5G Spectrum September 2020 Snapshot is the latest update to 5G spectrum contained in the GSA GAMBoD database.
207 OPERATORS HOLD LICENCES ISSUED FOR 5G BANDS WORLDWIDE
Between them they hold more than 310 licences to use 5G spectrum bands
As of end August 2020 GSA’s NTS database showed:
- C-band spectrum has been a key early focus of investment by operators. 178 operators were investing in C-band spectrum (3300-4200 MHz), with 82 of those known to be actively deploying networks using Band n77 or Band n78.
- C-band spectrum was already well supported in devices at that point. By August GSA had catalogued 178 announced 5G devices positioned as supporting Band n78 or Band n77. The majority (117) of those were phones, followed by non-industrial CPE at 27 devices, with modules making up the next largest category at 23 announced devices.
- The mmWave spectrum bands n257, n258, n261 have also been a focus of investment with 127 operators identified as investing in 5G using spectrum between 24250 MHz and 29500 MHz.
- By August 2020 GSA had identified 32 devices (commercial and pre-commercial) with announced support for Band 257, n258 or n261. 17 of those were phones, and eight were CPE devices
5G Spectrum September 2020 Snapshot
