Guillaume Lebrun, the head of global connectivity policy at Meta (formerly Facebook), has said that Wi-Fi is more sustainable than mobile and that this should sway the upper 6 GHz debate. The reality is more complex. Read more...

This overview considers which spectrum bands may be used for 5G or 6G in the next few years. An overview of bands already being used for 4G and 5G can be found in a separate note. Read more...

So far, only two countries have taken steps to make this band available for mobile. WRC-23 will consider an IMT identification for 10-10.5 GHz in Region 2. Read more...

Vendors have identified this band as a potential 6G candidate band due to its favourable attenuation characteristics yet there are significant challenges to overcome before it can be used for mobile services. Read more...

This band is being considered as a potential 6G candidate band due to its large bandwidth availability, although there are concerns around atmospheric attenuation. Read more...

This spectrum has been auctioned in the US. It was identified for IMT at WRC-19 in several countries, but there are no plans to award the band elsewhere. Read more...

Spectrum above 90 GHz is being considered for cellular use, although there are concerns regarding passive satellite users of this range who need to be protected from emissions. Read more...

Many countries and the European Union have decided to make the lower portion of the 6 GHz band available for unlicensed use. Yet the fate of the upper portion of the band remains a point of contention. Read more...

The 66-71 GHz band has been given an IMT identification at WRC-19, but neither mobile operators nor the licenced community has yet to take advantage of this band. Read more...

5 GHz is a key Wi-Fi band which was extended further at WRC-19. The band has also hosted unlicensed versions of LTE in recent years, and is poised to do the same for 5G NR. Above 5850 MHz the band is generally allocated for Intelligent Transport Services, but there is… Read more...