On 3 September 2025, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) published a circular on its official website under the number SQASI/CMCS/1/25/0004. The circular allows the certification of communication equipment operating in IMT band 31 (450 MHz), band 39 (1900 MHz) and band 79 (4700 MHz), and the standards to be followed in the relevant frequency bands are as follows:

• LTE B31: SRSP MS 450 and MCMC MTSFB TC T015:2022;
• LTE B39: SRSP MS 1900 and MCMC MTSFB TC T015:2022;
• NR n79: SRSP MS 4700 and MCMC MTSFB TC T016:2021.

Click this link to view the original MCMC SQASI/CMCS/1/25/0004 circular.

Following the announcement of India's National Communications Security Centre (NCCS) on August 7, 2025, extending the period of Voluntary Security Certification (VSC) for Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) and Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) to September 1, 2025, the NCCS issued another notice on August 29, 2025, extending the period to December 31, 2025. As of January 1, 2026, these products will be mandatory for ITSAR compliance under the ComSec scheme.

Click on this link to view the original NCCS announcement dated August 29, 2025.

On August 28, 2025, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of the Philippines issued a memorandum circular numbered 003-09-2025 to retire 3G and 2G services in the Philippines.

The circular requires all public telecommunications entities (PTEs) providing 3G services to ensure that 3G services are phased out nationwide by December 31, 2026. All PTEs should submit a Technology Transition Plan within 60 days of the effective date of the Circular. The plan should include a timeline for the 3G phase-out plan, a disposal plan for retired 3G equipment, information on public awareness campaigns, and details of transition support for affected consumers. The circular makes it clear that the NTC will subsequently issue guidelines on not accepting applications for type approval and type acceptance certificates. This notice shall take effect fifteen days after its publication in a newspaper with a large circulation nationwide.

Click on this link to view the original text of NTC No.003-09-2025.

On August 28, 2025, the Parliament of Moldova officially adopted amendments to Law No. 235/2011 on certification and conformity assessment activities. From February 28, 2026, products can be imported and sold in the Republic of Moldova with the CE conformity mark and the accompanying EU declaration of conformity. In view of the above information and the amended provisions of Law No. 235/2011, the certification body has initiated a restructuring process and temporarily suspended its certification activities and certification work. Certification activities will resume after alignment with the new legal provisions.

Click on this link to see the amendments to Law 235/2011.

On August 27, 2025, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) launched a public consultation on the RSS-252 Issue 3 "Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) On-Board Units (OBUs) in the 5895 - 5925 MHz Frequency Band" standard. This radio standard defines certification requirements for license-free cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) devices operating in the 5895-5925 MHz band.

Click on this link to view the original text of the public consultation, the consultation period is open until November 10, 2025.

On August 27, 2025, the Communications Authority of Hong Kong (OFCA) released the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) and E-UTRA Equipment Type Approval Criteria on its official website:

• TAC 013 – Radio equipment for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the 1430-1444 MHz band. The standard sets three equivalent omnidirectional radiated power (EIRP) levels: 42 dBm for Level 1, 35 dBm for Level 2, and 23 dBm for Level 3. The standard also specifies other key parameters such as channel bandwidth, frequency tolerance, adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR), and receiver selectivity. The standard refers to Regulation [2023] 252 issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
• TAC 014 - E-UTRA user device requirements for the 1880-1920 MHz band. The device must operate in the 1880-1920 MHz non-paired frequency band. The technical requirements of the standard are consistent with standards such as ETSI EN 301 908-13 and 3GPP TS 36.521-1.

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

On August 26, 2025, Egypt's National Telecommunications Authority (NTRA) sent an email notice to its authorized laboratories, announcing that from now on, laboratories will not be allowed to issue VOC certificates for cellular devices with 3G as the highest technology. NTRA then announced to manufacturers and importers on September 1, 2025 that the products will no longer be type approved or imported from October 1, 2025, but cellular devices that only support 2G will still be subject to type approval or import.

On August 23, 2025, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) launched the following three public consultations:

• Public Consultation No. 2009: "Technical requirements for 800 MHz broadband low-power radio systems" in "Technical requirements for the development of low-power radio systems"; Public Consultation No. 2033: "Technical Requirements for 3D Positioning Systems" in "Technical Requirements for the Development of Commercial Land Radio Communications". Click this link to view the original text of the above two public consultations, which are open for comment until September 22, 2025.
• Public Consultation No. 2043: "Technical Conditions for Space Transmission Wireless Power Transmission Systems" - "Technical Conditions for Outdoor Use of Spatial Transmission Wireless Power Transmission Systems in the 920 MHz Frequency Band". Click this link to view the original public consultation, which is open for comment until September 23, 2025.

On August 21, 2025, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security issued a statement announcing that the United States and the European Union have reached an agreement on a reciprocal, fair and balanced trade framework agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Framework Agreement").

Article 13 of the Framework Agreement states that the EU reaffirms that a US conformity assessment body may be designated as a notified body under the Annex to the Telecommunications Equipment Industry of the European Community-United States Mutual Recognition Agreement (1998). These Notified Bodies will be able to carry out the basic requirements tasks outlined in the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, including cybersecurity. The United States and the European Union will negotiate a mutual recognition agreement on cybersecurity. As of October 31, 2025, there are already four U.S. certification bodies on the EU NANDO website that have been listed as notified bodies in the EU cybersecurity category.

Click this link to view the original statement of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security.

On August 20, 2025, Brazil's National Telecommunications Authority (ANATEL) issued a circular numbered 246/2025/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL, confirming that all new and existing cellular equipment (approved or about to be approved) will not be able to use FDD Band 2 (1880-1920 MHz). Even during the renewal process, ANATEL confirmed that this FDD band was not considered.

Click this link to view the original text of ANATEL Circular No. 246/2025/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL.