Over 70 nations around the world have now implemented or plan to implement unlicensed 6 GHz policies across the entire band or in lower portions of the band. This Research Note provides an overview of updates to PolicyTracker’s unlicensed 6 GHz benchmark since it was last published in November 2021.… Read more...

Maps and tables giving a global picture of planned and implemented 6 GHz policies. Read more...

This downloadable table shows agreed and proposed policies for the unlicensed use of 6 GHz in over 70 countries and is updated regularly. Read more...

Since our last benchmark update in November 2021, 18 nations have joined the list of European countries that have implemented or plan to implement harmonised rules for the 6 GHz band. Read more...

Some administrations are choosing to wait for WRC-23 before making a decision on the 6 GHz band, but others, notably in the Americas and the Middle East, are proceeding to open the full band for unlicensed use. Read more...

AFC, or automated frequency coordination, will enable spectrum sharing in the 6 GHz band starting in North America, with the prospect of appearing in other regions as well as other bands. Read more...

The International Telecommunications Union explicitly recognises High-Altitude Platform Stations, or HAPS, as an application of a service and has progressively identified a range of spectrum bands for use by HAPS in the fixed service and by HIBS in the mobile service. WRC-23 is particularly focused on examining new spectrum resources… Read more...

In 2022, communications vendors continue to lobby for licensed spectrum for 5G and indeed, 6G, albeit with nuances in their prioritisation of bands. The greatest divergence of vendor positions is in relation to the licensing status of 6 GHz spectrum. Vendors’ views on dedicated spectrum for IoT/private networks also vary. Read more...

Huawei considers that 5G requires multiple layers of spectrum to address wide use cases across sub-1 GHz, mid-bands and mmWave frequency ranges. It supports global harmonization of frequency bands and exclusive national licensing as the preferred authorization model. Huawei also identifies the entire 6 GHz band as potential ‘golden capacity’… Read more...

Samsung identifies a range of mid-band spectrum targets as key for 5G/6G deployments – 2.6 GHz, 3.1-4.2 GHz, 4.4-4.5 GHz and a number of frequency ranges between 7-24 GHz. The company also prioritises the release of high-band mmWave spectrum – 26 GHz, 28 GHz and 37-43.5 GHz – for 5G. Read more...