On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice No. DA 25-219 to solicit comments on initiatives to deregulate the FCC rules in response to President Trump's call for administrative agencies to unleash the dynamism of prosperity through deregulation and related executive orders.

Click this link to view the original DA 25-219 notice, and the comment period is until 11 April 2025.

On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially issued a final rule on the unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band, following the publication of the third edition of the report and order numbered FCC 24-125 on December 13, 2024. The rule will go into effect on May 5, 2025.

Click this link to view the original Final Rule for FCC 24-125.

The Cybersecurity Act 2024 has become official Australian law. As part of the implementation of the law, on March 4, 2025, the Australian Department of Home Affairs introduced the Cyber Security (Security Standards for Smart Devices) Rules 2025, which set mandatory cybersecurity requirements for consumer-grade smart devices.

The Rule will begin on March 4, 2026, giving manufacturers and distributors one year to ensure compliance. Manufacturers and distributors must comply with strict safety measures similar to EN 303 645, including:

• It is forbidden to use a universal default password;
• implement a vulnerability reporting mechanism;
• Define the support period for security updates.

To sell consumer IoT products in Australia, businesses must provide a declaration of compliance confirming compliance with these security standards. The document must include: product type and batch identifier; Manufacturer and representative details; Declaration of Compliance; support period information; Location, date, and signature.

Click this link to view the original Cyber Security (Security Standards for Smart Devices) Rules 2025.

On 25 February 2025, the Secretariat of Industry and Commerce of the Ministry of Economy of Argentina issued a resolution Resolution 16/2025, Resolution 17/2025 and Resolution 26/2025, which sets out the basic requirements for the quality and safety of electrical equipment. These resolutions include updates to power cord plug labels.

As of February 26, 2025, the following resolutions will no longer be valid (the original certificate is valid for 1 year):

• Resolution 169/2018 on Electrical Safety;
• Resolution No. 731/1987 on the labelling of power cords for Class I and II products;
• Resolution No. 524/1998 on minimum safety conditions for plugs and sockets.

Manufacturers and importers must submit a declaration of conformity and comply with the conformity assessment procedures necessary to sell products in Argentina. As of October 1, 2025, the conformity mark, i.e. the seal of conformity and the QR code, must be affixed to the product or the main packaging of the product.

On February 25, 2025, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre of India (TEC) issued an announcement numbered No. 5-2/2024-TC/TEC (Pt.1) announcing the list of Phase VI products of MTCTE (Mandatory Testing and Certification Procedure). The mandatory certification date will take effect on August 24, 2025. A total of 14 categories of products are included in MTCTE supervision, including cellular network CPE, fixed wireless telephones, etc.

Click this link to view the original TEC announcement.

On February 21, 2025, Indonesia's Directorate General for Digital Infrastructure (DJID, formerly SDPPI) announced on its website that the Minister of Communications and Digital Affairs Decree No. 12 of 2025 on Technical Standards for Telecommunication Equipment/Equipment for Radio Spectrum and Radio Local Area Network Based on Class Licenses has entered into force on January 15, 2025. For products operating at 2400-2483.5 MHz, 5150-5250 MHz, 5250-5350 MHz and 5725-5825 MHz, a transition period of up to 6 months will be provided, during which the original SDPPI Regulation No. 2 of 2019 can be used.

Click on this link to view DJID's news for this announcement.

On February 21, 2025, Indonesia's Directorate General for Digital Infrastructure (DJID, formerly SDPPI) announced on its website that the Minister of Communications and Digital Affairs Decree No. 46 of 2025 – "Radio Spectrum and Technical Standards Based on Wireless Power Transmission Category Licensing" has been published and will come into force on February 18, 2025. For different wireless charging operating frequency bands, the international standards referred to in the decree are EN 303 417 and EN 300 330 respectively.

With the promulgation of this Decree, the part of the Decree of the Minister of Communications and Information No. 260 of 2024 on the Technical Standard for Short-Range Equipment (SRD) concerning wireless charging has been replaced.

Click this link to view the original DJID press release, and this link to check the original document of KOMDIGI Decree No. 46 of 2025.

On 20 February 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) launched a public consultation on the radio standards specification RSS-247 Issue 4 "Digital Transmission Systems, Frequency Hopping Systems and Licence-Exempt Local Area Network Devices in 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz, 5150-5350 MHz, and 5470-5895 MHz bands". The standard outlines the technical requirements for the following systems: Digital Transmission System (DTS), Frequency Hopping System (FHS), Hybrid System, and License-Free Local Area Network (LE-LAN).

Click this link to view the original public consultation, and the comment period is until 5 May 2025.

On February 18, 2025, the Directorate General of Digital Infrastructure (DJID, formerly SDPPI) of Indonesia issued an announcement numbered B-229/DJID.3/SP.04.06/02/2025. The announcement cites Decree No. 13 of 2025 issued by the Ministry of Communications and Digital (KOMDIGI) on January 15, 2025. The decree establishes non-MRA foreign testing laboratories for the certification of telecommunications equipment. The authorization is valid from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, but DJI also mentioned in the announcement that it will re-evaluate and update the list of authorized laboratories by the end of 2025. DJI once again emphasizes that as of January 1, 2027, only reports from MRA National Testing Laboratories will be accepted.

CTTL Terminal Labs has once again obtained all the qualifications for mobile phones and tablets (HKT) and other equipment (non-HKT).

Click on this link to view DJID's news for this announcement, click this link to view the original text of KOMDIGI's Legislative Decree No. 13 of 2025.

On February 14, 2025, the Vietnam MIC released a draft to solicit public comments on the amendments and additions to Circular No. 02/2024/TT-BTTTT.

The circular sets out a list of potentially unsafe products and goods under VNTA. The main revisions to the draft are as follows:

• Clarification of new standards (including updates), such as QCVN 100:2024/BTTTT for terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA) equipment, QCVN 133:2024/BTTTT for NR and E-UTRA mobile base station equipment, and QCVN 134:2024/BTTTT for SAR requirements; QCVN 135:2024/BTTTT for surveillance cameras using Internet protocols has been added to the new circular;
• Surveillance cameras using Internet protocols were added as new product items that required type approval;
• QCVN 134 on SAR requirements has been formally requested to apply to mobile computers/handsets from July 1, 2026 and to DECT phones, tablets, laptops/laptops from July 1, 2027;
• Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7 devices operating at 6 GHz are added as new product items subject to SDoC requirements, which require QCVN 47:2015/BTTTT (RF) and QCVN 96:2015/BTTTT (EMC) test reports. For devices operating in the 6.425 GHz to 7.125 GHz band, manufacturers must commit to turning this band off.
• As of January 1, 2026, full testing of lithium batteries according to QCVN 101:2020/BTTTT will be required. Legacy local test reports typically include tests under QCVN 101:2020/BTTTT Clause 2.6 (on security). According to this requirement, the local test report must be re-obtained or all test items specified in QCVN 101:2020/BTTTT must be supplemented;
• For some QCVNs exempted from extreme conditions testing by 30 June 2025 in accordance with Circular No. 02/2024/TT-BTTTT, the exemption period will be extended until 30 June 2026 if the local laboratory is still unable to perform extreme conditions testing;
• According to this draft, type approval certificates issued after 15 July 2023 will continue to be valid until the end of their validity period. This may mean that type approval certificates issued before 15 July 2023 may be deemed invalid from the effective date of this circular.

The draft circular is expected to take effect on 1 July 2025.

Click on the this link to view the original draft circular and is open for comments until 14 April 2025.