On 16 June 2024, the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) of the UAE launched a public consultation on a study on the deployment potential of private 5G networks in the UAE. The topics to be discussed include five aspects: existing network and technical conditions, regulatory and compliance considerations, application scenarios and business opportunities, economic feasibility and investment return analysis, and other suggestions.

Click on this link to view the original public consultation, and the comment period ends on 31 July 2024.

On February 2, 2024, the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) of the United Arab Emirates published the standard TS FS 004 V1.0  Advanced Mobile Positioning (AML). AML is a positioning technology for mobile phones when making emergency calls, and has been included in the CE marking of emergency location related tests since March 17, 2022. The scope of application of the TS FS 004 technical standard issued by the UAE is consistent with CE certification and only applies to mobile phones, and the reference technical standards are also consistent with CE certification, which are ETSI TS 103 625 and ETSI TS 103 825, respectively. The mandatory implementation date of TS FS 004 is March 1, 2024.

Click this link to view the original TS FS 004 V1.0 link.