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6 GHz in APACMobile evolution in6.425–7.125 GHz The Asia-Pacific region is home to some of the most advanced 5Gmarkets globally. Bytheend of 2025, 5G is projected to accountfor more than half of total mobile connections in leading countriessuch as Australia, China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.Meanwhile, other major economies such as India and Vietnam aregrowing rapidly and are expected to catch up by the endofthisdecade. As adoption expands so will the demand for spectrum, especiallymid-bands for city-wide and indoor capacity. The full availability ofthe upper 6 GHz band (6.425–7.125 GHz) for mobile networksis crucial to support continued growth and set the stage for next-generation 6G services. MID-BANDS AND MOBILE DATA OVERVIEW In the future,6G will use 200–400 MHz channels Digital developmentneeds macro-cellfull-power 6 GHz Mid-bandsare indoorand outdoor Datademandis rising 202421 GB/month per connection to203061 GB / month per connection (3x) In APAC, data perconnection between2024 and 2030 as5G accelerates 12 Gbps Peak 6 GHz trial speeds: IN THE GLOBAL SELECTION OF CITIES IN THIS REPORT: 16%coming fromlow bands 71%of urban indoor 5G useis provided by 3.5 GHz times higherthan lowbands and2.5× higher thanlower mid-bands Data growth Mobile and fixed operators will need to managesignificant traffic growth on their networks overthe next decade. Global mobile traffic growth in2023 was the largest of any year to date. The 2023increase alone was greater than the absolute trafficlevel in 2018. Looking ahead, average data use isexpected to be around 3x higher in 2030 than in2024 in APAC. The absolute increases in network traffic will continue to grow at higher numberseach year – despite lower percentage growth itis important for regulators and policymakers tounderstand that traffic volumes each year continueto get larger. Additional mobile spectrum in the upper 6 GHz bandcan support this growth in APAC. Planning 6 GHz for the future Each mobile generation has used wider channel sizesthan the one before, from 1.25 MHz 2G channels tothe 100 MHz channels used for 5G. The 6G era in the2030s will use 200–400 MHz channels in mid-bandsto cater for capacity and speeds required to deliverservices and applications. 6 GHz will be able to provide some of this capacity.The 700 MHz available in the upper 6 GHz band canonly provide the lower end of the 200–400 MHzrange in a typical three-operator market. However,it is still the most likely way to support sufficientchannel sizes in APAC. Socio-economic benefits constraints through to 2035, making additionalspectrum critical for enhancing network performanceand broader economic value. In 2024, GSMAi studied the potential economicbenefits of three different policy options for the upper6 GHz band in nine countries around the world. —licensed mobile use (Scenario 1)—unlicensed RLAN use (Scenario 2)—enabling shared use by reducing the power levelsof mobile deployments (Scenario 3). As shown below, there is scope for more efficientuse of Wi-Fi spectrum by deployment of newer Wi-Fi technologies. With more efficient spectrum use,existing unlicensed bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and lower6 GHz) are sufficient to handle future Wi-Fi demand. The greatest economic benefit was always achievedwith Scenario 1, where the upper 6 GHz band isassigned to licensed, macro-cell mobile use withstandard power levels. This is because mobilenetworks are more likely than Wi-Fi to face capacity Shared use approaches that limit power substantiallyreduce capacity and benefits, while indoor/outdoorusage distinctions lack justification given most mobiletraffic originates indoors. Figure 3Economic benefits of the three scenarios in nine countries Proportion of expected GDP in 2035 Indoor-outdoor mobile usage Data from SpeedTest Intelligence (provided byOokla), shows that most mobile use is indoors andlargely delivered over mid-band spectrum. also suggests the upper 6 GHz band can effectivelyprovide an additional capacity layer in urban areasand meet the majority of indoor and outdoorrequirements. Trials have shown that 6 GHz can deliver comparableindoor coverage to the 3.5 GHz range. Evidence Distribution of 4G and 5G indoor scans by spectrum band A clear pathway for Wi-Fi evolutionin lower 6 GHz Data gathered by Ookla across APAC during Q22025 in 12 cities shows that some countries hadalmost no scans using Wi-Fi 6E across the 6 GHzband.1Others only have single-digit percentages oftotal Wi-Fi scans in the 6 GHz. Even in South Korea,the only APAC country to have opened up the entire6 GHz band (6.425–7.125 GHz) for Wi-Fi, just 2% ofWi-Fi 6/6E scans in Seoul were using this band. Spectrum in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi ranges iscarrying the majority of today’s APAC Wi-Fi traffic,leaving the band 5.925–6.425 GHz open to the futureevolution of Wi-Fi technology. Distribution of Wi-Fi scans by technology Today, much of APAC still relies heavily on olderWi-Fi technologies, espec