The 2.1 GHz band is widely used for legacy mobile services in most countries. As licences are expiring more countries are looking into assigning the spectrum for LTE and 5G networks. 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...

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

Originally licensed in the 1980s for CDMA services, 850 MHz spectrum has progressively been repurposed for use by 4G and 5G, enabling the shutdown of legacy 2G and 3G networks. It is mainly used in the Americas and Asia and uses similar spectrum to the 800 MHz band which is… 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...

The core 3G mobile band in most countries, the 2.1 GHz band can be refarmed to 4G and 5G. Adjacent spectrum has become a battleground between the mobile and satellite companies but there is hope that this was resolved at WRC-19 Read more...

For decades one of the most widely used mobile bands, 900 MHz is also likely to be used for 5G in the near future. Its roots are in GSM-based 2G services across Europe, Africa, and Asia. 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...

A mostly 3G band, mostly used in the Americas, with potential in North America for 5G services. Read more...