The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has issued the fifth version of the Class License for Short-Range Devices after reviewing feedback received from stakeholders and interested parties on the public consultation document published on the CRA's website in the second quarter of this year.
This step emphasizes the CRA's commitment to keeping pace with the rapid technological developments in radiocommunication devices and their applications, as well as its commitment to ensuring technological applications and frequency bands for short-range devices intended for import and use in the State of Qatar align with the rules, international standards, and technical specifications for such devices.
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New Values, Greater Flexibility
The fifth version of the Class License for Short-Range Devices includes additional frequency bands with new values and greater flexibility in terms of permitted transmit power values in response to recent developments in radiocommunication devices and their applications. These additional frequencies will facilitate the use and sale of a wider and more diverse range of short-range devices and their applications throughout the State of Qatar. These devices and applications serve various sectors and a broad segment of consumers in the country. Furthermore, this update supports Qatar’s National Vision 2030 and the Third National Development Strategy 2024-2030, which prioritizes improving residents' quality of life and delivering services that meet global standards. Short-range device applications include RFID, Bluetooth, local area network, radio microphones, remote control, UWB, alarms and movement detectors, closed-circuit television (cctv), medical implants, metering devices, road transport telematics, wideband data transmission systems
The draft of the Class License, previously published by the CRA for public consultation, included several important proposals aimed at updating the fourth version (previous version), allowing stakeholders, and interested parties to submit their views and feedback to the CRA. This process helped the CRA to understand the needs of this important sector and consider them in an organized and transparent manner. Subsequently, the CRA has published the fifth version, which replaces the fourth version issued in June 2021.
The fifth version of the Class License for Short-Range Devices is available via this link.
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