NTT Docomo wins Japan's national 26 GHz 5G spectrum auction
NTT Docomo has secured Japan's nationwide 26 GHz spectrum licence, while JTower and High Tech Inter won regional licences, following the ministry of internal affairs and communications' (MIC) auction for millimetre-wave spectrum to support 5G. The auction covered 400 MHz of nationwide spectrum in the 25.8-26.2 GHz band and regional licences in the 26.8-27 GHz band. Five companies qualified to participate, including NTT Docomo, KDDI/Okinawa Cellular Telephone, SoftBank, JTower and High Tech Inter.