The Meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council Working Group on Spectrum
20 May 2026 - 21 May 2026
Thimphu, Bhutan
Spectrum Experts Gather in Bhutan for SATRC WG SPEC Meeting
The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) organized the Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Spectrum (WG SPEC) from 20 to 21 May 2026 in Thimphu, Bhutan. The meeting was hosted by Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA), and attended by 59 delegates including the experts of the Working Group from 8 SATRC Members and 6 Affiliate Members of the APT.
The meeting of SATRC WG SPEC, one of the activities under the SATRC Action Plan Phase X (SAP-X) for the period of 2026-2027, was approved by the 26th Meeting of SATRC (SATRC-26) held in Islamabad, Pakistan in 2025.
The meeting discussed the Work Items assigned to the Working Group by the Council. The Work Items of WG SPEC under SAP-X are as follows:
- Work Item 1: Use of unlicensed spectrum - Potentials and challenges for SATRC Members
- Work Item 2: Impact of technological evolution on the price of spectrum for mobile broadband - Case study in the SATRC member countries
- Work Item 3: Regulatory approaches to enable V-band use for high-capacity wireless application
The key outcomes of the meeting are as follows:
- Appointment of Lead and Co-Lead Experts
- Finalisation and adoption of Questionnaires on each Work Item to obtain the necessary information from the SATRC Member countries
- Review and adoption of the Work Plan
The next face-to-face meeting of the WG SPEC is scheduled to be held in Q3, 2027 in Nepal.
Provisional Agenda
Provisional Agenda