by Dianne Northfield
Over 50 nations around the world have implemented or plan to implement unlicensed 6 GHz policies across the entire band or lower portions of the band. This Research Note updates PolicyTracker’s first 6 GHz benchmark published in June 2021. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The world’s biggest economy continues to lead in spectrum policy innovation Read more...
by Toby Youell
Canada’s spectrum policy continues to be dominated by keeping up with spectrum assignments in the US and bolstering competition. Its last two auctions have been expensive for operators. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Auction procedures have been used in the UK to assign all 5G pioneer bands – with the exception of 26 GHz which remains unassigned– but spectrum sharing and local licensing dominate much of the regulator’s current and future agenda. Read more...
by Toby Youell
South America’s largest economy took a long break from spectrum auctions after its 700 MHz band award in 2014. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Following the FCC’s April 2020 decision to permit unlicensed use of the entire 6 GHz band in the US, many nations are following suit either for the whole band or portions of it. This Research Note gives an overview of the approaches in each region. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
International interest in unlicensed use of 6 GHz is growing but there is considerable variety in the range of policies being adopted. Some countries are making the whole band available, some only the lower portion and a range of power limits are also being used. This Research Note categories the… Read more...
by Richard Handford
An increase to competition in the mobile market and maximising the rollout speed of 5G are driving China’s spectrum policy Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Vendors generally agree that spectrum in the 3 GHz range is prime 5G spectrum, with varying views on the service rules that apply to different 3 GHz sub-bands. There is strong divergence in vendor’s views on the 5925 - 7125 MHz range in terms of its licensing status and technical… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Ericsson supports the proritisation of dedicated licensed spectrum for 5G and other flexible-use services. Ericsson is a proponent of the release of as much spectrum as possible in the 3 GHz range for licensed mobile services and cautions that decisions on unlicensed use of the upper 6 GHz band should… Read more...