Spectrum
Spectrum by band
Holdings are grouped by the band a filing or agreement actually names. Granted means a regulator's document confers the right. In review means the regulator has accepted an application and has not granted it. Requested means a filing, proposal, or announcement that is not a grant. Testing means a regulator has licensed a trial or experiment. Total megahertz is shown only when a source states one number.
Where the filings sit on the dial
Ranges drawn for Japan. Grants for other countries are not listed in this view.
- Granted
- In review
- Requested
- Testing
- Granted — no local operator specified
Local operators
| Band | Country | Service | Status | Local operator | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-band | Japan | MSS | Requested | Rakuten MobileThe committee paper asks MIC to consider 2 GHz MSS among other FDD bands. No assignment is stated. | mic-rakuten-committee-2026-11-04 |
| Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz | Japan | not stated | Testing | Rakuten MobileLicensee on the MIC experimental-station page. The page does not call the station SCS or MSS. | mic-rakuten-exp-2025-11-11 |
Band by country
GrantedIn reviewRequestedTesting
| Band | Japan |
|---|---|
| S-band | Requested · source pendingMSS · Rakuten Mobile[2] |
| Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz | Testingnot stated · Rakuten Mobile[1] |
S-band
2026-11-04 · Japan · Requested · Not stated · Service MSS · source pending
Rakuten's paper says satellite direct communication needs more FDD spectrum, for example the 2 GHz MSS band. No channel edges are assigned. This is not a licence.
Local operator(s). Rakuten Mobile
Filings. 電波有効利用委員会（第16回）資料16-5, 4 Nov 2026, published by MIC.
Low-band cellular, 700 and 800 MHz
2025-11-11 · Japan · Testing · Licensed · Service not stated
The opened page authorizes an 実験試験局 at 715.24–717.76 MHz, 15 carriers spaced 180 kHz, 200 mW, talking to AST & Science BlueBird satellites, within stated areas of Fukushima, Shimane, and Chichijima. It is a test licence, not a commercial service authorization.
Local operator(s). Rakuten Mobile
Filings. MIC experimental station page, licensee 楽天モバイル株式会社, date 令7.11.11 (11 Nov 2025), valid through 令12.11.10 (10 Nov 2030). Licence number not displayed.
Source pending
- Source pending: a Japanese commercial service licence. The opened MIC record is an experimental station at 715.24–717.76 MHz. A 46 GHz feeder licence described in secondary reporting was not opened. Rakuten's 4 Nov 2026 committee paper asks MIC to consider 2 GHz MSS and does not assign it.
Country pages are on Countries. The Ligado docket is on Ligado.
References
- [1] Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Experimental station record, licensee Rakuten Mobile, 2025-11-11. Public licence page. Station type 実験試験局. Date 令7.11.11, valid through 令12.11.10. Counterpart: AST & Science BlueBird satellites. 715.24–717.76 MHz, 15 carriers at 180 kHz, 200 mW. The licence-number field is blank on the public page. This review opened this record and did not enumerate every Rakuten experimental licence. https://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/musen/SearchServlet?DD=1&DFCD=0004601204&IT=A&pageID=4&styleNumber=11
- [2] Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 電波有効利用委員会（第16回）資料16-5, 2026-11-04. Rakuten Mobile's committee paper. It asks the committee to consider FDD spectrum for satellite direct communication, giving 2 GHz MSS as an example. It is not a licence or a channel assignment. https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/001099614.pdf
Last reviewed 2026-11-14. Sources are linked beside the claims they support.