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® 11 END OF YEAR REPORT 2021 Approved for distribution outside of the LoRa Alliance ® ® REGULATORY UPDATES The Regulatory Working Group (RWG) of the LoRa Alliance ® focuses on identifying key regulatory trends and addressing public policy challenges to promote the LoRaWAN ® ecosys- tem's interests and to ensure the business of LoRa Alliance member companies can flourish with appropriate regulation. 2021 was a very busy year for the working group, with both the number of members and the number of meetings doubling from the prior year. There are now more than 100 members participating in RWG and Devices & Gateways Compliancy Task Force meetings now held weekly. This increase led to a number of key developments, not the least of which was having LoRaWAN recognized as a standard by ITU-T, a huge achievement for the LoRa Alliance. Our activities extended well beyond the standardization work. One major achievement was the completion of an up-to-date database of more than 50 countries. The database includes information on spectrum that can be used by LoRaWAN networks. It lists the regulators and main technical details as well as links to official regulatory decisions. The database is regularly updated, and alerts the RWG about possible changes to spectrum regulation that may be relevant to LoRaWAN in different countries. The document is available to every member of the LoRa Alliance who participates in the RWG. 2021 also saw the formation of regional organizations to be closer to and better able to respond to regional and national regulators in India, Vietnam, Qatar, the U.S., Europe, and more. Several LoRa Alliance members have stepped forward to facilitate activities and coordination for lobbying regulators in key regions. For example: • In the U.S., we responded to consultations from the NIST on cybersecurity and the FCC on spectrum for IoT • In India, we initiated work with Indian policymakers and regulators for the inclusion of LoRaWAN in the list of standards for the IoT for smart cities, as well as for the extension of the spectrum for LoRaWAN in India • In Europe, we defined regulatory positions and contributions for future evolutions of LoRaWAN (i.e., 915MHz increase of transmitting power and spectrum harmonization) • The RWG also supported more than 40 public consultations, inquiries and lobbying efforts in India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Mali, Nigeria, the U.S., and Vietnam, among others Finally, the RWG and its members were quite active in the plan- ning and preparation for the LoRaWAN World Expo, soliciting key regulators and executives to participate in keynotes and panels. We are very excited that we will be joined in Paris by Bilel Jamoussi, Chief of Study Groups Department, TSB, ITU Standardization Bureau; Mariya Gabriel, European Commis- sioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth; and Laure de la Raudière, President, Arcep, who will focus on topics related to standardization and regulatory activities.