May, 2022
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has implemented new SRD and IOT Type Approval regulations with the key changes below:
The new regulation contains a detailed and clearly defined list of frequency bands which now requires Type Approval for the associated devices operating in these bands including (section 3.1 and 3.2 of regulation at this link : https://www.pta.gov.pk/assets/media/srd_iot_regulatory_framework_14022022.pdf)
VSDs and VTDs
NFC only devices in 13 MHz band
900 MHz band for RFID and SRD systems
UWB devices
Wireless chargers
The regulation also facilitates classification of the IoT Service Provisioning Through Licensed Frequency Bands and Unlicensed Frequency Bands.