MEXICO: NOM-151 RULE UPDATE FOR PSTN DEVICES

The “Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones” (IFT) this past wednesday, has published the technical dispositions about the terminal devices connection to the public telecommunications network. This new technical disposition ( IFT-004-2014) called “Interfaz a redes públicas para equipos terminales” – Public network interfaces for terminal devices – has been defined by the institute as the replacement […]

Japan’s Wireless Carriers Told To Unlock Phones Starting Next Year

(Reuters) – Japan’s wireless network providers are to lift restrictions on which network their subscribers can use, the government said, demanding that all smartphones and tablets to be sold with their SIM cards unlocked upon customers’ request starting next year. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday that all smartphones and tablets […]

SWITZERLAND: Draft of Decree of the Federal Office for Communications on Telecommunications Installations (OOIT)

Partial revision of the Decree of the Federal Office for Communications on telecommunications installations (OOIT). Two new interface regulations have been created for avalanche detection and landslide monitoring at 10 GHz. Some clarification regarding power limitation has been added for 5 GHz RLANs. Several new interface regulations for short range devices, transport and traffic applications, […]