Google has extensive experience in cloud-based spectrum sharing in the CBRS 3.5 GHz band and is now positioned as an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system operator in the 6 GHz band in the US. The company is a key supporter of unlicensed mid-band spectrum, along with unlicensed 60 GHz. As… Read more...

Amazon is increasingly active in both the mobile (including private 5G) and satellite ecosystems. In February 2023, Amazon received final approval for its Kuiper low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems and is expected to launch its first satellites in 2024. Read more...

OneWeb is deploying a global constellation of non-geostationary (NGSO) low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. A planned merger with Eutelsat aims to create an integrated GEO/LEO player. Read more...

Historically associated with using beauty contests to allocate mobile spectrum, Japan took a major step towards staging its first auction in 2022. Read more...

China confirmed its preference for a licensed approach to spectrum management with its decision on the 6 GHz band. Read more...

Operators around the globe are now frenetically engaged in building out their networks, 4G as well as 5G. Interest in open access radio networks (Open RAN) continues to grow, although not all of the players we surveyed have embraced it—or 6G—yet. Read more...

Telenor Group is a leading telecoms firm in Nordic countries and Asia with 158 million mobile subscribers in 2022. It has set out a comprehensive approach to spectrum and is engaged with 5G issues, stating that 5G business models and use cases aren't yet clear. Read more...

China Mobile remains the largest mobile operator in the world, with 975.5 million subscribers in January 2023. This includes 622.5 million 5G package customers, according to its monthly customer data. It continues to be a strong player in mobile cloud computing, 5G-related R&D activities and commercialisation, 5G standard-setting and 6G… Read more...

Deutsche Telekom (DT) continues to work toward its goal of becoming the "leading digital telco" by converging its fixed and mobile networks. US subsidiary T-Mobile USA remains focused on building out its 5G network. DT is intensively engaged in Open RAN activities and 6G research. Both telcos are working to… Read more...

Japanese operator SoftBank is a segment of the SoftBank Group, which describes itself as a "capital provider driving the Information Revolution". It says it has been at the forefront of key technical shifts, from computers to the internet and from broadband to smartphones. Its focus now is on the "next… Read more...