The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of Thailand issued an announcement on June 9, 2025, informing that starting June 30, 2025, importation and the issuance of inspection and certification marks for telecommunications equipment and devices using only 2G and 3G technologies will be prohibited.
The new regulations are summarized as follows:
1、This new regulation only applies to new applications for devices that support only 2G/3G technologies. It does not affect devices that are already certified, sold, or in use.
2、For devices that support both 2G/3G and other cellular technologies (such as 4G/5G), NBTC will continue to issue type approval certificates as usual.
3、Devices that have completed certification prior to the effective date and support only 2G/3G (single-mode) may continue to be sold and used in the Thai market. The new regulation only applies to newly imported device models after the effective date.
4、The deadline for NBTC to issue type approval certificates for pure 2G/3G terminal devices (Category B) is June 30, 2025. After this date, no new certificates will be issued for devices that support only 2G and 3G.