by Toby Youell
Using spectrum above 90 GHz for mobile is in the experimental phase, perhaps for “6G”. There are no prospects for its immediate IMT identification. Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
40 GHz and 42 GHz have good prospects for 5G identification at WRC-19 with wide support from both industry and government. A third band - 47 GHz - has less support from regional bodies but is due to be auctioned for 5G in the USA in 2019. Read more...
by Toby Youell
A portion of this band is set to become a key 5G band in the USA and Japan. These frequencies are being explored in some countries as an extension of 4G/5G frequency bands from 3.3 – 3.8 GHz, typically available on a shared and/or local basis. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Mobile vies with other services to use this 4G/5G band; Europe is studying extending the 40 MHz block that it has already harmonised for this service. Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
The 3-6 GHz range is home to 3.3 - 3.8 GHz, where the first 5G services are likely to be deployed in most countries. It includes a less popular 5G option, 3.7 - 4.2 GHz, a predominantly Asian 5G band at 4.4 -5 GHz as well as the 5 GHz… Read more...
by Toby Youell
4.4 – 5 GHz is not currently used for mobile broadband, but portions of the band will be used for 5G in China and Japan. The FCC is considering allowing secondary mobile use of the band, but its use in Western countries is complicated by NATO’s active use of the… Read more...
by Richard Handford
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...