Microsoft is a staunch proponent of increased spectrum sharing in order to boost rural connectivity in the US and globally. Its recent focus is on opening the US 6 GHz band to unlicensed use, making the 3700-4200 MHz band available for frequency coordinated point-to-multipoint operations, and modifying TV white space… Read more...

Canada is now preparing to follow the US in auctioning spectrum in the 600 MHz band. Its government is also looking at other bands for 5G and plans to auction spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band next. Read more...

In March 2017 the FCC assigned licences in the 600 MHz band by means of an incentive auction where broadcasters offered their spectrum through a reverse auction and this was made available to operators through a forward auction. Read more...

These graphs show the licences won by the five biggest winners in the 2017 US incentive auction. Read more...

After what seemed to many like a long delay, Canada is now preparing to follow the US in auctioning spectrum in the 600 MHz band. Its government also launched a consultation this year on using spectrum in some higher bands for 5G. Read more...

US and Mexican operator AT&T is investing heavily in expanding its network capacity and in securing the spectrum needed to meet its long-term needs. It is also shifting spectrum used for 2G to its 3G and 4G networks as it moves toward 5G. Read more...

Canada's mobile sector has long been dominated by three key players, but new competitors are now starting to acquire more spectrum. Reasonably active in 5G development, Canada has hosted tests in 73 GHz and has a large Huawei research centre. Read more...