Global Regulatory Updates

Ofcom has updated its Online Safety compliance timeline with near-term milestones for fees, categorised-service risk-assessment records and published summaries. The Category 1 additional-duties consultation and Fraudulent Advertising Codes consultation both close at 5pm on October 2, 2026. Ofcom notes that several expected dates may still change as implementation progresses.

INDOTEL has consulted on technical rules for low-power and ISM devices in 915–928 MHz. The draft would permit generic-licence operation, cap indoor devices at 100 mW EIRP and outdoor IoT/RFID-type applications at 1 W transmitter power / 4 W EIRP. The consultation is closed and the final rule remains pending.

Egypt GOEIC has simplified import inspection for certain solar-energy systems under Ministerial Decree No. 322/2026, effective August 17, 2026. Covered PV equipment, inverters and solar batteries may use a visual + documentary verification route when the manufacturer is GOEIC-registered or the shipment has an acceptable accredited inspection certificate. Random GOEIC inspections remain possible.

ANATEL is consulting on a hybrid physical/digital homologation identification model for mobile phones, lithium batteries and chargers. The draft would assign a unique physical-digital identity to each product unit and enable official-database validation and traceability, including marketplace verification. The consultation closes August 26, 2026 at 23:59; detailed security and transition requirements would follow in a complementary Act.

Switzerland’s NCSC reports 27,128 voluntary cyberincident reports and 200 mandatory notifications in H1 2026. Fraud remains dominant, AI is increasingly used to personalize attacks, and Microsoft 365 phishing and ransomware continue to affect organizations. The NCSC also reports a more than 75% reduction in fraudulent calls impersonating authorities after caller-ID anti-spoofing measures were extended to mobile numbers on July 1, 2026.

The European Commission has published Version 2.0 of its Digital Batteries Passport guidance, consolidating 71 data points for EV, LMT and industrial batteries above 2 kWh. The document clarifies which data points are mandatory, optional, conditional or not required as of February 2027. It is non-binding and introduces no new legal obligations, but provides a practical implementation map ahead of the February 18, 2027 battery passport deadline under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.