The US, S. Korea and Japan were the first to roll out commercial 5G, but many other countries and operators are following,working to move incumbents to free up spectrum for 5G in the LB, MB and HB as soon as possible. Most 5G devices deployed over the next 2 – 3 years will use the mid bands for 5G, but LB is on the increase, with 28 countries planning auctions / allocations over the next 18 months. Operators in nine countries are deploying mmW; 30 more countries have announced auctions or upcoming allocations to operators for 5G mmW.