A 5G-only band that could form an attractive alternative to the C-Band in Asia, Africa, and the former Soviet Union. Despite initial interest, there has been a recent decrease in the number of planned assignments. Read more...

The new market player, Citymesh Mobile, secured spectrum in all the bands on offer and has joined forces with Romanian operator Digi to become a fully-fledged mobile operator. Read more...

Stephen English of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) hopes important terahertz frequencies can remain protected as 6G progesses. Read more...

Ireland’s Comreg is inviting comments on the proposed lease of spectrum rights in the 3.3-3.8 GHz band. Imagine Ireland Communications Limited is seeking to continue its lease of the 3.6 GHz band from Vodafone and Meteor. Regulator Comreg approved the first leases in December 2021, saying that it would not… Read more...

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) is consulting on a decision to extend the validity period and change the licencing conditions for licences in the 2.6 GHz band. The authority intends to change the licence conditions so that they comply with the European Commission's spectrum harmonisation plans. PTS also… Read more...

Agenda item 1.2 of the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) considers the identification of the upper 6 GHz band (6425—7025 MHz) for IMT. With over a year to go until the event, the debate over the band seems more heated than ever. UK regulator Ofcom recently faced a backlash when… Read more...

The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has launched a consultation on its draft Opinion on the WRC-23 agenda items for ITU region 1. It doesn't take a firm position on lower UHF or upper 6 GHz bands, offering a number of options instead. Read more...

PolicyTracker’s longest-running spectrum training course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management is taking place as a hybrid event on 12-16th September. Delegates can participate online or in person at the central London venue. It will be taught in live three-hour sessions with trainers including Professors Martin Cave, William Webb and Gerard Pogorel,… Read more...

As you probably know, Facebook changed its name last year. It was the second of the four OTT players we profile to do so. The group is, of course, now known as Meta. It's a similar trick to the one performed by Google, which changed its name to Alphabet in… Read more...

Amazon, Meta (née Facebook), Google and Microsoft continue to focus on unlicensed spectrum but their interest in licensed spectrum—for both wireless and satellite communications—is growing. Read more...