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...

Axiata Group Berhad is a Malaysian telecommunications group with investments across several Asian countries in mobile network operations, communications infrastructure and digital services. Read more...

Axiata, a leading telecommunications group in Asia, aims to become a "Digital Champion by 2027." Its vision is underpinned by its "Triple Core Businesses": Digital telco, infrastructure and digital business. It has 174 million subscribers. Read more...

The leading Nordic telecommunications company has been rearranging its Asian assets since its exit from Myanmar in 2022. Read more...

Nations in the Americas and Asia continue to implement unlicensed 6 GHz policies. In the Americas, the typical approach is to open the entire 6 GHz band for unlicensed use, whereas nations in Asia are focused on releasing the lower portion of the band from 5925 to 6425 MHz. This… Read more...

Since PolicyTracker’s last 3.3—4.2 GHz benchmark in August 2021, 34 nations that have assigned or plan to assign spectrum in the range, or both, have not changed their policy status whereas eight nations have progressed from the planning stage to the assignment of spectrum in the range. Read more...

Telenor Group is a leading telecoms firm in Nordic countries and Asia with 158 million mobile subscribers in 2022. It has set out a comprehensive approach to spectrum and is engaged with 5G issues, stating that 5G business models and use cases aren't yet clear. Read more...

Axiata companies are at different stages of implementation and rollout of 5G, the telco has noted. Read more...

Some administrations are choosing to wait for WRC-23 before making a decision on the 6 GHz band, but others, notably in the Americas and the Middle East, are proceeding to open the full band for unlicensed use. Read more...

Spectrum managers around the world are increasingly embracing the concept of regulatory sandboxes to facilitate technology, product and service innovations and to support new business models. Regulatory sandboxes are also enabling policymakers to test new, more flexible, regulatory frameworks that are data-driven and informed by the outcomes of projects conducted… Read more...