Nations in Asia represent twenty-three per cent of the nations and territories included in PolicyTracker’s updated 3.3-4.2 GHz benchmark. There are 3.5 GHz assignment activities in 28 nations in the region, with 19 of these focused exclusively on the 3.3-3.6 GHz range. Ten new countries in the region are now… Read more...

Forty-six nations in Europe are included in PolicyTracker’s updated 3.3-4.2 GHz benchmark, including nine new nations. All nations in the region have assigned or plan to assign spectrum within the 3.1/3.4-3.8 GHz range, while 10 nations are targeting the release of spectrum above 3.8 GHz. There is also traction in… Read more...

Several countries are taking steps to test and improve communications during emergencies. Read more...

A survey of India’s auctions over the past fifteen years by an official from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) argues that “reserve prices are misaligned with market realities”. Read more...

Nations in the Middle East represent seven per cent of the nations and territories included in PolicyTracker’s updated 3.3-4.2 GHz benchmark. Nations in the region have generally assigned 300 to 400 MHz of 3.5 GHz spectrum, with 100 MHz of spectrum assigned per operator representing the norm. 3.5 GHz policies… Read more...

Current status of 3.3 - 4.2 GHz deployments in the Americas Read more...

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Argentina is the latest country to launch a neutral wholesale network programme as part of efforts to boost competition in the telecoms market. Read more...

PolicyTracker’s 3.3-4.2 GHz benchmark spans 122 nations and territories that have assigned or plan to assign spectrum in the range. Across these assignments, there is a wide range of bandwidths in terms of total MHz amounts assigned, amounts assigned per operator and specific frequency ranges prioritised for assignment. There are… Read more...