The NPWG-23 is established in 2021 and is headed by the Chief Regulatory Officer and are divided into five (5) working groups. The NPWG-23 working group structure is as follows:
| NPWG-23 Chairman |
Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin
Chief Regulatory Officer, MCMC |
| NPWG-23 Vice Chairman |
Syed Khairulazrin Syed Khairuldin
Head of Spectrum Planning and Assignment Division, MCMC |
|
Working Group
|
WRC-23 Agenda Items
|
Working Group Chairperson |
|
Working Group 1:
Fixed, Mobile and Broadcasting Issues
|
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 9.1
(Topic c)) and No. 21.5 |
Rafeeza Rahim
Head of Mobile Planning Department, MCMC
Email: [email protected] |
Working Group 2:
Aeronautical, Maritime and Amateur Issues |
1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 9.1 (Topic b)) and Resolution 427 (WRC-19) |
Yushida Mohd Yunus
Head of Fixed and Broadcasting Planning Department, MCMC
Email: [email protected] |
Working Group 3:
Science Issues
|
1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 9.1 (Topics a) and d)) and Resolution 655 (WRC-15)
|
Mohd Redza Fahlawi Mohd Abdullah
Director II, Spectrum Coordination and Policy Department, MCMC
Email: [email protected] |
Working Group 4:
Satellite Issues
|
1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 7 |
Siti Hajar Mohd Yakop
Head of Spectrum Coordination and Policy Department, MCMC
Email: [email protected] |
Working Group 5:
Regulatory and General Issues |
2, 4, 8 and 10 |
Nurul Fareha Kamarudin
Deputy Director, Spectrum Coordination and Policy Department, MCMC
Email: [email protected] |
Please click
here to view the details of WRC-23 agenda items.
Parties interested to participate in any NPWG-23 working groups or contribute resources and information related to the WRC-23 agenda items can do so by completing the
online registration form. Any inquiries related to the NPWG-23 can be directed to the NPWG-23 Secretariat at
[email protected].
Public Consultation on Proposed Malaysia’s Positions for WRC-23 Agenda Items
MCMC conducted a Public Consultation on the proposed positions for WRC-23 agenda items from 17 July 2023 until 16 August 2023 to ensure view of all spectrum users including those who did not manage to join the discussion done by the NPWG-23 are considered prior to finalising Malaysia’s position. The Public Consultation was published in MCMC’s website for 30 days for the public to submit their inputs.
During the designated timeframe, the Public Consultation garnered responses from the public and various industry players including mobile network operators, satellite operators, equipment/application providers and other organisations, resulting in 26 written submissions.
Details of the Public Consultation is available
here.
Outcome of WRC-23 Agenda Items
WRC-23 was held from 20 November to 15 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and was chaired by Mr. Mohammed Al Ramsi, Deputy Director General (Telecommunications Sector) of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) of the UAE. The meeting was attended by 3,900 delegates from 163 Member States including 88 ministerial-level participants as well as sector members, international and regional organisations. Malaysia was represented by 32 delegates from the Ministry of Communications (KK), Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) as well as mobile and satellite operators.
WRC-23 addressed over 33 agenda items and concluded with agreements reached between Member States of the ITU. The outcome of the WRC-23 is reflected in the
Final Acts of WRC-23.
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