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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.
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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:
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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:
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2024-09-20 India WPC Published New Memorandum Concerning ETA ApprovalOn September 9, 2024, the WPC Wing of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India issued a new Office Memorandum concerning the Equipment Type Approval (ETA) for license-exempt wireless equipment devices.
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2024-09-18 Nigeria NCC Issues New Type Approval RegulationIn August 2024, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) published the Nigerian Communications (Type Approval) Regulations, 2024 and the Type Approval Business Rules.
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2024-09-13 Bahamas URCA Opens Public Consultation on 5G TechnologyThe Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA) of the Bahamas has recently released a public consultation for 5G mobile communications systems.
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2024-09-11 Vietnam MIC Issues Draft Cybersecurity Regulation for IP Surveillance CamerasVietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued a draft regulation (QCVN 135:2024/BTTTT) outlining baseline cybersecurity requirements for IP surveillance cameras. Devices will be required to comply with cybersecurity standards based on ETSI EN 303 645 and ETSI TS 103 701.
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2024-09-09 Mauritius ICTA Opens Public Consultation on Making Available Additional Spectrum for IMTOn August 23, 2024, the Information & Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) of Mauritius opened a public consultation on making available additional spectrum for IMT.
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2024-09-06 Qatar to Phase Out 3G ServicesThe Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) of Qatar has announced that it will phase out third-generation (3G) mobile services.
