Germany has adjusted its vertical spectrum licencing programme to include mobile network operators, but the country remains uncertain about which assignment method to use for its upcoming 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz award. Read more...

With work still continuing on the assignment of the 26 GHz band, Ofcom's focus turns to improving local licencing regimes while looking ahead to future spectrum management issues, such as terahertz and the increasing popularity of low-earth orbit satellites. Read more...

Japan’s policy is to release new spectrum and reorganise existing allocations in anticipation of strong demand in the future from 5G/Beyond 5G, satellite, IoT/Wi-Fi and next generation mobility systems such as V2X. Read more...

Auction procedures have been used in Italy to assign usage rights for the 3.4 GHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz and L-Band and, more recently, for 5G frequencies – 700 MHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz. The 700 MHz spectrum will be available for use in July… Read more...

In 2021, Sweden auctioned 3.6 GHz and 2.3 GHz spectrum. It also opened up the 3760 - 3800 MHz and portions of the 26 GHz band for local licensing and permitted unlicensed use of the lower 6 GHz band. In 2022, the focus is on the auction of nationwide licenses… Read more...

A growing number of regulators are moving to assign or set aside spectrum for private networks. This Research Note provides an overview of the status of spectrum earmarked for localized usage highlighting global and regional trends and setting the stage for more detailed consideration of private spectrum policy approaches that… Read more...

A growing number of nations are assigning spectrum for localised use by private networks. This is particularly the case in Europe, followed by Asia-Pacific and to a lesser degree the Americas. This Note provides a regional overview of the status of policy planning related to spectrum earmarked for localised use. Read more...

Assignment of spectrum in the 3.3 - 3.8 GHz range dominates private spectrum policy agendas, followed by spectrum in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz ranges. Despite this focus on mid-band and mmWave spectrum, there is wide variance in both spectrum bands and bandwidth amounts allocated for private use across… Read more...

América Movíl provides telecommunications services in 25 countries in the Americas, the Caribbean and Central and Eastern Europe. It continues to build out its networks and, on 22 February 2022, announced the launch of of 5G services in 18 Mexican cities, soon after being granted authority to use 3.5 GHz… Read more...

Ooredoo provides mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate services in markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. It claims to be the first operator in the world to launch a 5G network, and is rapidly rolling out the technology in most of its markets. Read more...