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The most significant filing of the week ties the name Suunto Flex Band to model HR264 at Malaysia’s SIRIM. Huawei’s Watch Air, model KTA-B19, appeared in Indonesia, and Garmin model 05240 reached the FCC on 3 November.
Suunto
Suunto Flex Band (model HR264)
Malaysia’s SIRIM database lists HR264 as the Suunto Flex Band, with an approval date of 2 November 2026. The applicant is Feng Sports Technology Sdn. Bhd. and the product type is a heart rate monitor. HR264 has already been recorded at the FCC, IMDA, RRA, TDRA and EAEU in earlier weeks. The SIRIM record adds the commercial name.
For athletes, this settles what the device is called. A heart rate monitor listing suggests a strap-style optical sensor rather than a watch. The record gives no price or release date, but a name appearing at yet another regulator usually means the product is close to sale.
Evidence: Reported, not independently checked. Look up model HR264 in the SIRIM database. Source: sirim.my, via wearablefans.com
Huawei
Huawei Watch Air (model KTA-B19)
Indonesia’s certification database lists certificate 128321/DJID/2026, issued on 30 October 2026, for a smartwatch from Huawei under the applicant PT Huawei Tech Investment. The model is KTA-B19. A Eurasian Economic Union notification for the same model, with Huawei Device Co., Ltd. as manufacturer, was reported as registered on 28 August 2026.
Neither record lists sensors, battery capacity or design. The name Air points to a lighter product than Huawei’s flagship watches, but that is an inference from the name alone. The earlier EAEU registration suggests the product has been in the pipeline for some months. Athletes outside China should treat global availability as unconfirmed.
Evidence: Reported, not independently checked. Look up KTA-B19 in the Indonesian SDPPI database and the EAEU register. Source: postel.go.id, via wearablefans.com
Garmin
Model 05240
The FCC record for model 05240 was reported on 3 November 2026 as a portable digital transceiver operating at 2402 to 2480 MHz, the Bluetooth band. The same model number appeared at the TDRA in the UAE and at the RRA in South Korea in earlier weeks, as A05240. The new FCC entry adds the United States.
The filing gives only a model number and a radio band. Garmin has not named the product. A US grant normally precedes retail availability by weeks rather than months, so a launch in the coming quarter is plausible, but nothing in the record confirms a date.
Evidence: Reported, not independently checked. Look up FCC ID IPH-05240. Source: fcc.gov, reported from around the web
Model A05146, A05147 and A04413
Singapore’s IMDA listed all three on 28 October 2026 (ESER/26/6421, 6424 and 6425), each with WiFi, Bluetooth, ANT+, NFC and GPS. A05146 and A05147 were already seen at the FCC, and all three at the Bluetooth SIG, in earlier weeks.
The radio set is that of a full-featured GPS watch with contactless payment. Two adjacent model numbers (A05146 and A05147) suggest two variants of one product, perhaps differing in size or material, though that is an inference from the numbering. A04413 carries an older number and may be a refresh of an existing watch.
Evidence: Reported, not independently checked. Look up the three model numbers in the IMDA equipment database. Source: imda.gov.sg, reported from around the web
Model A05025
The UAE’s TDRA listed A05025 on 28 October 2026 under approval ER67012/26. The model had already appeared at Brazil’s ANATEL in an earlier week.
The record names no product. Two regulators in two regions mean the device is being prepared for sale outside the United States, but no timing can be drawn from it.
Evidence: Reported, not independently checked. Look up A05025 in the TDRA approved equipment list. Source: tdra.gov.ae, reported from around the web
Model A04951
Indonesia’s certification database listed A04951 on 28 October 2026 as a fitness product, under certificate 128169/DJID/2026.
The generic label gives no clue to the product type. Indonesian entries often precede an announcement, so the model is worth watching for a matching FCC or Bluetooth SIG record.
Evidence: Reported, not independently checked. Look up certificate 128169/DJID/2026 in the Indonesian SDPPI database. Source: postel.go.id, reported from around the web
Approach J1 (model AA4999)
Brazil’s ANATEL listed the Approach J1 under model AA4999 on 28 October 2026 (record 002172503330).
Approach is Garmin’s golf line, so the J1 is likely a golf watch or handheld. The record shows no features. Brazilian listings are often made ahead of a global release, which makes a launch possible but not certain.
Evidence: Reported, not independently checked. Look up AA4999 in the ANATEL product database. Source: anatel.gov.br, reported from around the web
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