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

The release of 600 MHz frequencies for 4G and 5G is sometimes called the second digital dividend. But for many European countries it will be the third. Read more...

China's Qianfan (Thousand Sails) has launched the first satellites in its low-earth-orbit constellation and has been added to PolicyTracker’s LEO Tracker as a significant new player. Read more...

Industry consolidation is opening up a multi-orbit strategy for satellite operators, while regulators continue to grapple with satellite-direct-to-device service as more companies are attracted to it. WRC-23 saw a split in the satellite industry between GEO and LEO operators over interference. Read more...

While all of the vendors profiled in 2024 recognise the continued importance of both low-band and mmWave spectrum for both 5G and 6G, their clear focus is repurposing existing low mid-band spectrum and the release of new licensed spectrum in frequency ranges above 7 GHz. The greatest disparity in vendor… Read more...

Nokia places a great emphasis on the need for spectrum harmonisation for mobile broadband communications. It argues that priority should be given for exclusive licensing and high-power use of spectrum, followed by shared licensing models. It supports a fair balance and sharing of the 6 GHz band between licensed and… Read more...

Huawei continues to promote 5.5G and beyond that it argues will rely on repurposed sub-6 GHz spectrum, higher-mid-band and mmWave spectrum and licensed 6 GHz spectrum across the entire band. Huawei argues that the upper 6 GHz band represents the only opportunity to help meet the identified need for additional… Read more...

Ericsson supports strategies that make spectrum available for wide-area, full-power use, including repurposed spectrum for commercial use. It favours exclusive-use licensing models for both commercial and private localised use of spectrum. It supported all WRC-23 IMT and mobile-related Agenda Items. Ericsson considers that 6G will comprise a broad multi-layered fusion… Read more...

Microsoft is continuing its march into both the 5G (including private 5G) and telco spaces. In addition to its long-standing support for unlicensed spectrum and spectrum sharing, Microsoft has upped the stakes in the satellite sector, meaning that its interest in spectrum availability for satellite operators has also become a… Read more...

New spectrum with IMT and mobile allocations includes the 3300—3400 MHz, 3600—3800 MHz, 4800—4990 MHz and 6425—7125 MHz bands in various countries and regions. Read more...