At WRC-23, several Region 2 countries received an IMT identification in this band. This may create more momentum to allocate and eventually assign this band for mobile use in the future. Read more...

Adjacent to the upper 6 GHz band, this band is currently being studied at ITU level for potential mobile (IMT) use. Several incumbents in this range will likely need to migrate or share before it can be used for 5G or 6G. Read more...

The US has recently adopted a new regulatory framework to allow satellite direct-to-device use of the band. Read more...

1800 MHz is the world’s most popular 4G band, especially in Regions 1 and 3, but it is also emerging as a key 5G band in some European countries. Read more...

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...

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...

One of the  pioneer 5G bands, 700 MHz spectrum has been widely assigned around the world, with the exception of Africa, and to a lesser degree in the Middle East. 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...

Recent years have seen a growing number of nations allocating 600 MHz for IMT and there is an increase in planned assignments of this spectrum, notably in the Americas and Asia. This is a big contrast to 2021 when only two countries—the US and Canada—had licensed spectrum in the band. Read more...

This overview considers which spectrum bands may be used for 5G or 6G in the next few years. An overview of bands already being used for 4G and 5G can be found in a separate note. Read more...