Recently, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) officially released the IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 standard, establishing safety requirements for Audio/Video (AV) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment. This update aligns with the IEC 62368-1:2018 standard and replaces the previous IS 13252 (Part 1) and IS 616 standards.

On June 30, 2025, the Australian standards - AS/CA S042.1, S042.4 and S042.5 - were officially released with the 2025 edition.

On July 7, 2025, the Ministry of Communication and Digital of Indonesia has launched a public consultation on the Draft Decree regarding Telecommunication Equipment that Must Meet Technical Standards.The draft outlines telecommunication devices and equipment that must comply with technical standards, based on the HS code. Please note that even if specific devices/equipment are not listed, they must still comply with the relevant certification requirements in Indonesia as long as their specifications are regulated. The Decree will take effect 30 days after finalization. The public consultation will close on July 20, 2025.

Following the MRT news issued on November 11, 2024, the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) has officially released an agreement confirming a two-year postponement of the new IFT Seal requirement.

National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in Thailand successfully concluded the frequency auction for the 1500MHz band (B75/n75) on June 30, 2025, officially opening the LTE B75 and 5G NR n75 bands in Thailand for receiver-only use.

In late June of 2025, India’s Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) announced several updates to the Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) policy.

On June 17, 2025, the Eswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM) issued General Notice No. 5/2025, accompanied by a document titled ‘Decision to Retire Legacy Mobile Network Technologies (2G and 3G) in the Kingdom of Eswatini’.

Recently, the Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kominfo) of Indonesia announced the new regulation "Keputusan Menteri Komunikasi Nomor 204 Tahun 2025" for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA), aligning with global 5G standards under IMT-2020. The decree specifies the use of the n50 frequency band (1432-1517 MHz) for 5G NR operations in Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode. Additionally, the channel bandwidths shall comply with ETSI TS 138 101-1.

Indonesia is planning to transition most of telecommunication device testing to local testing by the end of 2026. The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) announced this goal on June 4, 2025, aiming to conduct most of the testing domestically by the end of 2026.

On June 11, 2025, the National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) in Papua New Guinea released a consultation paper initiating a public consultation on the “DRAFT Spectrum Outlook & Roadmap 2025 to 2030”.