Thinking around spectrum auctions is changing fast. The next cycle of awards for 6G will likely look different to many of today’s contests. Read more...

PolicyTracker’s updated private networks benchmark includes 12 nations in the Asia Pacific region, along with six nations in the Middle East, collectively representing 24% of all countries included in the benchmark. Read more...

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...

Renewing tens of spectrum licences, ensuring nationwide coverage and introducing a new type of licence are all on the agenda of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). Read more...

While WRC-23 identified portions of the upper 6 GHz band for IMT, there is emergent consideration of sharing between Wi-Fi and IMT in the range. Spectrum sharing is also under investigation between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks underpinned by the need for 6G to be sharing native by design. Read more...

The mantra of spectrum management is the efficient use of scarce radio frequency resources. Over recent years, a number of regulators have sought to enable third party access to unused or under-utilised licensed spectrum resources. Notable examples of this activity are found in the UK, Australia and in several nations… Read more...

Australia has launched a debate on the 600 MHz band while Saudi Arabia has assigned it already. Read more...

In Asia, nations have traditionally focused on unlicensed lower 6 GHz band policies. Following the lead of China and post-WRC-23, 12 countries in the region are also implementing and planning licensed policies for the upper 6 GHz range. Nations in the Middle East have typically opened lower 6 GHz spectrum… Read more...

Nations in Asia, Africa and the Middle East represent thirty-eight percent of global policy developments in the assignment and planned assignment of spectrum for use by private networks. New countries added to the benchmark in the Middle East are Israel, Oman, Qatar and the UAE, while Namibia and Somalia are… Read more...

While different stakeholders continue to lobby for and against spectrum set-asides for private networks, PolicyTracker’s updated private networks benchmark shows that a growing number of policy planners around the world are assigning dedicated spectrum resources. This Research Note highlights different stakeholder positions on set-asides and examines the policy objectives driving… Read more...