Why exactly airtag UWB not available in Indonesia?
Is there any certain regulation that prevent UWB from working? What regulations exactly, what regulation number and issued by which government agencies?
emil_vivi wrote:
I do work for the Indonesian government, but I'm asking just as a casual Indonesian Apple user, I'm just wondering-from just a handful of countries that did't support UWB-why Indonesia is one of them.
Apple doesn’t usually disclose these sorts of details, past general statements at most.
Unless you luck out here and find somebody very familiar with Indonesian telecommunications regulations, you probably won’t get an answer here, either.
Usually, because the frequencies or the capabilities are not authorized by the responsible regulatory authorities. Start with the local communications regulator, and of the permissible uses of the associated frequencies. In this case, UWB—since it’s effectively sprawled across a whole lot of frequencies and uses—can run afoul of regulations around spark-gap transmissions, and regulations around radio frequency noise. There can be other requirements or limits or licenses required for the transmissions.
If that isn’t the limit here, then you’ll need to review the personal privacy and tracking regulations, as those could conceivably preclude what UWB provides.
These country-specific differences can also be that Apple decided to not provide the feature in certain places, though that appears to not be the case here based on Apple’s general statement.
The general statement from Apple: Ultra Wideband availability - Apple Support is this:
Ultra Wideband is available on iPhone 11, iPhone 12, and iPhone 13 models. Ultra Wideband isn't available in all countries or regions and is subject to international regulatory requirements that require it to be turned off in certain locations.
