by Richard Handford
At the end of 2023, India passed its most significant spectrum-related legislation in decades. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The country found a new licensee for 28 GHz frequencies as it strives to make a success of the mmWave band—a quest followed closely by other policymakers around the world. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Australia is completing an assignment process that, when complete, will release a contiguous band of spectrum for 5G from 3.4 GHz to 4.0 GHz. Read more...
by Richard Handford
In 2023, China became the first country in the world to set aside some or all of the upper 6 GHz band (6425—7125 MHz) for 5G and 6G. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The mobile industry's drive to build out networks continued apace in 2023. While the main focus remained on 5G rollout, some telcos are still expanding their 4G LTE and even 3G services. Interest in open radio access networks (Open RAN), particularly around standalone (SA) networks, increased, as did 6G-related activities.… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Ooredoo is an international communications company with operations across 10 countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. It offers a range of content and services via mobile and fixed networks. It had around 57.6 million mobile customers at the end of 2023 according to its Q4 2023… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Headquartered in New Delhi, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) serves around 562 million customers in 16 countries across South Asia and Africa, according to its Q1 2024 results. It offers 2G, 3G and 4G services, with a 5G network across India which is rapidly expanding. Read more...
by Mirva Villa
The leading Nordic telecommunications company has been rearranging its Asian assets since its exit from Myanmar in 2022. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
PolicyTracker’s unlicensed 6 GHz benchmark now includes 83 nations and territories where unlicensed policies are either planned or in place. Seventy-seven per cent of nations in the benchmark have authorised or are planning to authorise unlicensed use of the lower 6 GHz range (5295/5245—6425 MHz). The remaining 23 per cent… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Nations in the Americas and Asia continue to implement unlicensed 6 GHz policies. In the Americas, the typical approach is to open the entire 6 GHz band for unlicensed use, whereas nations in Asia are focused on releasing the lower portion of the band from 5925 to 6425 MHz. This… Read more...