Australia: ACMA: Draft Five-year spectrum outlook 2024–29
The draft Five-Year Spectrum Outlook (FYSO) 2024–29 unveils Australia’s spectrum management roadmap, emphasizing transparency and stakeholder engagement. Spanning until 2028–29, it outlines key priorities: Stakeholder feedback is integral, with the final FYSO expected in the first quarter of the 2024–29 financial year. This draft sets a course for collaborative, innovative spectrum management in Australia.The consultation […]
Australia: ACMA seeks comments for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Regulatory Arrangements
The Australia Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) released a Public Consultation to review different aspects of the current regulatory strategy and arrangement for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) The main aspects are: The comments are received until December 20th, 2023 Type approval – Market Access Requirements Impacted: Yes Imports impacted: No Spectrum impacted: No
AUSTRALIA: LIPD Class Licence Consultation Outcomes
On May 23rd ACMA published the updated Low Interference Potential Devices Class Licence (LIPD) after the public consultation and contributions received. The LIPD Class Licence updates summary is below: Increasing the existing power limit and allowing outdoor operation for devices operating in the 5150–5250 MHz band Including a definition of ‘indoors’ Implementing out-of-band emission limits […]
AUSTRALIA: ACMA Makes Changes to Radiocommunications Equipment Regulation, Significant Event Provisions and Remakes The Protected Symbols Determination
After the public consultation of Nov 2022, ACMA published the updates to the: Changes to the General Equipment Rules The Radiocommunications Equipment (General) Rules 2021, otherwise known as the General Equipment Rules, have been updated by the Amendment Rules to: Significant event provisions The General Equipment Rules now includes section 54A, which is the significant […]
AUSTRALIA: ACMA Publish Terahertz Spectrum Use-cases and Regulatory Models Information Paper
On Mar 22nd, 2023, ACMA published the terahertz spectrum use-cases and regulatory models information paper. Considering the wide spectrum available from 100GHz to 420 THz and the potential use of it to provide wide bandwidths for any given service, and following the commitment to the Five-year spectrum outlook 2022-27, ACMA published the information paper. This […]
AUSTRALIA: ACMA Publish 2 GHz Spectrum License Technical Framework
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after the consultation made in November 2022 and as part of the Five-year spectrum outlook 2022–27 work plan, issued the reviewed technical framework for the licensed devices that operate in the 2 GHz frequency band. The technical framework considers
AUSTRALIA: ACMA published the Mobile Equipment Standard 2022
The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) has published the replacement to the Telecommunications (Mobile Equipment Air Interface) Technical Standard 2018 with the Mobile Equipment Standard 2022. This standard explains mandatory requirements to comply with 3 new industry standards to extend existing safeguards to 5G customer equipment: AS/CA S042.1:2022 – Requirements for connection to an […]
AUSTRALIA: ACMA Publish Amendment to The Telecommunications Labelling Standard
The Australian Communication and Media Authority publishes the changes to the standard Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2015, which contains major highlights: QR code, or similar, can be used as an alternative form of compliance label, displaying the Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) Machinery amendments have been made to the Telecommunications […]
AUSTRALIA: ACMA Open Public Consultations (Radiocommunication Regulation, Low Interference Potential Devices, and 2 GHz Spectrum Licensing)
The Australian Communication and Media Authority has opened the 3 following public consultations: Consultation 35/2022 – New arrangements for low interference potential devices: Proposed new arrangements for radiocommunications receivers communicating with satellites in the 915–928 MHz and 2400–2483.5 MHz bands, frequency-hopping radiocommunications transmitters in the 5925–6425 MHz band, and radio local area network (RLAN) radiocommunications […]
AUSTRALIA: Incorporating QR Codes Into Telecom Labelling Arrangements – Consultation
On June 17th, 2022, Acma announced the public consultation where they are proposing to amend the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2015 (the Telecommunications Labelling Notice) to enable the use of a QR code, or similar thing, as a form of a label. This will provide consistency and flexibility for […]