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2024-10-21 Bangladesh BTRC Approves Use of 5925-6425 MHz BandOn September 15, 2024, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued a circular announcing the approval of the proposal to include the 5925-6425 MHz range of the 6GHz band, allowing Wi-Fi, IoT, and Wireless LAN to be used on a shared basis within cellular networks. -
2024-10-18 Philippines NTC Issue certificate Renewal Requirements about WiFi 6EOn 23 September 2024, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Philippines issued a new Memorandum Circular. -
2024-10-16 India TEC Extends ILAC Test Report Acceptance for Telecom EquipmentThe Department of Telecommunications (TEC) has extended the acceptance of ILAC-accredited test reports from non-border sharing countries until December 31, 2024, under the MTCTE scheme. -
2024-10-14 Jordan TRC Issue New Type Approval RegulationRecently, the Telecommunications Regulation Commission (TRC) in Jordan issued a new regulation introducing updates to the type approval process. This regulation took effect on September 15th, 2024. -
2024-10-11 Vietnam Postpones 2G Network Shutdown to October 2024The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) of Vietnam recently has postponed the 2G network shutdown by one month, moving the date from September 15 to October 15, 2024. This delay was formalized through Circular No. 10/2024/TT-BTTTT, which also suspended the implementation of the new 900MHz and 1800MHz frequency planning. -
2024-10-09 Malaysia MCMC Opens Public Consultation on the Complete Migration to IPv6On October 2, 2024, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) released a public consultation on the proposed way forward for 100% adoption of and complete migration to IPv6 in Malaysia. -
2024-09-30 Vietnam Started Phasing Out 2G Mobile Services in September 2024As of September 16, 2024, Vietnam has begun phasing out 2G mobile services. GSM-only devices are no longer supported, except in specific cases such as machine-to-machine (M2M) communications or in remote areas. -
2024-09-27 Colombia ANE Opens Public Consultation on the Use for 6GHzTo follow up MRT news from December 9, 2022, the Agencia Nacional del Espectro (ANE) of Colombia recently published a public consultation for Very Low Power (VLP) and Standard Power (SP) applications in the 6 GHz frequency band. -
2024-09-25 India TEC Announces Amendments to MTCTE Testing & Certification Procedure v3.0The Telecommunication Engineering Centre of India has announced amendments to the Testing & Certification Procedure v3.0 of MTCTE (TEC 93009:2024), which take effect immediately as of September 19, 2024. The key amendments are outlined as follows: -
2024-09-23 Hong Kong OFCA Issues Three SpecificationsOn August 26, 2024, the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) in Hong Kong published the following three specifications: