The Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam has released a draft amendment to Circular No. 08/2021/TT-BTTTT, which regulates radio equipment exempt from licensing.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued the Radiocommunications (Cordless Communications Devices) Class Licence 2024, effective from September 27, 2024. This licence authorizes cordless communication devices, such as land stations and DECT handsets, to operate in specific frequency bands, including 1.7175-1.7925 MHz, 30.0625-30.3125 MHz, 39.7625-40.25 MHz, and 1880-1900 MHz. Devices must comply with Australian and international standards, including the ARPANSA limits and the ETSI EN 301 406 standard for DECT technology.

On September 15, 2024, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued a circular announcing the approval of the proposal to include the 5925-6425 MHz range of the 6GHz band, allowing Wi-Fi, IoT, and Wireless LAN to be used on a shared basis within cellular networks.

On 23 September 2024, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Philippines issued a new Memorandum Circular.

The Department of Telecommunications (TEC) has extended the acceptance of ILAC-accredited test reports from non-border sharing countries until December 31, 2024, under the MTCTE scheme.

Recently, the Telecommunications Regulation Commission (TRC) in Jordan issued a new regulation introducing updates to the type approval process. This regulation took effect on September 15th, 2024.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) of Vietnam recently has postponed the 2G network shutdown by one month, moving the date from September 15 to October 15, 2024. This delay was formalized through Circular No. 10/2024/TT-BTTTT, which also suspended the implementation of the new 900MHz and 1800MHz frequency planning.

On October 2, 2024, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) released a public consultation on the proposed way forward for 100% adoption of and complete migration to IPv6 in Malaysia.

As of September 16, 2024, Vietnam has begun phasing out 2G mobile services. GSM-only devices are no longer supported, except in specific cases such as machine-to-machine (M2M) communications or in remote areas.

To follow up MRT news from December 9, 2022, the Agencia Nacional del Espectro (ANE) of Colombia recently published a public consultation for Very Low Power (VLP) and Standard Power (SP) applications in the 6 GHz frequency band.