Spectrum
Radio spectrum enables every type of wireless service including satellite systems, radar, mobile and fixed telecommunications, as well as broadcasting. A finite resource, future technology developments will only increase the demand for more mobile spectrum.
Effective worldwide management of radio spectrum across all technologies is vital to the long-term growth of the industry. To this end, the GSMA works closely with governments and regulators to enable the mobile industry to contiue to bring new and innovative services to market.
Digital Dividend
The switchover from analogue to digital terrestrial TV will free up an unprecedented amount of spectrum – the Digital Dividend. The GSMA is working hard to ensure a fair and well-balanced reallocation of this spectrum between interested industries to ensure that society reaps the full social and economic benefits.
Liberalisation
Removing technology restrictions could bring many benefits to consumers, but is not without risk. Find out more about the GSMA’s work on spectrum liberalisation.
Refarming
Will deploying UMTS in the 900MHz frequency band successfully bring economic benefits and wider access to mobile broadband services? The GSMA is actively involved in the spectrum refarming debate.
Core and Extension Bands
The GSMA is lobbying for urgent licensing of spectrum in the 3G core band (1920-1960MHz, paired with 2110-2170Mhz) and the 3G extension band (2500-2690MHz) to enable universal access to mobile broadband.
