Leading Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo and five of the country’s cable TV operators have formed a consortium to build local 5G networks.  Read more...

The possibility of acquiring their own localised 5G spectrum is attracting the attention of well-known Japanese companies, although not solely from the sector one might expect.  Read more...

The problem of coexistence with satellite TV may be putting the brakes on the adoption of 3.5 GHz, also known as the C-band, in some Asian countries, but it is still proving the most popular band for 5G across the region.  Read more...

Rakuten Mobile was expected to disrupt Japan's mobile market in the manner of India’s Reliance Jio but has found deploying a 4G network hard going.  Read more...

Japan will be near the forefront of the movement to assign spectrum for use by industry verticals when it makes 28 GHz frequencies available this year.  Read more...

Asian countries are adopting strict rules to prevent interference between Time Division Duplex (TDD)-based 5G networks in the popular 3.5 GHz band.  Read more...

Winners in Hong Kong’s 3.5 GHz auction later this year must pay HK$20,000 ($2,500) for every satellite SMATV system that needs protection from 5G signals.  Read more...

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) plans to announce which millimetre wave (mmWave) bands the country will use for 5G by December 2019, with 26 GHz the obvious candidate.  Read more...

Japan's telecoms ministry has awarded spectrum to the country's three established mobile operators—NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank—along with the recent new entrant Rakuten.  Read more...

There is more backing for 4.8—4.99 GHz in Asia than many people realise. However, it’s not clear if the band’s credentials are strong enough for it to become a 5G mainstay rather than a supporting player.  Read more...