The PolicyTracker Spectrum Handbook 2020 Updated to reflect WRC-19 decisions Sample pages: Order here Richard Handford, Manuel Marti, Dianne Northfield, Dugie Standeford, Martin Sims, Catherine Viola, Dr Jonathan Watson, and Toby Youell March 2020 Table of contents The PolicyTracker Spectrum Handbook 2020 Sample pages: Order here The PolicyTracker Spectrum Handbook 2020................................. 1 List of figures..................................................................................... 4 Executive summary........................................................................... 7 Context........................................................................................................ 7 Spectrum trends.......................................................................................... 8 Current mobile bands.................................................................................. 8 5G bands..................................................................................................... 9 Vendors...................................................................................................... 11 Operators................................................................................................... 12 Satellite industry........................................................................................ 13 OTT players............................................................................................... 14 Policy in the leading economies................................................................ 15 1. Introduction............................................................................... 17 Aims........................................................................................................... 17 Structure.................................................................................................... 17 The 5G spectrum portfolio......................................................................... 18 Finding new mobile spectrum.................................................................... 19 5G for vertical industries............................................................................ 22 2. Current mobile bands............................................................... 24 Overview.................................................................................................... 24 450 MHz.................................................................................................... 30 600 MHz.................................................................................................... 34 700 MHz.................................................................................................... 37 800 MHz.................................................................................................... 42 850 MHz.................................................................................................... 45 900 MHz.................................................................................................... 47 L-band........................................................................................................ 50 1800 MHz.................................................................................................. 53 1900 MHz.................................................................................................. 55 2.1 GHz...................................................................................................... 57 2.3 GHz...................................................................................................... 60 2.6 GHz...................................................................................................... 63 3.3 – 3.8 GHz............................................................................................. 67 3.7 – 4.2 GHz............................................................................................. 71 5.1 – 5.9 GHz............................................................................................. 74 26 GHz....................................................................................................... 77 28 GHz....................................................................................................... 81 40 GHz....................................................................................................... 84 3. Possible 5G bands.................................................................... 85 Overview.................................................................................................... 85 4.4 - 5 GHz................................................................................................ 88 6 GHz......................................................................................................... 90 10-10.5 GHz.............................................................................................. 91 32 GHz....................................................................................................... 94 47 GHz....................................................................................................... 95 70 GHz....................................................................................................... 96 71 – 76 GHz and 81 – 86 GHz.................................................................. 97 Above 90 GHz........................................................................................... 98 4. Vendors 99 Overview.................................................................................................... 99 Samsung.................................................................................................. 103 Nokia........................................................................................................ 106 !2 The PolicyTracker Spectrum Handbook 2020 Sample pages: Order here Cisco........................................................................................................ 109 Ericsson................................................................................................... 112 Intel.......................................................................................................... 115 Huawei..................................................................................................... 118 Qualcomm............................................................................................... 121 Amazon.................................................................................................... 124 Apple........................................................................................................ 127 5. Operators................................................................................. 130 Overview.................................................................................................. 130 AT&T........................................................................................................ 133 Deutsche Telekom Group........................................................................ 136 Telefónica Group...................................................................................... 139 América Móvil.......................................................................................... 143 Vodafone Group....................................................................................... 145 SoftBank Group....................................................................................... 150 China Mobile............................................................................................ 153 Orange Group.......................................................................................... 156 Verizon Wireless...................................................................................... 159 NTT DOCOMO........................................................................................ 162 6. Satellite 164 Overview.................................................................................................. 164 Inmarsat................................................................................................... 166 SES.......................................................................................................... 169 Echostar................................................................................................... 171 7. OTT players............................................................................. 173 Overview.................................................................................................. 173 Google..................................................................................................... 176 Facebook................................................................................................. 178 Microsoft.................................................................................................. 181 8. Policy in the leading economies........................................... 182 Overview.................................................................................................. 182 China....................................................................................................... 185 India......................................................................................................... 190 United States........................................................................................... 193 Brazil.......................................................................................................