On 21 April 2025, the National Communications Security Centre (NCCS) of India issued the following Indian Telecommunications Security Assurance Requirements (ITSAR):

• ITSAR309062504 - Smart camera;
• ITSAR309052504 - Smart meter;
• ITSAR309072504 - Vehicle tracking device;
• ITSAR702052504 - Class 5 equipment (OLT and ONT passive optical network equipment);
• ITSAR702042504 - Class 4 equipment (Wi-Fi CPE, IP routers, Cell Broadcast Centers and Dedicated Automatic Exchange Extensions);
• ITSAR702012504 - Category 1 equipment (including 23 types of 5G network function equipment, see the original text for details);
• ITSAR309042504 - Feedback device.

Click on the above standard number to view the original text of the corresponding standard.

On April 17, 2025, Burundi ARCT issued Ministerial Decree No. 580/01, which aims to regulate radio equipment and terminals that can be connected to public networks. The new regulations stipulate the conditions for the approval and use of radio and terminal equipment.

The main changes to the new regulations are as follows:

• the applicant for type approval must be an ARCT authorized entity;
• Approved devices must bear the ARCT label;
• To further protect consumers, the new regulations also highlight measures to combat counterfeit, low-quality, modified and stolen equipment.

Click on this link to view the original regulation.

Following October 10, 2024, the Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile issued Act No. 21.695 . Then, on April 16, 2025, Chile published a WTO consultation document on mobile information and telecommunications equipment and chargers. The regulation establishes universal interoperability between mobile devices and their chargers, requiring certain devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops, to use a USB-C port as the charging standard. At the same time, the regulation defines technical specifications based on international standards, and requires suppliers to clearly state whether the charger is supplied and the charging specifications of the equipment, the basic requirements are the same as the requirements of the EU Common Charger Regulation, but the international technical standards required by Chapter IV of the regulation are IEC 62680-1-2:2024 and IEC 62680-1-3:2024.

The draft is currently being solicited for comments, and the proposed date of adoption and entry into force have not yet been determined. Act No. 21.695, published on October 10, 2024, has a grace period of 2 years for mobile phones and 4 years for other mobile devices.

Click on this link to view the original WTO notification document.

On April 15, 2025, the European Commission presented a draft amendment to Regulation (EU) 2023/1670, which specifies ecodesign requirements for smartphones, feature phones, cordless phones and tablets.

Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 specifies the requirements for the supply and delivery of spare parts and the dismantling procedure. There was one error in the maximum delivery time that affected all phones and tablets, as well as an error in the requirements section for replacing the display components. To ensure clarity and consistency, it is proposed that the "Disassembly Requirements" and "Availability of Spare Parts" in Sections 1.1(3) and (5) of Part A-D of Annex II be revised as follows:

• With regard to the maximum delivery time for spare parts, this draft aims to clarify that the delivery requirement of 10 working days now applies to all remaining years, not just the last two years.
• "Display Components" has been added as an exception to the replacement requirement (Annex II A, B and D, Section 1.1, point (5)(b)). This change means that non-specialists cannot replace the display components.

If adopted, this amendment will enter into force on the twentieth day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The provisions of this Regulation shall apply from 20 June 2025, in line with the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1670.

Click on the link to view the original public consultation until 14 June 2025.

On 13 April 2025, Iraq's Communications and Media Commission (CMC) launched a public consultation on draft regulations for short-range wireless devices (SRDs) and ultra-wideband (UWB). The SRD equipment regulation contains several series of wireless devices, which refers to the corresponding EU technical standards without version. For Wi-Fi 6e, the standard is EN 303 687 , the frequency band is 5925-6425MHz, the power limit is 200mW, and it is only for indoor use.

Click this link to view the original public consultation, the comment period is until 13 May 2025.

On April 12, 2025, the Serbian Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RATEL) announced that the amendments made to the radio band allocation plan have entered into force.

Click this link to view the original notice of RATEL.

On October 2, 2024, Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Agency (IFETEL) approved modifications to the the guidelines for the use of the type approval guide and the IFT seal. The revised guidelines for the use of the IFT sealwere originally scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2025. IFETEL launched a public consultation on 11 April 2025 on the effective date and scope of the revised guidelines for the use of the IFT seal, postponing the original effective date from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2027.

Click this link to view the original public consultation and the comment period is until 2 May 2025.

On April 7, 2025, India's National Communications Security Centre (NCCS) issued a notice announcing that Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and Optical Line Terminal (OLT) products will be included in the Voluntary Security Certification (VSC) regime with an extension until August 31, 2025. As of September 1, 2025, ONT and OLT products must be certified under the ComSec scheme by mandatory ITSAR. This notice supersedes the notice dated December 6, 2024, which allows for voluntary certification to be valid until March 31, 2025.

Click this link to view the original NCCS notice.

On April 3, 2025, Brazil's National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANATEL) approved the "Regulatory Simplification Project", which will carry out major reforms in the telecommunications sector. The main changes are as follows:

• Consolidation of regulatory acts into a single framework, such as the approval of the General Telecommunication Services Regulation (RGST) and the Regulatory Experimental Environment Regulation;
• updating the Temporary Regulations on the Use of Radio Frequencies and adjusting internal regulations;
• repeal outdated regulations, update definitions, and improve rules for public interest services and restrictive services;
• Introduce a unified glossary to improve the comprehensibility and clarity of regulations.

Click this link to view the original ANATEL announcement.

On April 3, 2025, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) solicited public comments on the draft report of the Committee on Next-Generation Mobile Communications Systems on the technical requirements for 5G mobile communication systems (26 GHz band/40 GHz band).

Click on the link to view the original public consultation, and the comment period is until May 7 2025.