ZAMBIA: Revision of The 5G Spectrum Roadmap
On August 4th, the ZICTA published the notice regarding 5G in which the Authority has revised the Roadmap for the release of high demand spectrum as follows: a) Spectrum in the 700 MHz band (703-733 MHz paired with 758-788 MHz) that was scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2023 will be issued […]
THAILAND：NBTC – Public Hearing for WiFi 6E and WiFi 7
The regulator of Thailand – the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has prepared (draft) two new NBTC announcements related to Spectrum Licensing Criteria 5.925 – 6.425 GHz in a General License and related technical standards to support the use of such new technology on Aug. 11th, 2022. There is a total of three issues […]
ARGENTINA: ENACOM – Identification for Registration and Renewals of Equipment
Mindful that it will be two years since the publication of ENACOM Resolution No. 854/2020, which establishes the mandatory minimum guidelines for the marking of the equipment registered in the RAMATEL, mainly of the iso logotypes and isotypes that must be included in the marking of approved products, and that was granted for its adequacy […]
PAKISTAN: Draft Regulations for Telecom Equipment’s Standards, 2022
On August 1st, PTA published the Draft Regulation for Telecom Equipment’s Standards. In this regulation they specify the bodies’ standards that are applicable to the authority. This includes but is not limited to the following: The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Directive 2014/53/EU for Radio Equipment Directive (RED) European Standards (EN) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) […]
MAURITIUS: 5945-6425 MHz for Broadband Wireless Access Services
On August 4th, the regulator in Mauritius – The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) published a decision for allocation of 5925-6425 MHz for WiFi 6E, especially to be used by LOW POWER INDOOR (LPI) DEVICES and VERY LOW POWER (VLP) WAS/RLAN DEVICES Type Approval impacted: NoSpectrum Impacted: 5925-6425 MHz for WiFi 6EImports Impacted: NoStandards Impacted: NoProduct Impact: Equipment with […]
UNITED KINGDOM: Regulatory Change to UKCA Program
The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is a new UK product marking that is used for goods being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland). It covers most goods that previously required the CE marking, known as ‘new approach’ goods. The UKCA marking came into effect on 1 January 2021. However, […]
KENYA: Updated SRD Guidelines
In June 2022, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) updated the guidelines for the use of radiofrequency spectrum short-range devices. The updated guidelines include the frequency bands 5925-6425 MHz, allocating spectrum for Wi-Fi 6E equipment in these bands Type Approval impacted: NoSpectrum Impacted: 5925-6425 MHz can be used for WiFi 6En Imports Impacted: NoStandards Impacted: Updated SRD guidelinesProduct Impact: SRD/Wi-Fi 6E […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Approves Technical and Operational Conditioning Requirements for 27.5 GHz to 27.9 GHz Sector Use
On June 27th, 2022, ANATEL approved technical and operational conditioning requirements for use of the 27.5 – 27.9 GHz band through Act No. 8995/2022. The objective is to Establish the technical and operational requirements of conditions of use of the spectrum for the sub-band 27.5 GHz to 27.9 GHz, in accordance with the Regulation on […]
New Zealand: WLAN Use in The 6 GHz Band
New Zealand Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) has now made the 5925 – 6425 MHz frequency band available for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) under the Low Power Indoor (LPI) use and the Very Low Power (VLP) Indoor and Outdoor use regimes through the Radiocommunications Regulations Notice 2022. The country is now in line with the […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Extends COVID-19 Renewal Letter Acceptance Deadline
Brazilian agency ANATEL Issue Official Document, Letter n° 265/2022/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL Updating The Exception for Renewals Due to Coronavirus. For all renewals with no changes in the equipment, the certificate will expire on October 31st. 2022, It will accept only a Renewal Letter with no further documents or pictures requested. The same date is applied for remote […]