One of the least popular mobile bands, this is still widely used for CDMA, although a shift to LTE is underway. Powerful industry interests would like to see 450 MHz more widely used, particularly for rural broadband and the IoT. Read more...

An overview of mobile spectrum usage around the world, with a particular focus on developing ecosystems in 4G and 5G. Read more...

If Europe can overcome its fragmentation issues at 3.4-3.8 GHz, it will have more suitable 5G spectrum in this band than the US, which is adopting the innovative CBRS approach. Read more...

Discussions are in their final stages and are focused on the best way to release spectrum in the 3.4-3.8 GHz and 700 MHz ranges, PolicyTracker can reveal. Read more...

Lorenzo Casaccia told a conference in Barcelona that 3.5 GHz is a worldwide 5G band, except in the US. He also announced mmWave mapping trials in ten cities worldwide. Read more...

The unanimous ATU (African Telecommunications Union) decision on 26 GHz at its 11-15 September meeting was broadly expected, said Ross Bateson, an advisor for mobile industry group the GSM Association. Read more...

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Talks on the 700 MHz band will take place this month with a view to reaching an agreement by December. They could help with the issue of Italian DTT causing interference for neighbouring EU member states. This has been a problem for those countries for more than 30 years. Read more...

The Commercial Smallsat Spectrum Management Association, launched this month, will campaign for an expedited spectrum coordination process for shared spectrum as well as on other spectrum issues affecting the community. Read more...

5G trials are to launch in five Italian cities in 2018, with several operators planning to launch a commercial service by 2020. Most of the country's 5G efforts are focused on the 3.4-3.8 GHz band. Read more...