Home / Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) approved the creation of the Telecommunications Sustainability Seal and its accompanying Sectoral Action Plan on June 11, 2026. The initiative, reported by Board Counselor Alexandre Freire, rewards telecom and ICT companies for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices through a voluntary, reputational recognition system. It caps a process…
Home / India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has notified the Use of Short-Range Automotive Radar System in the 77-81 GHz Band (Exemption from Licensing Requirements) Rules, 2026, published as G.S.R. 468(E) on June 11, 2026. The rules exempt 77-81 GHz automotive radar equipment from frequency licensing under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Indian…
Home / The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) issued Circular No. 247, directing all accredited conformity assessment bodies to verify that products carry the supplier’s name and commercial registration number on their labels. The requirement applies to products covered by 10 specific technical regulations and takes effect October 1, 2026. SASO issued the…
Home / Anritsu EMEA GmbH has equipped CERT (Centre d’Étude et de Recherche de Télécommunications), Tunisia’s national telecom testing authority, with a comprehensive multi-technology wireless test infrastructure, announced from Vienna, Austria, on May 5, 2026. Delivered in partnership with Prisma International, Anritsu’s authorized partner in Tunisia, the deployment equips CERT’s conformity testing laboratory with platforms…
Home / The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Kingdom of Bahrain has published its Compliance Priorities Program 2025 Scorecard, assessing the country’s three mobile operators, Batelco, stc, and Zain, against six regulatory focus areas. The scorecard uses a mystery-shopping methodology built around a weighted, multi-level indicator hierarchy. Overall compliance scores came in at 92…
Home / The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) of Mauritius has issued a press communique confirming the phased shutdown of 3G mobile services nationwide, with full decommissioning to be completed no later than 2028. The decision, endorsed by government on October 3, 2025, follows operational input from the country’s mobile network operators (MNOs), who…
Home / The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued an amendment, dated February 25, 2026, to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018, updating the validity and continuation-of-operation provisions for licenses to use the Standard Mark under Scheme-II. The amendment clarifies the initial license term, renewal period, and annual fee payment obligations for licensees. BIS…
Home / Chile has officially enacted Decree 60 from the Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, mandating USB Type-C as the universal charging interface for mobile and telecommunications devices sold in the country. Published in the Official Gazette on May 13, 2026, the decree implements Law No. 21,695 and aligns Chile’s regulatory framework with international…
Home / On May 28, 2026, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) published Announcement No. 11 of 2026, releasing the Catalogue of Restricted Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (2026 Edition) (hereinafter the Catalogue) and the accompanying List of Exceptions to the Application of Restricted Substances in the Catalogue (2026 Edition) (the…
Home / On 22 May 2026, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published Government Notice 7501 in the Government Gazette (No. 54718), introducing the Regulations on Dynamic Spectrum Access and Opportunistic Spectrum Management in the Innovation Spectrum. The regulations govern the use of two frequency ranges – 3800 to 4200 MHz (Innovation Spectrum…
Home / On May 31, 2026, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) issued Announcement No. 7 of 2026, formally expanding the scope of mandatory product certification (CCC certification) to include mobile power banks and associated lithium-ion batteries and battery packs. The announcement introduces a new mandatory national standard and updated implementation rules that…
Home / President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan has signed a pivotal Decree aimed at significantly improving governance in the fields of cybersecurity and personal data protection. This legislative action leads to the establishment of the National Cybersecurity Agency (NCA), a public legal entity operating under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport….
