UK 6 GHz standard power Wi-Fi gets a legal basis on 10 November 2026. The Wireless Telegraphy (Dynamic Spectrum Access Devices) (Exemption) Regulations 2026, made on 27 October, licence-exempt access points and client devices across 5925–7125 MHz when they operate under an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system. Access points can reach 36 dBm EIRP, and devices must report their location and re-query the AFC every 24 hours.

FCC Cyber Trust Mark label rules are taking shape. In Public Notice DA 26-1162, released on 27 October 2026, the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau asks for comment on how the IoT label should look, what the QR-linked "cyber nutrition label" must show, how often manufacturers renew and how products will be checked after certification. It proposes a three-year renewal instead of the five years industry recommended.

The CPSC garage door operator UL 325 rule is changing. A direct final rule published on 30 October 2026 updates 16 CFR part 1211 to the Seventh Edition of UL 325, revised 15 September 2025. Battery backup operators must work normally on backup power or stop and leave the door open, and must pass entrapment tests at their lowest operating voltage. The rule takes effect on 29 December 2026 unless adverse comments arrive.

FCC test lab reciprocity rules are now final. On 29 October 2026 the Federal Communications Commission voted 3–0 to adopt FCC 26-73, which limits recognition of test labs, TCBs and accreditation bodies to the United States and Reciprocal Economies. From 1 December 2028, all testing, certifying and accreditation for FCC equipment authorization must take place there. Manufacturers that rely on labs elsewhere have about two years to move.