Ofcom opens the door for mmWave 5G in the UK

This week, UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced the first steps towards making mmWave 5G a reality for the operators, launching a consultation on its proposal to release spectrum in the 26GHz (24.25–27.5GHz) and 40GHz (40.5–43.5GHz) bands.Currently, UK operators provide 5G services across a variety of spectrum bands between 700MHz and 3.8GHz, already offering considerably lower latency and higher speeds than were previously available to customers using 4G LTE. mmWave spect