Upfront payments are criticised as a barrier to infrastructure investment, but what are the pros and cons of taking a staged approach? Read more...

Some administrations are choosing to wait for WRC-23 before making a decision on the 6 GHz band, but others, notably in the Americas and the Middle East, are proceeding to open the full band for unlicensed use. Read more...

AFC, or automated frequency coordination, will enable spectrum sharing in the 6 GHz band starting in North America, with the prospect of appearing in other regions as well as other bands. Read more...

Requirements on sustainability are now commonplace for all industries, including telecoms. No longer just an industry buzzword, it has become a priority and necessity for mobile operators and telecoms firms around the world. But what does it mean for the industry to be sustainable? How can it be achieved? And… Read more...

Australia continues to plan extensively on how to release more 5G spectrum. Emerging areas of interest include satellite, particularly the regulations for non-geostationary satellite orbit constellations, and Terahertz frequencies, which regulator ACMA describes as “the next frontier of lightly used spectrum”. Read more...

A growing number of regulators are moving to assign or set aside spectrum for private networks. This Research Note provides an overview of the status of spectrum earmarked for localized usage highlighting global and regional trends and setting the stage for more detailed consideration of private spectrum policy approaches that… Read more...

Nations worldwide are assigning 26 GHz spectrum, and to a lesser degree 28 GHz, for IMT. This Research Note catalogues the status of 26 and 28 GHz spectrum awards in a representative sample of nations, identifying regional variations and trends. Read more...

As nations move to release 26 and 28 GHz spectrum for 5G there is wide variance in the approaches taken in terms of spectrum amounts assigned and assignments per operator, the geographic scope of licenses and assignment mechanisms. Read more...

In Australia, spectrum is considered an instrument to promote competition in the mobile market. Read more...

While led by the US, many nations in Europe, and to a lesser degree the Asia Pacific, have moved to ban equipment from Huawei and ZTE. Many of these actions fall short of outright bans, although measures such as strict security requirements and increased government intervention powers effectively constitute de… Read more...