Mid-band Spectrum. Member Report October 2021.v2 [Updated to FCC report in Member Annex and table]
Mid-band Spectrum for LTE and 5G Networks: Licensing and Deployments Worldwide, End-September 2021
Introduction
Many LTE networks have been launched using mid-band spectrum and operators and regulators have come to recognise the value of mid-band spectrum for 5G networks, offering as it does a combination of coverage and capacity.
This report provides a snapshot of the global status of national usage of mid-band spectrum between 1.6 GHz and 7.125 GHz for LTE and 5G services. It is part of a series of reports which separately also cover spectrum below 1.6 GHz (low-band spectrum) and spectrum above 24.25 GHz (high-band spectrum).
(Note: all references to countries/territories in this document can be read as also including territories, special administrative regions, disputed territories and dependencies.)
This report reflects a market that is in constant evolution and feedback is greatly appreciated to keep it current. Please send comments and information to research@gsacom.com.
LTE and 5G in bands between 1.6 GHz and 7.125 GHz
Several key spectrum ranges between 1.6 GHz and 7.125 GHz are used for LTE and 5G. Many of the same bands are also used for networks based on 2G or 3G technologies (but those are not analysed in this report).
The 1800 MHz band is most used, followed by C-Band spectrum and spectrum at 2.6 GHz. The key spectrum bands licensed/deployed for LTE and 5G are:
Spectrum at 1700 MHz is widely used in the Americas for LTE. In total, 73 operators in 23 countries/territories have been identified as holding licences to deploy networks at 1700 MHz, of which at least 52# have launched or are deploying their networks in this spectrum range.
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