The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has published the Bahamas National Spectrum Plan 2026–2029 (ECS 04/2026), the country's fourth spectrum framework and its first to fully integrate WRC-23 outcomes. The Plan revises the National Frequency Allocation Table to align with the 2024 ITU Radio Regulations, opens new IMT bands at 3.3–3.4 GHz, 3.6–3.8 GHz and 6.425–7.125 GHz, and identifies spectrum for HAPS/HIBS and Earth Stations in Motion. Here is what manuf

Togo's telecom regulator ARCEP has approved a new National Frequency Allocation Plan (PNAF) through Decree No. 2026-037/PC, replacing the 2022 plan and aligning the country's spectrum framework with the ITU's WRC-23 Radio Regulations. The update identifies additional bands for 5G/IMT, high-altitude platform stations, a maritime safety information system, new aeronautical mobile allocations, and inter-satellite communications. Here's what the Togo PNAF means for manufacturers

Sri Lanka's TRCSL has enforced a strict one-email-per-vendor policy in its new Equipment Clearance System (ECS), effective immediately. All Vendor Licensees handling Type Approval or IMEI/SRD device clearances must now use a unique email per account. Multi-vendor representatives must maintain separate credentials per entity. Non-compliance disrupts clearance submissions.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has extended the mandatory implementation deadline for IS 302 (Part 1): 2024 / IEC 60335-1:2020 — the safety standard covering Adapters for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances — to 23 February 2027. The one-year extension lets existing licensees and new applicants keep running the 2008 and 2024 standards concurrently while they re-test lead models, update documentation, and meet the revised battery, cybersecurity, and moisture-res