Pakistan’s military said the chiefs of staff of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey pledged to convert commitments under the Mecca defense pact into effective operational cooperation.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said its Radio Management Bureau and Norway’s Communications Authority held the second bilateral satellite network coordination talks in Oslo Sept. 21–23. Under the ITU Radio Regulations framework the parties negotiated more than 30 items across multiple high- and low‑Earth orbit systems, covering fixed and mobile satellite services in L, S, C, X, Ku, Ka and Q/V bands. The sides exchanged views, reached multiple consensuses and signed meeting minutes. MIIT said the outcome promotes frequency-orbit compatibility and shared use between the two countries’ satellite systems and will help accelerate China’s international frequency coordination for satellite networks and advance Chinese aerospace projects. The Chinese delegation included MIIT’s Radio Management Bureau, the National Radio Spectrum Management Center, Beijing Tracking and Communication Technology Research Institute, China Satellite Network Group, China Satcom Group, Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology and Tsinghua University. The Norwegian delegation included the Norwegian Communications Authority, Space Norway and SpaceX Norway.

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