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Papua New Guinea Regulatory Approval
Type Approval in Papua New Guinea
The National Information & Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) approval refers to the authorization granted by NICTA, which is typically a regulatory body in a country, to businesses, organizations, or individuals for compliance with standards related to information and communication technology (ICT).
In countries like Papua New Guinea, for example, NICTA is responsible for overseeing and regulating the ICT sector.
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Type approval in Papua New Guinea requires acceptable CE reports.
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Lead time is approximately 6-7 weeks from the time all documents have been collected.
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Certificate is valid indefinitely.
Papua New Guinea NICTA label requirements:
There are no specific label requirements, however it is suggested that you use the CE Mark label guidelines.
Frequencies allowed in Papua New Guinea
900 MHz is allowed in Papua New Guinea and is commonly used for mobile phone networks, specifically the GSM standard, within the country; the National Information & Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) of PNG has approved the 900 MHz band for use in mobile communications.
Contact CSIA for more information on frequency allocation.
Regulatory Updates for
Papua New Guinea
December 2023
The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) has called for comments on the draft band plans for the 600 and 800 MHz radiofrequency spectrum. The authority has drawn up these drafts proposing the allocation of the aforementioned bands to International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) services, as part of the Government's Digital Transformation Policy.
August 2023
The National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA), considering that the 60 GHz band is widely perceived by the industry as an emerging area for products and services, that this band is ideally suited for deployment of Multi-Gigabit Wireless Systems (MGWS) to provide short range wireless links with high data rate and bandwidth and the new rising technologies, has released a public consultation on the draft band plan for this spectrum range.
July 2023
The National Information and Communication Technologies Authority (NICTA) of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has announced its intent to introduce two regulatory instruments under the National ICT Act of 2009.
The ICT Equipment Type Approval Rule outlines the requirements for approving, importing, selling, using, or connecting ICT equipment to PNG’s ICT networks, including obtaining PNG Customs authorization.
NICTA oversees the process of type approval and registration of ICT equipment under five distinct registration schemes categorized as follows:
Primary cell-operated equipment
Customer Equipment (CE)
Controlled Customer Equipment (CCE)
Low Interference Power Devices (LIPD) or Short-Range Devices (SRD)
Radio Communications Equipment
All type approval procedures, equipment registration schemes, and general guidelines must comply with the NICTA Type Approval Guideline.