IPA Formalizes How Evaluation Bodies Get Approved Under JC-STAR On July 15, 2026, Japan’s Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) issued JSM-01-B, the “Security Requirement Conformity Assessment Body Approval Business Handling Procedures,” effective the same day. The document sets out, in procedural detail, how IPA approves the evaluation bodies (labs) and individual evaluators (testers) who carry out…
Overview: Why Satellite Coordination Requires Careful Radio Spectrum Planning Behind every reliable internet connection and mobile signal sits a quieter negotiation: countries agreeing on how to share orbital space and radio frequencies without interfering with one another. It’s not the kind of work that makes headlines, but it’s the reason satellite-based services keep running smoothly…
Overview: A National Conference With Global Ambitions On July 14, 2026, the Directorate General of Digital Infrastructure (DJID) opened the Global Conference on ICT Conformity Assessment and Testing Standards 2026 at the Center for Telecommunication and Digital Equipment Testing, pulling together regulators, testing labs, industry players, and academics from multiple countries to talk ICT standards…