Mexico's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) has added mobile wireless access to nine AT&T spectrum concessions in the 3550–3600 MHz segment, complying with a final court ruling in a dispute dating back to 2019. The decision unlocks a contiguous 50 MHz TDD block nationwide, subject to conditions on satellite protection, TDD synchronization, EMF limits and mandatory equipment homologation. Here is what changes and what manufacturers should do next.

On 6 October 2026, the European Commission proposed a new EU Standardisation Regulation to replace Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. The proposal aims to cut the average development time of harmonised standards from six to four years, introduce binding deadlines, make standards referenced in EU law freely accessible, and allow requests to designated standards bodies beyond CEN, CENELEC and ETSI. Here is what manufacturers need to know before Parliament and Council adopt it.

Malaysia's MCMC has opened a public consultation on proposed enhancements to the Communications and Multimedia (Licensing) Regulations 2000, running from September 21 to October 20, 2026. The proposals align the rules with recent CMA 1998 amendments, raise most individual and class licence fees, introduce a regulatory fee for overseas class licensees, and make network security compliance a standard condition for all licensees. Stakeholders have until 12:00 noon (MYT) on Octob

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched an automated framework to enforce Type Approval for all SIM-enabled devices through its Device Management System (DMS). Backed by a Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), the system records device IMEI numbers, and unregistered devices will not be permitted on Nigerian networks. Phase one covers onboarding existing stock and registering new imports. Here is what manufacturers and importers need to know and do.