by Dianne Northfield
In the Americas, the focus of mmWave policies is on the release of 26 GHz and 28 GHz under regional and, to a lesser degree, national licensing frameworks. To date, mmWave spectrum for use on a localised basis by private networks has only been assigned in Canada and Brazil. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
AT&T provides wireless services in the US and Mexico. It is bolstering its low- and mid-band spectrum holdings in its home market via acquisitions from UScellular and EchoStar. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Verizon is the US wireless market leader. Its spectrum strategy is notable for the use of mmWaves for 5G fixed wireless access. The operator is also a significant user of the CBRS shared-use band. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Nations in the Middle East have typically opened lower 6 GHz spectrum for unlicensed use, while Saudi Arabia has released the entire 6 GHz band for such use. Recently, the UAE authorised licensed use of the upper 6 GHz band. Nations across the Americas have implemented unlicensed 6 GHz policies,… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Auction formats serve many masters. They started simple but failed to satisfy the flexibility requirement. By giving bidders more options, they became more complex. The most recent trend is back towards simpler formats. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
PolicyTracker’s private network benchmark now includes nine countries in the Americas that have assigned or plan to assign spectrum for use by private networks, representing 13% of all benchmark countries. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Nations in the Americas represent nineteen percent of the nations and territories included in PolicyTracker’s updated 3.3-4.2 GHz benchmark. Twenty-three nations in the region are now included the benchmark, with nine new nations included. Regulators in the region are typically assigning between 200 to 500 MHz of 3.5 GHz of… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Several international and national bodies are working to provide spectrum for use by safety-critical applications. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Amazon has successfully launched into orbit and tested its initial two satellites and is now focusing on the deployment of Ka-band Project Kuiper to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. The first set of 27 Kuiper satellites was launched into space in April… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Traditionally a GEO operator, EchoStar continues to advance its plans in the LEO space. With EchoStar’s remerge with DISH Networks in the US, it is also active in the terrestrial wireless market. In mid-2025, EchoStar faces ongoing operational uncertainty in the midst of regulatory scrutiny on the part of the… Read more...