Operators currently lack enough spectrum resources in order to be in a position to launch future ‘5.5G’ networks, Yang Chaobin, Huawei’s president of ICT products and solutions and head of the wireless solutions division, told reporters.
“There are no specific spectrum bands for ‘5.5G’. All bands can be used for this technology. However, operators may face some challenges as the spectrum already allocated to the mobile industry is not sufficient for ‘5.5G’,” Chaobin said during a press conference at the Huawei’s 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) being held this week in Bangkok, Thailand.
The executive noted that the 6 GHz band will be a key band for the so-called ‘5.5G technology’ and urged telecom regulators globally to reserve this spectrum band for mobile operators.
