China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has allocated spectrum for 5G private networks in a move which also reveals more of its intentions for the wider 6 GHz band. Read more...

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has given China Unicom permission to refarm its spectrum in the 900 MHz band for 5G. This is traditionally an IMT band that supports 2G, 3G and 4G networks. Read more...

The company's use of the 700 MHz band for 5G could influence policymakers elsewhere in the region. Read more...

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has backed a range of measures to ensure enough spectrum will be available to meet an ambitious 5G growth target over the next two years. Read more...

6 GHz as well as other mid and lower frequency bands will offer cost-efficient coverage for 6G, according to a white paper from the IMT-2030 (6G) Promotion Group. Read more...

The world’s biggest players in telecoms are attempting to find a common vision for 6G with several key events already taking place this year.  Read more...

South Korea has become the latest country, following recent decisions in the US and Brazil, to open 5925—7125 MHz for unlicensed services. Read more...

The recent 5G infrastructure deal between China Mobile and China Broadcast Network (CBN) is shaped by competition policy, while elsewhere in Asia similar agreements are more likely to result from spectrum shortages. Read more...

While the pandemic has unsurprisingly delayed a range of activities from France’s 5G auction to meetings of the ITU, many countries see spectrum as a key element of their response to an unprecedented situation.  Read more...

Three of the country’s four mobile network operators (MNOs) received 100 MHz in the 3.3—3.4 GHz band for indoor-only 5G use. This is the first time China has awarded IMT spectrum for shared use.  Read more...