The rising LTE subscriber base, expending deployment of LTE advanced networks, and the growing adoption of smartphone and tablets will continue to drive the use of data heavy applications. It is driving operators to apply efficient solutions for backhaul networks to handle accelerating mobile data traffic. Regulators and operators are considering efficient solutions for allocation and utilization of spectrum bands for mobile backhaul networks in order to meet the bandwidth requirement of advanced mobile networks. This report presents available backhaul spectrum bands for LTE networks and regulatory considerations in different markets based on ABI Research’s mobile backhaul market data as well as surveys accessed to the regulators and mobile backhaul equipment vendors.