by Richard Handford
China wants to release more spectrum to sustain its 5G drive. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The focus of South Korea’s spectrum policy is to support its goal of being the most advanced country in the world for 5G technology and deployment. Read more...
by Richard Handford
India continues to debate whether maximising financial returns or prioritising the wider economic benefits is the best course for spectrum policy. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Auction procedures have been used in Italy to assign usage rights for the 3.4 GHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz and L-Band and, more recently, for 5G frequencies – 700 MHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz. The 700 MHz spectrum will be available for use in July… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
In 2021, Sweden auctioned 3.6 GHz and 2.3 GHz spectrum. It also opened up the 3760 - 3800 MHz and portions of the 26 GHz band for local licensing and permitted unlicensed use of the lower 6 GHz band. In 2022, the focus is on the auction of nationwide licenses… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
A growing number of regulators are moving to assign or set aside spectrum for private networks. This Research Note provides an overview of the status of spectrum earmarked for localized usage highlighting global and regional trends and setting the stage for more detailed consideration of private spectrum policy approaches that… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
A growing number of nations are assigning spectrum for localised use by private networks. This is particularly the case in Europe, followed by Asia-Pacific and to a lesser degree the Americas. This Note provides a regional overview of the status of policy planning related to spectrum earmarked for localised use. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Assignment of spectrum in the 3.3 - 3.8 GHz range dominates private spectrum policy agendas, followed by spectrum in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz ranges. Despite this focus on mid-band and mmWave spectrum, there is wide variance in both spectrum bands and bandwidth amounts allocated for private use across… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
As a growing number of nations move to assign spectrum for private local networks there is a wide variance in approaches – not only in terms of spectrum policy. Local licensing frameworks are also highly fragmented across parameters including definitions of local coverage areas, spectrum usage conditions and spectrum fees. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
This map provides an at-a-glance overview of which countries have assigned spectrum for private networks or are planning to do so. Read more...