The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Oman is conducting public consultations on 11 Annexes of the Regulation Organizing the Registration and Utilization of Frequencies and Radio Equipment and their pricing. The reviewed annexes align with international recommendations and the needs of Oman’s telecommunications market. Interested parties are invited to participate and provide feedback by 10th August 2023.
The strategic objectives of the regulatory framework include efficient resource management, a flexible regulatory environment to attract investment, support for innovative technologies and services, and encouragement of research and development.
Responses can be submitted via an online questionnaire or through mail to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. The consultation documents for the reviewed Annexes can be downloaded here.
The 11 Annexes for public consultation are:
1. FEE AND LICENSE-EXEMPTED RADIO SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT
2. SHORT RANGE DEVICES, FREQUENCY RANGES AND POWER LIMITATIONS
3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF SHORT RANGE RADAR (SRR)
4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR WIDEBAND AND BROADBAND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
5. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ONBOARD AIRCRAFT (MCA)
6. LIST OF THE SYSTEMS OF SAFETY SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED FREQUENCIES/FREQUENCY BANDS
7. THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TO OPERATE PMR 446
8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SPECIAL EVENT LICENSE
9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND REGULATION REQUIREMENTS FOR DRONES
10. THE USE OF AIRCRAFT EARTH STATIONS (AES) COMMUNICATING WITH GEOSTATIONARY-ORBIT SPACE STATIONS OPERATING IN THE (10.70 – 11.70) GHZ, (12.50 – 12.75) GHZ, AND (14.00-14.50) GHZ FREQUENCY BANDS
11. USE OF THE FREQUENCY BANDS 17.7-20.2 GHZ AND 27.5-30.5 GHZ BY EARTH STATIONS IN MOTION (ESIM) COMMUNICATING WITH GEOSTATIONARY SPACE STATIONS IN THE FIXED-SATELLITE SERVICE
Type Approval Impacted? No
Spectrum Impacted? Yes – Updated in various frequency ranges geared towards SDR and SRR technologies
Imports Impacted? No
Standards: No
Product Impacted? Yes – Network infrastructure devices, Data Networking Equipment, Cellphones, Terminal Equipment, Multimedia Equipment, Video and Audio conferencing equipment, Consumer Electronics