Regulators opting for cashless auction elements seek to achieve connectivity goals in addition to efficient spectrum assignment. Read more...

    Please find links below to download the latest version of  the PolicyTracker Spectrum Database (PSD) as an excel file. See end of page for the Private Networks Spectrum Regulatory Database Read more...

Legacy frequency bands are starting to be repurposed for 5G as well as LTE, as operators shut down their 2G and 3G networks Read more...

As 2G and 3G subscriber numbers decline, many operators worldwide are winding down their legacy networks and refarming the spectrum for LTE and 5G. Some operators have already phased out both 2G and 3G and others are doing so, but legacy networks will continue in use in some countries beyond… Read more...

There is continued growing momentum in the assignment of spectrum for private networks, with 53 nations in all regions of the world now actively planning and implementing policies for localised spectrum use across an array of spectrum bands. Read more...

Nations in Europe represent 49 per cent of nations globally that have assigned or plan to assign spectrum for private networks. Since PolicyTracker’s last private networks benchmark, published in June 2023, there has been a great deal of activity across Europe with new assignments planned in countries that have already… Read more...

Several nations in the Americas that have assigned spectrum for private networks are now planning to assign additional spectrum resources across a growing array of spectrum bands targeted for local use in the region. Brazil, Canada, Colombia and the US are also pursuing new spectrum sharing frameworks for third party… Read more...

Nations in Asia, Africa and the Middle East represent thirty-eight percent of global policy developments in the assignment and planned assignment of spectrum for use by private networks. New countries added to the benchmark in the Middle East are Israel, Oman, Qatar and the UAE, while Namibia and Somalia are… Read more...

As nations around the world continue to assign spectrum for private localised use, there is interest in a wide range of bands and significant fragmentation across frequency ranges targeted within bands and across countries and regions. There is also wide variance in the amount of spectrum that different countries are… Read more...

While different stakeholders continue to lobby for and against spectrum set-asides for private networks, PolicyTracker’s updated private networks benchmark shows that a growing number of policy planners around the world are assigning dedicated spectrum resources. This Research Note highlights different stakeholder positions on set-asides and examines the policy objectives driving… Read more...