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The Philippine National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued Memorandum Circular No. 003-09-2025, signed on August 28, 2025, which will take effect 15 days after publication. Under the circular, all public telecommunications entities, including Globe and Smart, are required to implement an area-specific phased shutdown of 2G and 3G services, with a complete nationwide switch-off by…

On July 2, 2025, Israel’s Ministry of Communications (MOC) announced that 2G and 3G networks will be phased out by December 31, 2025, with all devices relying solely on these technologies ceasing to work from January 1, 2026. This decision follows earlier steps: imports of 2G/3G-only phones were banned in 2022, and their network use…

As of January 2025, Indonesia’s telecommunications regulatory body SDPPI (Direktorat Jenderal Sumber Daya dan Perangkat Pos dan Informatika) has officially been renamed to DJID (Direktorat Jenderal Infrastruktur Digital). This change is part of the broader organizational restructure of KOMINFO, now known as the Ministry of Communication and Digital. BACL is proud to be providing complete…

The NBTC has issued a new regulation announcing the termination of type approval and importation for 2G and 3G-only equipment, effective June 30, 2025. Key Changes: Type approval certificates (Class B) for 2G/3G-only equipment will no longer be issued after June 30, 2025. Importation of 2G/3G-only products will be prohibited after June 30, 2025. Self-labeling…

Bay Area Compliance Laboratories (BACL) reminds our valued clients that we continue to offer full-service support for Korea KCC/RRA compliance certification through our long-established capabilities. BACL US is fully accredited to perform Korea compliance testing locally, allowing customers to complete required evaluations without sending samples overseas. Once testing is completed, our Korea branch facilitates the…

INACOM Strengthens Security Measures INACOM has implemented a major upgrade to its internal security framework for documentation requiring official approval, following the discovery of counterfeit approval certificates in Angola’s market. As an immediate precaution, the agency has temporarily placed all certificates under quarantine pending further evaluation. During this review period, applicants are required to strictly…

Type Approval Guidelines of Electronic Communications – May 26, 2015 The requirement for providing samples during the type approval process in Ghana is now being actively enforced, as outlined in Section 9.10 of the regulation: “In all cases of Type Approval, a sample shall be included in the application.” This mandate applies to all equipment…

On January 22, ANATEL issued Resolution 772, which officially replaces the previous Resolution 759. The new regulation took effect on February 3, 2025. Resolution 772 outlines the assignment, allocation, and distribution of frequency bands in Brazil, defining their applications and intended services, similar to FCC 2.106. This update brings modifications to the allocation and use…

Thailand’s NBTC has announced a public hearing to establish new technical standards for Wireless Microphones and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT). Key topics include: NBTC TS 1006-25xx: Technical Standard for Wireless Microphones Frequency Usage and Radiocommunication Equipment Criteria NBTC TS 1006-25xx: Technical Standard for DECT Technology Public Hearing Period: 15 January – 17 March 2025…

On 14th November 2024, Thailand NBTC had announced a new Technical Standard of 5.925 – 6.425 GHz (accepting ETSI EN standard). NBTC Notification: Technical Standard for telecommunication equipment using frequency of 5.725-6.425GHz Announcement date November 14, 2024 Effective date: November 15, 2024 You may find original announcement on this website: https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/documents/49525.pdf Further compliance support will…