Most countries in the Americas have decided to open the full 1,200 MHz of the 6 GHz band to unlicensed use, generally with an emphasis on low power applications.

Cullen International’s latest benchmark covers the status of the 6 GHz band in eleven countries in the Americas. The benchmark shows that Chile and Mexico are the only countries in the region that have so far decided to reserve only the lower portion of the band (5925–6425 MHz) for unlicensed use. Brazil may follow this path now that the WRC-23 identified the upper portion of the band for IMT. Ecuador and Paraguay have not yet decided on the future use of the band.

Recently, Colombia consulted on the coexistence of standard power applications with point-to-point links and fixed satellite services (earth to space). In the USA, the FCC authorised the operation of very low power (VLP) devices in portions of the 6 GHz band.

So far, the power limits for low power devices are standardised across all countries, while the limits for very low power devices in the region alternate between 14 dBm and 17 dBm.

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