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• repeal outdated regulations, update definitions, and improve rules for public interest services and restrictive services;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.

On April 2, 2025, Mexico government published IFT-017-2023 errata updating the Video Bandwidth (VBW) entry for Section 5.7.2. The minimum channel bandwidth required for the 5725 MHz – 5850 MHz band is "≥ 3 x RBW".

Click this link to view the original errata sheet.

On March 31, 2025, the new Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) of Vietnam, which was formed by the merger of the former Ministry of Communications and Media (MIC) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), issued an announcement numbered 01/2025/TT-BKHCN amending the announcement 08/2021/TT-BTTTT issued on October 14, 2021. The revision expands the original 326.5kHz-340kHz wireless charging frequency band to 315kHz-400kHz, and adds and updates more technical requirements related to WLAN in the 6GHz frequency band.

The effective date of the announcement is May 15, 2025.

Click this link to view the original announcement.

On 28 March 2025, South Africa's Independent Communications Authority (ICASA) launched a public consultation on dynamic spectrum access and opportunistic spectrum management for the innovative spectrum frequency ranges 3800-4200 MHz and 5925-6425 MHz. The public consultation referred to 3800-4200 MHz as ISFR 1 and 5925-6425 MHz as ISFR 2. For each frequency band, the equipment deployment height, EIRP and power spectral density (PSD) limit requirements are given for different environments (indoor, urban outdoor, rural outdoor).

Click this link to view the original public consultation, and the comment period is until 30 May 2025.

On March 25, 2025, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA) announced the launch of the Japan Cybersecurity Technology Assessment Requirements (JC-STAR) voluntary certification label program. This program applies to Internet of Things (IoT) devices that can use IP to send and receive data over the internet, as well as IoT devices that are indirectly connected to the internet. The program is divided into four product categories, STAR-1 and STAR-2 labels can be granted through self-declaration, and STAR-3 and STAR-4 labels are awarded after third-party laboratory testing and evaluation.

The JC-STAR label contains a QR code that links to the labeled product's website via IPA with details such as supplier information, product information, label information, safety information (any updates or vulnerabilities to the product), and contact information. An example of a label that contains a QR code is as follows:

The JC-STAR STAR-1 label is valid for 2 years, and the IPA will publish a list of labeled products in early May 2025. Conformance standards are currently being developed for STAR-2, STAR-3 and STAR-4 products.

Click this link to view the original METI announcement.

On March 21, 2025, the Communication, Electronics and Postal Authority (ARCEP) of Burkina Faso issued a regulation No. 2025-011/ARCEP/CR. To accommodate the increasingly diverse applications and rapid technological advancements in the field, governments have considered dividing short-range devices (SRDs) into wider frequency bands. In this regulation, the 6 GHz band (5925MHz-6425MHz) is now officially open for Wi-Fi 6E, with specific frequency ranges specified for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. There has also been a significant increase in the adoption of various emerging technologies, which are increasingly prevalent and used across all SRD categories.

It is important to note that all SRDs must obtain ARCEP type approval prior to import and deployment in Burkina Faso.

Click this link to view the original ARCEP regulations.