Qatar Frequency Plan Update for Wireless Spectrum
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) published the 2026 Qatar National Frequency Allocation Plan (QNFAP), updating the framework that governs the country’s radio frequency spectrum. The Qatar Frequency Plan defines how authorities manage spectrum use across wireless services while aligning national policies with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standards. The updated plan supports reliable and interference-free communications […]
Qatar: CRA Announces Cessation of 3G Mobile Telecommunications Services
This past August 19th, The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has announced in their official website that, from December 31st 2025, there won’t be any 3G networks in Qatar and the bands used for this technology will no longer be allowed for these devices. Additionally to this, immediately after this publication, CRA informed that the imports […]
QATAR: CRA Issues IPv6 Security Guidelines
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) have issued Security Guidelines for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), with the aim of providing support to organizations in Qatar that are currently implementing or planning to implement IPv6 in their networks. The Security Guidelines show the network configuration commands necessary for IPv6 […]
QATAR: Class License for Short Range Devices – Version 4
On May 19th, 2021, The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) published a class license for short-range devices in order to cope with recent technological developments and to follow the resolutions and recommendations of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), the Communications Regulatory Authority has decided to modify the current version of the Class License for short-range devices […]
QATAR: Consultation on Wireless Local Area Network (Wi-Fi 6)
On March 21st, 2021, The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) published a public consultation on its website related to the Wireless Local Area Network (Wi-Fi 6) and CRA’s proposed policy for assigning the full frequency band (5925 – 7125 MHz) to this network with an aim of receiving views and comments from the local and international […]