What is changing and what features are being added?
- New Equipment Type ‘UAS/UAV’ is added to the existing list of Equipment Types in the TAC Application form.
- New field for NTN Connectivity is added to the Device Details page of the TAC Application Request Form for the manufacturers/brand owners to select all the different Satellite Orbits the device can connect to.
- New Band Category ‘NTN’ is added to the GSMA TAC Band Profile template to select the NTN frequency bands the device supports.
- New Band Category ‘5G REDCAP’ is added to the GSMA TAC Band Profile template.
TACs older than 12 months from the date of allocation are restricted to be modified via the Edit TAC Application form.
New Equipment Type – UAS/UAV
Definition – Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) / Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Effective from 8 July 2024, you will be able to apply TACs for the UAS and/or UAV devices, as this will be listed under the Equipment Type field in the Device Details Page of the TAC Application Form.
NTN Connectivity and NTN Frequency Bands
Definition – GSO: Geosynchronous Orbit Satellite, NGSO: Non-Geosynchronous Orbit Satellite
Effective from 8 July 2024, you will be able to confirm whether the selected Equipment can connect via NTN, in the Device Details page of the TAC Application Form.
For the NTN Connectivity question, you will have three options:
‘3GPP NTN Only’, ‘3GPP NTN & TN’ and ‘No’. If the device connects via NTN, you should choose either ‘3GPP NTN Only’ or ‘3GPP NTN & TN’. Further to that, you should select the Satellite Orbits, GSO or NGSO or both.
Please ensure to select NTN Frequency Bands in the Band Profile which will be mapped for the device that connects via NTN. The Reporting Body will not approve the TAC Application that has Satellite Orbits selected without NTN Frequency Bands or vice versa.
New Band Category – 5G REDCAP
Effective from 8 July 2024, 5G REDCAP bands will be available for selection in the Band Profile template and in the online Band Profile creation form.
Please note, if any bands in the 5G REDCAP band category is selected, you will not be able to choose any other 5G bands (5G NR & 5G DC).
Band profiles uploaded with 5G Redcap bands along with other 5G bands will be rejected by the system.
Click Here for the new version of the Band Profile template which should be used for upload, effective from 8 July 2024. Profiles uploaded using the previous version templates will not be processed by the system.
TAC Edit Restriction
Effective from 8 July 2024, the system will not allow you to modify any device information of the TACs that are less than or equal to 12 months since allocated via the Edit TAC Application Form.