This report provides a snapshot of the global status of national usage of spectrum above 6 GHz for 5G services. It is part of a series of reports which separately also cover spectrum bands below 1 GHz and between 1 GHz and 6 GHz.
This report reflects a market that is in constant fl ux and feedback is greatly appreciated to keep it current. Please send comments and information to research@gsacom.com.
Key statistics:
Spectrum bands above 6 GHz are being explicitly opened up to enable provision of 5G services. GSA is aware of the following usage for 5G. The 24250–29500 MHz range covering the overlapping bands n257 (26500–29500 MHz), n258 (24250–27500 MHz) and n261 (27500–28350 MHz) has been the most-used 5G mmWave spectrum range to date:
Band n260, covering 37000–40000 MHz, is also already being used, with three companies in the USA actively deploying networks using this spectrum.
In addition:
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