On June 18, 2025, the Colombian Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC) issued Circular Letter No. 162 of 2025. The circular expands the product range from mobile phones to fixed and satellite terminals; allocate 2500MHz to 4G and 5G technologies; The technical standard table has been revised and equipment is required to meet the technical requirements for electromagnetic radiation (SAR), RF and EMC stipulated by international standards such as IEEE and 3GPP.

Click on this link view the original text of CRC Circular No. 162 of 2025.

On September 18, 2024, Colombia's National Spectrum Agency (ANE) launched a public consultation on very low power (VLP) and standard power (SP) for un-licensed outdoor applications in the 6 GHz band.

Click on this link to view the original public consultation. The comment period is until 9 October 2024.

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.