GHz policies in the 5925—6425 MHz range, while the Ivory Coast is considering licensed upper 6 GHz spectrum. While nations in the Americas have typically implemented unlicensed 6 GHz policies, there is also recent interest in licensed upper 6 GHz spectrum in… Read more...

As nations around the world continue to implement and plan unlicensed (and now licensed) 6 GHz policies, significant variance in policy approaches persists. This relates to targeted frequency ranges, permitted modes of operation and technical conditions for unlicensed operations, along with varied policy implementation mechanisms. Read more...

There is continued growing momentum in the assignment of spectrum for private networks, with 53 nations in all regions of the world now actively planning and implementing policies for localised spectrum use across an array of spectrum bands. Read more...

Nations in Asia, Africa and the Middle East represent thirty-eight percent of global policy developments in the assignment and planned assignment of spectrum for use by private networks. New countries added to the benchmark in the Middle East are Israel, Oman, Qatar and the UAE, while Namibia and Somalia are… Read more...

The mobile industry's drive to build out networks continued apace in 2023. While the main focus remained on 5G rollout, some telcos are still expanding their 4G LTE and even 3G services. Interest in open radio access networks (Open RAN), particularly around standalone (SA) networks, increased, as did 6G-related activities.… Read more...

Ooredoo is an international communications company with operations across 10 countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. It offers a range of content and services via mobile and fixed networks. It had around 57.6 million mobile customers at the end of 2023 according to its Q4 2023… Read more...

MTN has 295 million customers in 19 markets across Africa and the Middle East, according to its results for the year ended 31 December 2023. It provides voice, data, financial technology, digital, enterprise, wholesale and API services. It continues to focus on its "Ambition 2025" strategic priorities, which include building… Read more...

Headquartered in New Delhi, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) serves around 562 million customers in 16 countries across South Asia and Africa, according to its Q1 2024 results. It offers 2G, 3G and 4G services, with a 5G network across India which is rapidly expanding. Read more...

Etisalat Group is a leading telecoms group in emerging markets. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, it was established over 40 years ago as the country’s first telecoms firm. It had over 170 million subscribers in countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa as of its 2023 annual report. Read more...

PolicyTracker’s unlicensed 6 GHz benchmark now includes 83 nations and territories where unlicensed policies are either planned or in place. Seventy-seven per cent of nations in the benchmark have authorised or are planning to authorise unlicensed use of the lower 6 GHz range (5295/5245—6425 MHz). The remaining 23 per cent… Read more...