[PATCH] wireless-regdb: add regulatory rules for Iraq (IQ)

Tue May 5 09:31:35 PDT 2026

## 1. Why this patch exists

Iraq is currently absent from `wireless-regdb/db.txt`. As a
consequence, every OpenWrt and Linux device set to `country=IQ`
falls back to the world domain (`00`), which marks most of the
5 GHz spectrum as `no IR` and limits 2.4 GHz EIRP to 20 dBm. A
public OpenWrt forum thread on the Archer AX23 in Iraq concluded
with the maintainers' standard answer:

> *"IQ is the correct code for the place; once an engineer shares
> the local radio laws with regdb maintainers it will be added."*

This patch is that contribution.

## 2. The primary source

The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC), the national
regulator, has issued a numerical regulation specifically governing
unlicensed Wi-Fi, SRD, and UWB devices:

- **Title:** Regulation on short-range radio communication devices
(SRD) and devices using ultra-broadband (UWB) technology
- **Issuer:** Republic of Iraq, CMC, Telecommunications Regulatory
Department, International Relations Section
- **Decree:** Council of Commissioners decision No. 122/q-2025
- **In force from:** 2025-09-22
- **Edition:** First edition, 2025; 26 pages
- **Direct PDF:**
<https://cmc.iq/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Regulation-on-short-range-radio-communication-devices-SRD-and-devices-using-ultra-broadband-UWB-technology.pdf>

Article 4-1-13 of that regulation, titled "Wireless Access Systems
(WAS)", contains a full numerical table for every Wi-Fi band. This
patch reproduces that table directly. Nothing in the proposed
`country IQ:` block is inferred or extrapolated.

## 3. The Article 4-1-13 table, verbatim

| Band | Use | Max EIRP | Required mitigations | Cited standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 – 2483.5 MHz | Indoor and outdoor | 100 mW | LBT and DAA | EN 300 328, ERC/REC 70-03 |
| 5150 – 5250 MHz | Indoor | 200 mW | — | EN 301 893, ITU Res. 229 (Rev. WRC-19) |
| 5250 – 5350 MHz | Indoor | 200 mW | — (DFS implied via EN 301 893) | EN 301 893 |
| 5470 – 5725 MHz | Indoor | 1000 mW | DFS and TPC (stated explicitly) | EN 301 893 |
| 5725 – 5875 MHz | Indoor and outdoor | 2000 mW (10 MHz ch) / 4000 mW (20 MHz ch) | — | EN 302 502 |
| 5945 – 6425 MHz | Indoor | 200 mW | — | EN 303 687, ECC Report 75 |
| 57000 – 66000 MHz | Indoor | 10000 mW | LBT and DAA | EN 302 567 |

The proposed `country IQ:` block encodes this table line for line.

## 4. The Iraqi regulation also defines its own glossary terms

For the avoidance of doubt, the regulation's Annex A explicitly
defines `Wi-Fi` as *"802.11 Local Area Networking in 2.4 and 5 GHz
ISM bands"*. So when the maintainers ask whether this regulation
in fact covers Wi-Fi, the answer from the regulator is yes,
in writing, in the regulation itself.

The same annex defines DFS, TPC, LBT, DAA, EIRP and AFA in the
exact wireless-regdb sense.

## 5. Encoding choices and where they came from

A few wireless-regdb encoding details require explanation, because
they are interpretations of the regulation's wording rather than
direct copies of numerical limits:

1. **NO-OUTDOOR on 5150–5725 MHz.** The regulation labels these
rows simply as "Indoor". The wireless-regdb idiom for that is
the `NO-OUTDOOR` flag.

2. **No NO-OUTDOOR on 5725–5875 MHz.** The regulation explicitly
labels this row "Indoor and outdoor".

3. **DFS on 5250–5350 MHz.** The regulation's own column for this
row is empty for mitigations, but the cited standard
(EN 301 893) requires DFS in this sub-band, and the corresponding
row for 5470–5725 in the same table does state DFS+TPC. Reading
the regulation as a whole, DFS for 5250–5350 is required by the
incorporated standard.

4. **Single EIRP figure for 5725–5875 MHz.** The regulation gives
two figures (2000 mW for 10 MHz channels, 4000 mW for 20 MHz
channels). The wireless-regdb format expresses one ceiling per
band; the 4000 mW figure is used because it is the higher value
that the regulation explicitly permits.

5. **6 GHz channel width set to 80 MHz.** The regulation does not
explicitly distinguish standard-power from low-power indoor
(LPI) operation, nor does it mention AFC. The conservative
choice is to encode the 6 GHz block at 80 MHz (the widest
non-AFC option in current practice) and leave a follow-up patch
for a wider channelisation once CMC clarifies AFC requirements.

6. **AUTO-BW on the 5 GHz RLAN rows.** Standard practice for
EN 301 893–compliant entries; no AUTO-BW is set on the 6 GHz
row pending the AFC question above.

If the maintainers prefer a different encoding for any of these
six points, please push back; the underlying regulatory text is
clear and any of these can be re-encoded without changing what is
actually permitted under Iraqi law.

## 6. The 5.8 GHz figure looks unusually high — it is intentional

`(5725 - 5875 @ 80), (4000 mW)` with no NO-OUTDOOR is not a typo.
This is what Iraq's own regulation states for this sub-band, citing
EN 302 502. It is the BFWA value, not the Non-Specific SRD value.
This choice puts Iraq at the high end of the regional spectrum
policy for the 5.8 GHz band. It is included verbatim because the
purpose of wireless-regdb is to reflect what each country's
regulator actually permits.

## 7. What is not in the patch

- **5850–5925 MHz ITS / V2X bands.** Article 4-1-8 of the same
regulation covers ITS at 5855–5925 MHz with 2 W EIRP, but this
is a non-Wi-Fi RLAN application and is outside the scope of
what wireless-regdb usually encodes for `country` blocks.

- **All non-Wi-Fi SRD bands.** The regulation also covers RFID,
inductive applications, alarms, model control, automotive radar,
level probing radar, hearing aids, active medical implants, and
the full UWB regime (Articles 4-2-1 through 4-2-6). None of these
is a wireless-regdb concern.

- **6 GHz beyond 6425 MHz.** The Iraqi regulation only addresses
5945–6425 MHz at 6 GHz; the 6425–7125 MHz upper portion is not
covered, and the patch therefore does not include it.

## 8. Submission checklist

- [ ] Verify the patch applies cleanly against the current
`wireless-regdb` master; the IQ block must be inserted in
alphabetical order, between `IN` and `IR`.
- [ ] Build `regulatory.db` locally and confirm with
`regdbdump regulatory.db | grep -A8 'country IQ'` that the
output matches the proposed table exactly.
- [ ] Post the cover letter and patch on the OpenWrt forum thread
(231380) for community review by Iraqi engineers before
sending upstream.
- [ ] Send to `linux-wireless at vger.kernel.org` with cc to
`wireless-regdb at lists.infradead.org`.

## 9. A note on responsibility

The numerical content of this patch is taken verbatim from a public
Iraqi government regulation. The encoding choices listed in §5 are
the patch author's, and they are reversible.

Author: Mohammed Abdullah Ali Al-Obaidi (mnew_iraq at yahoo.com),
OpenWrt forum handle `mnewiraq`. Any objection to the encoding
choices should be raised to that author or in the upstream review
thread, not to the CMC.

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