Saudi Arabia Updates Regulation for WLAN Equipment
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) of Saudi Arabia issued WLAN regulations that revise wireless local area networks (WLAN/Wi-Fi) usage regulations. The updated regulations became effective from February 2022. The regulations set out a spectrum access mechanism for the WLAN equipment as well as permitted frequency bands and technical conditions. The new regulations include requirements to Wi-Fi 6E and WiGig technologies. Thus, CITC officially allows the use of these technologies in Saudi Arabia. Before putting the WLAN equipment with Wi-Fi 6E or WiGig technologies to the market of the KSA, one should check if it meets relevant CITC’s technical specifications and the following requirements of the WLAN regulations:
Good news is that the bands can be used for WLAN applications with facilitated power restrictions under a light licensing regime.
The full text of the regulations can be found here.