by Dianne Northfield
Several nations in Europe have future plans to launch mmWave spectrum consultations with a long-term view to assigning spectrum across a range of bands. In addition, several nations in the region that have conducted mmWave consultations have deferred plans to release high-band spectrum resources largely due to finding little demand… Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Fragmented and often delayed 5G spectrum awards across the Balkans have created a widening deployment gap between EU and non‑EU markets in the region. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
The dominant trend in Europe is to implement unlicensed 6 GHz policies across the 5945-6425 MHz range. Shared access to the upper 6 GHz band between WiFi and IMT is under study in the UK and at the regional level. A number of nations in the region are also considering… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Since PolicyTracker’s August 2021 3.3—4.2 GHz benchmark, 20 new countries have assigned or started planning to assign frequencies in the range, primarily for IMT/5G. Ten of these nations are in Europe, followed by six in Africa, three in the Americas and two in the Asia Pacific. Several additional nations have… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Thirty nations have assigned 26 GHz or 28 GHz spectrum or both, with ten of these nations planning further assignments. The majority of these assignments are in Asia (40%) and Europe (35%), although nations in all regions of the world are now looking to award spectrum in these high-bands. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
UK-headquartered Vodafone Group aims to "build a digital society that enhances socioeconomic progress, is inclusive for all and does not come at a cost to our planet". It has 323 million mobile customers and operates in 21 countries. It offers broadband, TV, Internet of Things, financial and other services. Its… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
While many nations have assigned 26 GHz spectrum for IMT, and to a lesser degree 28 GHz, many more are planning to release spectrum in these bands in the short-to-medium term. In addition, a growing number of nations are permitting trials in these bands in part to gauge use cases… Read more...