On March 23, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its covered list to add foreign-made routers to the list. This restriction is mainly for consumer-grade routers that are intended for residential use and can be installed by consumers themselves. Foreign manufacturers will be banned from obtaining FCC equipment authorizations for new consumer-grade routers, meaning that related products cannot be legally imported and marketed in the United States. This restriction does not affect the continued import and sale of FCC-certified router products.

The FCC also has an exemption mechanism that allows manufacturers to apply for Conditional Approvals from the U.S. Department of War (DoW) or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in accordance with FCC guidelines. If approved, the applicant will take an exemption period of up to 18 months to continue obtaining FCC certification. The application is submitted to the FCC's specific mailbox, and the FCC submits the materials to the DoW and DHS for review, and once approved, the FCC can proceed to approve the new model of equipment authorization. The main application materials to be submitted include:

• Enterprise structure: including complete shareholding structure, beneficial owners (beneficiaries holding 5% or more of the shares) and financial influence of foreign governments;
• Manufacturing and supply chain disclosure: detailed bill of materials (BOM), component country of origin and single point of failure risk assessment, etc.;
• U.S. Manufacturing & Reshoring Program: Commitment to a specific timeline, capital expenditure, and return on schedule for future expansion of production capacity within the U.S.

Click this link to view the original FCC press release, click here this link to view the updated covered list, click this link to view the exemption application guideline.

On 20 March 2026, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore launched the following public consultationd:

• Technical Specification for eUICC Subscription Management Technology - Consumer Device;
• Technical Specification for eUICC Subscription Management Technology - M2M Device;
• Technical Specification for Provisioning of eUICC Subscription Management.

The content of this consultation on technical specifications includes: software and hardware configuration requirements for M2M (or Internet of Things) devices and consumer devices using eUICC technology when implementing the "M2M Remote SIM Provisioning" function; and security and functionality requirements for consumer and M2M servers deployed in Singapore.

Click this link to view the original IMDA eUICC public consultations, which is open for comments until April 3, 2026.

On March 18, 2026, the Hong Kong Communications Authority (OFCA) issued the following performance specifications:

• HKCA 1078 Issue 2 – Performance specification for radio equipment operating in the 920-925 MHz frequency band;
• HKCA 1049 Issue 2 – Applicable at 865-868 MHz and/or 920-925 MHz Performance specifications for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices operating in the frequency band.

Click on the above standard number to view the original specification.

On March 18, 2026, the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) of Singapore issued a press release announcing that it had signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The two parties will mutually recognize the IoT Cybersecurity Labeling Scheme, namely CSA's CLS and METI's JC-STAR. The memorandum will officially enter into force on June 1, 2026.

The press release pointed out that Singapore has signed mutual recognition agreements on IoT security with a total of five countries, including Finland, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Japan.

Click this link to view the original CSA press release.

On March 16, 2026, the French Prime Minister approved a revision to the French National Band Allocation Table. The revision includes 915MHz related amendments to support IoT deployments, upgraded regulatory requirements for wireless microphones, and 5945-6425MHz Wi-Fi out-of-band domain spurious emission limits. Among them, the harmonized standard ETSI EN 303 687 V1.1.1 for the 5945-6425MHz frequency band has a out-of-band domain spurious emission limit of -45dBm/MHz below 5935MHz for very low power (VLP) products. In 2024/3157 (EU) issued on December 19, 2024, the limit can be relaxed to -37dBm/MHz for products that support the frequency selection mechanism. 2024/3157 (EU) has already taken effect on January 1, 2026, and the ANFR revision of the band allocation table officially implements the relevant regulations of the European Commission.

Click this link to view the relevant band allocation update announcement for ANFR.

India's National Centre for Communications Security (NCCS) recently issued two notices, the main contents of which are as follows:

• On March 11, 2026, NCCS published a notice on security test hardening。 The notice requires the applicant to provide reinforcement guidelines that meet the requirements of the annex to the notice, and requires that the reinforcement measures remain effective after the equipment is rebooted, and the telecommunications security testing laboratory (TSTL) should conduct tests on the reinforced samples, and the test results should indicate whether the technical requirements are met due to the use of reinforcement measures;
• On March 17, 2026, NCCS released another security test notice allowing applicants to apply modifications to their "device under test" at TSTL (DUT) provided that the relevant declaration is submitted as set forth in the Annex to the Notice.

Click the links in the above list to view the original notice.

On March 10, 2026, the Chilean Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones (SUBTEL) publicly solicited opinions on the use of the 600MHz frequency band for IMT communication services.

Click this link to view the original public consultation, which is open for comments until April 9, 2026.

On March 9, 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published the Implementation Guidelines for Extended Reality Products (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, etc.) (in accordance with IS/IEC 62368-1:2023) and the Implementation Guidelines for Migration to IS/IEC 62368-1:2023. Where:

• The product implementation guidelines state that from May 1, 2026, new certifications for XR products shall not use IS 13252 (Part1): 2010 or IS 616: 2017;
• The migration implementation guidance states that for all electronic and information technology products, the current transition period for IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 and IS 13252 (Part1):2010 or IS 616:2017 is until November 1, 2028. During the transition period, existing certificate holders should complete the standard replacement, and the certificate using the old standard will become invalid after the transition period.

Click this link to view the product implementation guide, click this link to view the migration implementation guide.

On March 6, 2026, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore published the Technical Specification for Cellular Mobile Terminals (IMDA TS CMT Issue 1 Rev 4). Updates to the specification include:

• From December 31, 2026, all phones must disable 2G networks by default;
• From April 1, 2026, all mobile phones must have emergency community broadcasting functions;
• Devices that reach the end of product life (EOL) before the above date are not subject to the above requirements.

Click this link to view the original IMDA TS CMT Issue 1 Rev 4.

The Ministry of Telecommunications (DoT) of India previously issued an announcement on January 20, 2026, to use the 5925-6425MHz frequency band for license-exempt applications. The DoT noted that some products had previously received certificates which supported but disabled 5925-6425MHz. The DoT issued another notice on March 6, 2026, setting out the compliance requirements for enabling the 5925-6425MHz band under the revised regulatory framework. Stakeholders of products capable of operating in the 5925-6425MHz band but only obtaining certificates for the 2.4GHz and/or 5GHz bands should reapply for a new certificate to enable the 5925-6425MHz band. These necessary steps must be completed by April 5, 2026. The 5925-6425 MHz band may not be enabled, activated, or used unless a new certificate authorization is obtained.

Click this link to view the original DoT announcement.