This table shows the actions taken against Huawei in 40 countries. Read more...

Australia’s state-owned wholesale broadband provider NBN has been trialling the 26 and 28 GHz bands over long ranges (approximately 10km) as a possible upgrade to its existing fixed-wireless service. The company’s trial, and those of its technology partners, provide “high levels of confidence” that this approach would allow NBN to… Read more...

Australia historically has adopted an evidence-based approach to spectrum policy with an underlying belief that market-based competition between participants will produce the most favourable outcome, aided by a minimal intervention from regulators. Read more...

In addition to the 3.5 GHz band (and the wider mid-band spectrum in the 3.3-5 GHz range), Samsung’s priorities for 5G spectrum are the mmWave bands 26, 28 GHz and 40 GHz. Samsung supports a IMT identification for 26 GHz, 40 GHz and 66-76 GHz at WRC-19. Read more...

Spectrum auctions have become the default mechanism for assigning high-value frequencies around the world, but the past five years have seen growing concern about the possible impact of steep auction prices on investment, consumer prices, mobile network coverage and 5G rollout. Are some governments becoming wary? Read more...

There is no globally harmonized spectrum for IoT, and there is no indication that this situation will change. IoT spectrum considerations therefore remain in the hands of national regulators. Read more...

Legend Population density (People per km2)  <1  1-5  5-25  25- 250  250-1000  >1000 Uninhabited  Read more...

Steady progress is being made in releasing 700 MHz for mobile with 30 auctions anticipated over the next three years. Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas are the furthest advanced but few definite plans have been made in Africa or central Asian countries. Read more...