by Dianne Northfield
The majority of nations with mmWave policies and plans are targeting 26 GHz spectrum and, to a lesser degree, spectrum in the 28 GHz band. Across the regions, there is also limited, if growing, interest in the release of spectrum in other mmWave bands, particularly in the 40 GHz range.… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
mmWave policies in Asia are focused on the release of spectrum in both the 26 GHz and 28 GHz ranges – in a number of nations in the region, spectrum is assigned in both bands. Several nations in the region have local licensing policies in support of private networks. To… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
As the number of nations around the world assigning mmWave spectrum grows steadily, if slowly, nations are adopting a diverse range of policy approaches. There is wide variance across both the amount of bandwidth (MHz) released and in the mmWave frequency ranges and sub-ranges targeted by different regulators. Policies also… Read more...
by Richard Handford
NTT Docomo is Japan’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers. The company also holds more spectrum than its rivals. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Telenor operates advanced mobile networks across Scandinavia. In recent years, it has restructured its Asian assets to focus on creating market-leading positions. Read more...
by Richard Handford
e& is a telecoms group headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and operating in 38 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Central/Eastern Europe. Read more...
by Richard Handford
China Mobile, the country’s largest mobile operator, has more than one billion subscribers. At the end of December 2025, the company had a total subscriber base of over 1.005 billion. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Reliance Jio Infocomm is the largest mobile operator in India by subscriber count. It launched from scratch ten years ago and now dominates the market. And since 2025, the company has become the largest fixed wireless access (FWA) operator in the world. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
PolicyTracker’s 6 GHz benchmark covers implemented and planned unlicensed and licensed policies for spectrum in the band in 122 nations. One hundred and thirteen countries have unlicensed 6 GHz policies, while 21 of these nations are included in both the unlicensed and licensed categories. Twenty-nine nations that have unlicensed 6… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Nations in Asia have typically adopted unlicensed 6 GHz policies in the 5925-6425 MHz range. Across all regions, the most concrete plans to license spectrum in the Upper 6 GHz range are found in Asia, following the lead of China and Hong Kong and taking into consideration 6 GHz IMT-related… Read more...