5G and "IMT for 2020 and beyond" [Spectrum Policy and Regulatory Issues]

In this issue we are revisiting the general area because of more recent developments. The three basic developments include two major national regulatory agencies asking for and receiving comments on the approaches to be used for millimeter-wave mobile communications and Working Party 5D of the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) updating its plans and schedules for 5G development and finalizing its view of a timeline toward what is now called "IMT-2020" or "IMT for 2020 and beyond."