The mobile industry association (GSMA) has indicated its willingness to start sharing spectrum. It said in a position paper that sharing can play a complementary role to traditional spectrum licensing by allowing mobile services to access new bands where there are no other reasonable alternatives. "The continued rise in data traffic means… Read more...

A study commissioned by the mobile industry association claims that halving the country’s spectrum fees would pay for itself in higher tax revenues in the medium term.  Read more...

Prospects for an IMT identification in this range are remote as industry stakeholders and administrations have shown little interest in the ITU candidate band of 81-86 GHz.  What work is being done on developing 5G technology in this band is still largely experimental and many years away from being fully… Read more...

There is some use of spectrum around 90 GHz for backhaul services but the further development of services in in these higher bands is currently in the experimental stage. It has the support of some stakeholders and regulators but most are concentrating on lower 5G bands. There are no ITU… Read more...

Mislatel, the China Telecom-backed mobile newcomer in the Philippines, has committed to covering more than a third of the country’s population a year after launch. The consensus is that it can be done, but that might not be the operator's biggest challenge.  Read more...

Our Research Notes on 5G spectrum have been updated here, covering the developments of the past year and progress for IMT identifications in mmWave bands at the ITU November WRC-19 Inter-Regional Workshop. Read more...

A draft bill introduced to the US Senate and a Presidential Memorandum both seek to improve understanding of the federal government's use of spectrum.  Read more...

There are few immediate prospects for  the identification of a global 5G band in the 10-20 GHz range. Currently there is little support for a 5G band in this range from regulators or industry partners and there is no discussion on a 10-20 GHz 5G band at WRC-19. Read more...

26 GHz and 28 GHz have emerged as the premier 5G bands in mmWave spectrum with the 26 GHz having the most global support. But differences over the protection conditions for earth observation satellites in the adjacent band will lead into great discussions at WRC-19. 28 GHz, however, is already being… Read more...

Of the two WRC-19 candidate bands in this range 37 GHz has a good prospect of a 5G identification but 32 GHz is now lacking any support from administrations. Read more...