The first mmWave to be deployed for 5G services: 28 GHz has already been assigned in several major economies. Read more...

5 GHz is a key Wi-Fi band which was extended further at WRC-19. The band has also hosted unlicensed versions of LTE in recent years, and is poised to do the same for 5G NR. Above 5850 MHz the band is generally allocated for Intelligent Transport Services, but there is… Read more...

A key 5G band in the US and Japan. These frequencies have been considered peripheral in the rest of the world, and are in some cases are available on a shared basis. US operators bought 280 MHz of this band in Q1 2021 for record prices. Read more...

A promising future 5G band, currently used around the world for 4G. Read more...

2.3 GHz is used extensively in Asia-Pacific and has a growing role in Europe. Read more...

The core 3G mobile band in most countries, the 2.1 GHz band may be refarmed to 4G in due course. Adjacent spectrum has become a battleground between the mobile and satellite industries but there is hope that this was resolved at WRC-19 Read more...

This Americas-only band is being refarmed from 2G/3G to 4G and 5G; it is better known as the Personal Communication Services (PCS) band Read more...

1800 MHz is the world’s most popular 4G band, especially in Regions 1 and 3 Read more...

A number of European Union Member States have now made available the L-Band for mobile. The US has also allowed portions of it to be used for terrestrial mobile. The band is also known as the 1400 MHz or 1500 MHz. Read more...

Roughly analogous to the European 2.1 GHz and 1800 MHz mobile bands, the AWS family forms the basis of 3G and 4G services in the Americas. Read more...