The UAE Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) held a public consultation from 3 to 21 September 2026 on proposed revisions to its Regulations on Fixed Radio Systems (v3.0) and Regulations on Amateur Radio (v3.0). The review may reshape spectrum authorization conditions for point-to-point links, fixed wireless access and amateur stations. Here is what manufacturers, operators and importers need to know and how to prepare.

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has made BIS registration for screen protectors mandatory. Notification S.O. 5190(E), dated 21 September 2026, adds smartphone screen protectors as S. No. 66 to the Compulsory Registration Order, 2021, requiring conformity with IS 19348:2025. From 1 April 2027, products that are manufactured, imported, stored, sold or distributed in India must be tested and BIS-registered.

The United States has taken FCC Covered List enforcement inside the device. From October 13, 2026, the FCC will refuse equipment authorization for products built with chips, modules or other logic-bearing parts made by Covered List producers, will require Covered List entities to recertify every product change, and will phase in FCC ID display duties for online marketplaces during 2027. This guide explains the new scope, the exemptions, and the steps manufacturers should take

Mexico's CRT has published the final amendment to IFT-011-2022 Part 3 in the Diario Oficial de la Federación. Effective October 27, 2026, the Mexico IFT-011-2022 Cell Broadcast rules add new alert categories and CBS channels, non-disableable earthquake, hazard and civil-protection alerts, differentiated tones and vibration patterns, updated test methods, and transition paths for existing Certificates of Conformity and Homologation.