Japan’s Wireless Carriers Told To Unlock Phones Starting Next Year
(Reuters) – Japan’s wireless network providers are to lift restrictions on which network their subscribers can use, the government said, demanding that all smartphones and tablets to be sold with their SIM cards unlocked upon customers’ request starting next year. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday that all smartphones and tablets […]
TURKEY: 4G to be introduced in Turkey in 2015
Fourth generation telecommunications services (4G) will be introduced in Turkey in early 2015, stated Süreyya Ciliv, CEO of the country’s leading GSM operator Turkcell, saying that increasing mobile Internet traffic in recent years in Turkey must be matched by an improvement in technology. It has been five years since a 3G connection was first available […]
INDIA: BIS – 2nd List For The Additional Products For Approval Under Compulsory Registration Scheme.
BIS has notified the 2nd list for the additional products for approval under Compulsory Registration Scheme. Please find attached the list.
ECUADOR: Report on first debate of the Telecommunications Act was approved
With 10 votes in favor and two against, the Committee on Autonomous Decentralized governments yesterday approved the report for the first debate on the new Telecommunications Act. The topics include: The new royalties that telecommunication companies would pay and the creation of the Agency for the Regulation and Control of Telecommunications. In the case of […]
MADAGASCAR: implements telecoms law after nine-year wait
Madagascar is finally to see the implementation of Law No. 2005-023 of October 2005. Head of the Ministry of Posts, Telecoms and New Technologies (MPTNT), Neypatraiky Rakotomamonjy, has explained the new enforcement will introduce three major changes. There will be complete liberalisation of the Madagascan telecoms market, with operators now having to pay EUR5 million […]
COLOMBIA: Technical rules and requirements for terminal devices homologation – Request for comments
In accordance to the article 9 of decree 2696 of 2004, the CRC publishes the request for comments for the regulatory proposal, that modifies the applicable technical rules under which the terminal devices (Fixed and wireless phones, satellite and mobile terminals) will be evaluated. This will take effect six months after it is officially published […]
Inmetro – Public Consult Portaria 312 – to modify Portaria 170/2012
Portaria No. 312 July 1st, 2014 -Public Consult- Objective: Requirements Adequacy for informatics devices conformity evaluation – stablished by the Portaria No. 170 of April 10th, 2012. From July 1st it will be available on the Inmetro website the proposal for the final Portaria and for the informatics devices conformity evaluation requirements. There will be […]
SWITZERLAND: Draft of Decree of the Federal Office for Communications on Telecommunications Installations (OOIT)
Partial revision of the Decree of the Federal Office for Communications on telecommunications installations (OOIT). Two new interface regulations have been created for avalanche detection and landslide monitoring at 10 GHz. Some clarification regarding power limitation has been added for 5 GHz RLANs. Several new interface regulations for short range devices, transport and traffic applications, […]
RUSSIA: SRFC Authorises Use of ‘450MHz’ Band
At a meeting held on 13 October, the State Radio Frequency Commission (SRFC) authorised the use of frequencies in the 403MHz-410MHz, 417MHz-422MHz, 433MHz-450MHz and 469MHz-470MHz bands for the development of fixed, cellular and land mobile radio use, ComNews reports. The 450MHz band is ideal for deployment in rural areas as lower frequency bandwidths are able […]
JORDAN: Draft instructions of Electronic Authentication
TRC is in process of developing the legislative and regulatory frameworks that are necessary and appropriate for the licensing, accreditation process and follow-up the deeds of the authentication and electronic signature services providers in Jordan, TRC welcomes the comments from interested and concerned parties in this regard on the drafts of the instructions prepared by […]