Qatar: CRA Issues Updated Class License for Short-Range Devices (SRD)
The Qatar Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) released the fifth version of the Class License for Short-Range Devices, replacing the fourth version issued in June 2021. This update follows a public consultation process in the second quarter of 2024 where stakeholders and interested parties provided feedback on a license draft. Key updates to the Class License […]
Qatar: CRA Announces Cessation of 3G Mobile Telecommunications Services
This past August 19th, The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has announced in their official website that, from December 31st 2025, there won’t be any 3G networks in Qatar and the bands used for this technology will no longer be allowed for these devices. Additionally to this, immediately after this publication, CRA informed that the imports […]
Qatar: CRA issues Public Consultation for updating the Short Range Devices Class Licenses.
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) published a public consultation on its website, aiming to get comments on the proposed updated Class License for Short Range Devices (SRDs). Main changes proposed are mostly as follows: All interested parties may present comments through the email type.approval@cra.gov.qa, until June 25, 2024. Type Approval Impacted? YesSpectrum Impacted? YesImports Impacted? No
QATAR: CRA Issues a Class License related to Wi-Fi 6E
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Qatar (CRA) is pleased to announce that, with immediate effect, the lower part of the 6 GHz band (5925-6425 MHz) is available and allocated under the Class Licensing regime set in the Applicable Regulatory Framework (ARF) for the use of RLAN devices. CRA would like to emphasize that it will […]
QATAR: CRA Issues IPv6 Security Guidelines
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) have issued Security Guidelines for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), with the aim of providing support to organizations in Qatar that are currently implementing or planning to implement IPv6 in their networks. The Security Guidelines show the network configuration commands necessary for IPv6 […]
QATAR: Class License for Short Range Devices – Version 4
On May 19th, 2021, The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) published a class license for short-range devices in order to cope with recent technological developments and to follow the resolutions and recommendations of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), the Communications Regulatory Authority has decided to modify the current version of the Class License for short-range devices […]
QATAR: Consultation on Wireless Local Area Network (Wi-Fi 6)
On March 21st, 2021, The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) published a public consultation on its website related to the Wireless Local Area Network (Wi-Fi 6) and CRA’s proposed policy for assigning the full frequency band (5925 – 7125 MHz) to this network with an aim of receiving views and comments from the local and international […]
QATAR: Public Consultation on Class License for Short Range Devices
On February 16th, 2021, The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has published on its website a Public Consultation on Class License for Short Range Devices, which invites all stakeholders to provide their views and comments in response to the content in this consultation. This public consultation has been created as a result of recent technological developments. […]
QATAR: CRA Publishes Spectrum Outlook
On January 17th, 2021, The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has published on its website a document titled “Qatar Spectrum Outlook”, which is an overview of CRA’s overall approach in terms of the planned activities to manage the radio spectrum affairs in Qatar until 2022. The Spectrum Outlook includes CRA’s priorities related to some of its planned programs and projects for the radio […]
QATAR: CRA Qatar Last Call regarding public consultation on the proposed Class License for Wireless Home Area Networks (WHAN)
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) launched a public consultation today for the proposed Class License for Wireless Home Area Networks (WHANs). The aim of the consultation is to receive views and comments on the content of the Class License from multi-stakeholders including consumers, telecom service providers, or suppliers and manufacturer of Radio & Telecommunications Terminal […]