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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.
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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.
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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.
