On May 5, 2024, GCF released GCF-CC 3.93.0. The changes in the test bands are as follows:

• Deleted frequency bands: None;
• New frequency bands: CA_3A-20A+3A-20A, CA_3A-7A+3A-7A, CA_7A-20A+7A-20A, CA_20A-32A, CA_3A-32A, CA_20A-32A_RX4, CA_3A-32A_RX4, DC_1A_n41A, DC_41A_n77A, DC_21A_n257G, DC_3A_n257G, DC_18A_ n257I、DC_1A_n78C、DC_3A_n78C、DC_5A_n78C、DC_19A_n78(2A)、DC_21A_n78(2A)、DC_13A-66A_n77A、DC_2A-13A_n77A、DC_2A-66A_n77A、DC_13A-66A_n2A、CA_DL_n1A-n28A、CA_DL_n28A-n77A、CA_DL_ n3A-n77A、CA_UL_n28A-n77A、CA_UL_n3A-n77A、CA_UL_n1A-n3A、CA_UL_n3A-n78A、CA_UL_n28A-n78A、CA_DL_n1A-n3A-n28A。

GCF-CC 3.93.0 will be effective from May 5, 2024, will be mandatory since August 13, 2024 (when GCF-CC 3.92.0 will expire at Aug 12, 2024) and valid until November 11, 2024.

The European Commission launched a public consultation on the operation of Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 on 2 May 2024. They are important for identifying deficiencies in existing legislation and for developing the European standardization system in the future. Consulting stakeholders will provide valuable information for the assessment.

Click this link to check the original public consultation,  and the consultation is open until 25 July 2024.

On April 30, 2024, the FCC officially published on the Federal Register website the final rule of Supplemental Space Coverage (SCS) regulations numbered 2024-06669, which allows satellite operators to use terrestrial mobile communications spectrum to operate satellites to facilitate the convergence of satellites and terrestrial networks. The new regulations will come into force on May 30, 2024. The new regulations will allow satellite operators to use spectrum such as:

• 600 MHz: 614-652 MHz and 663-698 MHz;
• 700 MHz: 698-769 MHz, 775 MHz-799 MHz, and 805-806 MHz;
• 800 MHz: 824-849 MHz and 869-894 MHz;
• Wideband PCS: 1850-1915 MHz and 1930-1995 MHz;
• AWS-H spectrum block: 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz.

The spectrum allocation above and has some essential changes compared with the draft regulation published in April 2023.

The regulatory announcement also mentions that 911 services will be enhanced through SCS. The FCC simultaneously posted a separate public consultation on April 30 for the way SCS facilitates 911 services, click this link to check the original public consultation.

Click this link to check the original final rule 2024-06669.

On April 29, 2024, the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (MSIT) of the Republic of Korea issued Draft Announcement No. 2024-0479 to solicit public comments on the draft amendments to the Circular No. 2016-89 for Exemption from Licensing Equipment.

The proposed amendments relate to Article 7 of Announcement 2016-89, which requires an increase in the occupied bandwidth of certain low-power wireless devices for wireless access systems, including wireless LANs in the 6GHz band. For the frequency bands 5925~6425MHz, 5925~7125MHz, and 5925~6425MHz, it is recommended to increase the occupied bandwidth below 160MHz to below 320MHz.

Click this link to check the original public consultation and the consultation is open until 20 May 2024.

On April 24, 2024, the European Commission launched a study exploring the possibility of digitizing and collecting the conformity assessment certificates of all CE-marked products into a database called the "Digital Solution for Conformity Verification" (DSCV). The objective of the DSCV is to facilitate market surveillance and customs control and to provide more accessible and reliable data on the CE marking of products. Relevant stakeholders, such as customs authorities, market surveillance bodies, certification bodies, notified bodies, manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters, consumers, and managers of existing similar databases, were invited to participate in the study.

Click on the this link to view the original questionnaire, which was collected until May 17, 2024.

Following a public consultation on the new mobile phone charger by the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) on September 6, 2023, ANATEL published a new regulation, Ato 5155, on April 17, 2024, containing guidelines and test scopes for this product type, which will enter into force on October 14, 2024. The ATO 5155 Act defines safety and EMC testing requirements for DC/DC, AC/DC, and inductive mobile phone chargers. The new Act replaces Act No. 5159 issued in 2022 and Act No. 3481 issued in 2019.

Click this link to view the original text of Ato 5155.

On 15 April 2024, the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) published Directive No. 64/2024 on the website of the Macao SAR Government, amending Directive No. 198/2014 on low-power short-range radiocommunication equipment. There are two main contents:

• SRD products operating in the 5925-6425 MHz band are exempt from government authorization
• the frequency bands used by radionavigation and radiolocation satellite system receivers are no longer restricted.

The directive entered into force on April 15, 2024. Click this link to view the original text of CTT's Directive 64/2024.

On 15 April 2024, the UK published draft legislation to continue the use of CE marking under the Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) Regulations beyond 30 December 2024. The legislation, which will result in the UK continuing to accept CE marking indefinitely, is expected to come into force on 1 October 2024.

Click on this link to view the original text of the draft regulations.

On April 11, 2024, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) issued an announcement updating the list of devices and technical requirements for 5925-6425MHz in the form of a revised device category. These devices can be divided into two categories, and the requirements are as follows:

• Class 1 device: End-user or CPE device with a maximum output power of 24 dBm
• Class 2 equipment: Base station equipment with a maximum output power of 30 dBm, currently only allowed for indoor use.

This update has already taken effect. Click this link to view the original TATT announcement.

Extended Reading: Trinidad and Tobago is located in ITU Region 2, in January 2024 the announcement has stated that the use of 6425-7125MHz will be based onWRC-23. The above resolution does not include 6425-7125MHz, and the subsequent CTTL-T will continue to pay attention to whether TATT will reserve this frequency band for IMT use.

On April 8, 2024, the Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC) of Colombia published Circular No. 155 of 2024 on its official website, updating the technical standards for the certification of telecommunications terminal equipment in Colombia. This Circular replaces Circular No. 132 issued in 2020.

The recent spectrum auction conducted by the Colombian Ministry of Technology and Communications (MinTIC) has resulted in the spectrum being awarded to several telecom operators, including new frequency bands. To this end, the CRC has developed technical standards for compliance with telecommunication terminal equipment, covering mobile terminals, fixed telephones and satellite phones. Since the frequency bands allocated to mobile services in Colombia include both Band 2/4/5 for North America and Band 7/28/38 for Europe and the list of recognized standards includes FCC Part 22, 24 and 27 as well as the ETSI EN 301 908 series of standards. The CRC also clarified the requirements for EMC and SAR in the same document, with the EMC standard only applicable to Band 7/28/38.

Click this link to view the original circular, which will take effect from the date of publication.