Home / Honduras’s National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) has issued Resolution NR 003/26, amending the National Frequency Allocation Plan (PNAF). The resolution was adopted on August 26, 2026, published in the Official Gazette La Gaceta on September 2, 2026, and took effect on publication. It extends the 6 GHz band for wireless access systems and RLANs…

Home / China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), acting through the Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA), has released revised China Compulsory Certification (CCC) implementation rules for luminaires (CNCA-C10-01:2026) and ballasts (CNCA-C10-02:2026). Both rules were published on September 23, 2026 and will apply to all CCC certification activities for these products from January 1, 2027….

Home / The Syrian Telecommunications and Post Regulatory Authority (SY-TPRA) has issued a circular prohibiting the import of telecommunications equipment that operates on mobile networks unless it supports 4G/LTE or later generations. Devices that operate only on 2G networks, 3G networks, or both will be gradually phased out of service over a period to be…

Home / The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has published Issue 2 of its Technical Specification for Security Requirements for Residential Gateways (IMDA TS RG-SEC), dated June 2026. The new issue replaces TS RG-SEC Issue 1 from October 2020 and reflects the uplift from Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme (CLS) Level 1 to CLS Level 2. It…

Home / The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a Framework for the Use of the Lower Part of the 6 GHz Band, covering the 5925 to 6425 MHz range. The framework opens the band to Wireless Access Systems and Radio Local Area Networks (WAS/RLAN), including Wi-Fi 6 applications, on a spectrum license-exempt and shared…

Home / The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a technology-based framework to strengthen the monitoring and enforcement of Type Approval requirements for SIM-enabled communications devices. The framework runs on a new Device Management System (DMS), which automates Type Approval compliance checks and sets up a Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR). Under the system, all…

Home / The Australian Telecommunications Alliance has published Amendment No. 1/2026 to AS/CA S042.1:2025, Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network, Part 1: General. The standard was first published on 30 June 2025 and replaced AS/CA S042.1:2022. The amendment was published on 26 June 2026. The standard sets general requirements for…

Home / Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) moved certification and homologation procedures for telecommunications products to a new platform, Certifica, on September 8, 2026. From that date, the old System for Certification and Homologation Management (SCH) stopped accepting new requests. Certifica handles the same regulatory functions on updated technology, and the certification rules themselves have…

Home / Honduras’ National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) issued Resolution NR 003/26, approved on August 26, 2026 and published in the Official Gazette La Gaceta on September 2, 2026 (No. 37,236). The resolution changes several national notes in the National Frequency Allocation Plan (PNAF). It enables private IMT networks and the Mobile Satellite Service, expands the…

Home / The Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL) approved Resolution No. 074-2026 on August 27, 2026. The resolution sets operating parameters for low power equipment and devices and for industrial, scientific and medical (ICM) applications in the 915 to 928 MHz frequency segment. The segment will operate under a generic license regime, in line with…

Home / On 2 September 2026, Lebanon’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) issued a letter (Ref: TRA/PRE/327-020926) clarifying the Type Approval procedure for telecom-enabled equipment imported into Lebanon. The letter confirms that Type Approval applications and certificates are handled in the manufacturer’s name. Once a product or model is approved, every importer of that same product…

Home / On August 14, 2026, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) issued a statement clarifying its regulatory position on the End-User and Subscriber Service Charter (EUSSC) Amendment Regulations. The clarification follows numerous stakeholder requests after ICASA’s August 11, 2026 briefing to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies. In the…