With the convening of the Broadcasting Business Committee meeting, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NBTC) decided to approve the review results of the Spectrum and Technical Standards Branch at the 1/2024 meeting on January 10, 2024.
Due to the announcement of ETSI EN 303687, NBTC received feedback from various places and hoped to open up the acceptance of ETSI EN test reports. Therefore, NBTC take this public hearing as a preparatory stage for adapting to the use of ETSI EN standards.
- Public hearing time: March 29, 2024, Thailand local time, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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- Opening time for submission of comments: March 1 to May 1, 2024.
Comments can be submitted via the following email: [email protected]
- Effective date: Effective date is unknown yet. Now it’s only at public hearing stage. Usually, it will take at least 4-6 months to announce as formal regulation.
Highlighted changes
1. Power spectral density (mW/MHz)
- Current standard NBTC TS 1039-2566:
Maximum output power (mW) | Power spectral density (mW/MHz) | Usage condition |
250 | 12.5 | Indoor |
25 | 1.25 | Indoor and outdoor |
- Draft New standard NBTC TS 1039-256X:
Maximum output power (mW) | Maximum power spectral density (mW/MHz) | Usage condition |
250 | 12.5 | Indoor |
25 | 1.25 | Outdoor |
25 | 12.5 | Indoor and Outdoor |
Bandwidth less than 20MHz |
2. Add acceptance of ETSI EN 303687 V1.1.1 or newer
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