Mobile and wireless broadband below 5 GHz
Published: 14 December 2016
Last updated: 6 May 2026
Within Ofcom's Spectrum Policy Group, the Authorisations, Products and Licensing team manages the radio spectrum resource currently allocated to public wireless telecommunications services, including cellular mobile networks and broadband wireless access networks, both for the UK and for the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. This section covers the UK cellular operators
Frequency and technical information
Published: 2 October 2023
Last updated: 6 May 2026
Technical requirements, spectrum allocations and coordination procedures for mobile and wireless broadband services.
International coordination
Published: 20 January 2015
Last updated: 1 May 2026
Information on International coordination and current memoranda of understanding relating to mobile and wireless broadband frequency bands.
Shared access licences
Published: 9 December 2019
Last updated: 1 May 2026
The shared access licence is part of a new framework for enabling shared use of spectrum, aiming to make it easier for people and businesses to access spectrum for a wide range of local wireless connectivity applications.
Information about spectrum frequencies and allocations
Published: 13 June 2024
Last updated: 24 April 2026
More information about how radio spectrum is allocated in the UK, including links to important documents.
Statement: Decision to make Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption)(Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026
Published: 11 December 2025
Last updated: 15 April 2026
Statement: Future authorisation of the 1900–1920 MHz band
Published: 10 March 2025
Last updated: 26 January 2026
This statement sets out our decision to allow access to the 1910–1915 MHz spectrum for Emergency Services Network (ESN) gateways prior to 4 April 2029.
Spectrum trades
Published: 20 January 2023
Last updated: 13 January 2026
Details of applications we have received for spectrum trades.A register of trades is published under the Spectrum Information Portal in Ofcom’s Spectrum Information System.
Mobile and wireless broadband above 5 GHz
Published: 22 June 2017
Last updated: 18 December 2025
This section relates to UK Spectrum Access and Broadband Wireless Access Operators. Block-assigned spectrum in the frequency bands between 10 GHz and 40 GHz provides backhaul connections between the network transmitters and may also provide fixed wireless connections for other customers.
Spectrum Access (Offshore Mobile)
Published: 28 November 2025