On Feb 14th, PTA issued a Regulatory Framework related to Short Range Devices and IoT devices, where they have listed all allowed spectrum bands and output power ranges. With the notification of this regulatory framework, all such devices operating in these frequency bands shall now require a mandatory type approval which is mentioned in the notice.
The objective of this regulatory framework is to provide a regulatory guideline for the industry, to enable the development of Internet of Things (IoT) eco-system in Pakistan either through unlicensed/shared bands, that may be used for Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) on non-interference and non-protection basis, or through exclusively assigned /licensed frequency bands. However, the main emphasis of this framework is to elaborate on the requirements and guidelines for the provisioning of IoT services in shared frequency bands.
Type Approval impacted: Yes, type approval required
Spectrum Impacted: Yes, several, list can be found in the notice.
Imports Impacted: No
Standards Impacted: No
Product Impact: Yes, Short Range Devices (SRD) & Terrestrial Internet of Things (IoT) Services