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The attached response includes policy recommendations, along with a more detailed background on the evolving role of this range for mobile connectivity, focusing on the need for the upper 6 GHz for full-power macrocell IMT.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GSMA and Connect Europe\u00a0members strongly support that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Licensed 6 GHz capacity is required to carry the increasing data demand, user and service requirements per connection, and support Europe\u2019s 6G leadership.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spectrum capacity needs for 6G deployments should consider channel sizes of 200-400 MHz.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Availability of licensed upper 6 GHz mobile spectrum, at reasonable conditions and price, will drive cost-efficient network deployment, help lower the broadband usage gap and support digital inclusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is scope to improve the efficiency of unlicensed Wi-Fi spectrum use, with upgrades from Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 to the latest technologies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lower 6 GHz band is an almost entirely unused space in which Wi-Fi can evolve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The full upper 6 GHz (6425-7125 MHz) should be made available to full-power macrocell IMT,\u00a0 without any additional power restrictions or sharing mechanisms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GSMA, Connect Europe and their members thank the RSPG for the opportunity to contribute to this important consultation on the draft RSPG opinion on the upper 6 GHz band. 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