Agenda item 1.13 is the most high profile of all agenda items at WRC-19. It concerns identifying spectrum for IMT, ITU-R jargon for 5G, in frequencies above 24.25 GHz. Read more...

With commercial deployment now very close our spectrum database has been updated to reflect the ownership of licences in potential 5G bands. Some existing licences can be used for 5G and some cannot, depending whether the service is fixed or mobile. A further complication is that in some cases a… Read more...

As Facebook continues its mission "to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together", it remains focused on the need for spectrum in a wider range of  bands, including above 95 GHz and has urged the FCC and Ofcom to ensure availability of spectrum for… Read more...

Google remains a strong proponent of unlicensed spectrum, sharing and dynamic spectrum sharing. Over the past year it has  focused on the 3.5 GHz, 6 GHz and over 95 GHz bands in particular. It continues to run a TV white space database. Read more...

The outcome of Agenda Item 1.13 will be the most important factor for most national regulators in deciding which frequencies to make available for mmWave 5G services. Unsurprisingly, it is the most hotly discussed agenda item and is the topic for this Research Note. It is also the most contentious… Read more...

This concluding Research Note on WRC-19 explains the priorities of the regional bodies and how this is leading to consensus in some areas. It also explains the implications of a few bands being studied across several agenda items. Read more...

ZTE is trialling pre-commercial 5G technologies both below 6 GHz and in the millimetre waves Read more...