CANADA: ISED Updates Standard ICES-003
ISED of Canada updated Standard ICES-003, a standard published in January of 2016 and updated during April 2019; the changes include clarification on definitions in order to better understand the applicability of this standard for ITE and related devices. The updated standard changes in this new version are as follow: 1. Updated Section 2.1 to […]
ARGENTINA: New Instructions Set by Federal Administration of Public Revenues for Imports and Exports
According to the General Resolution AFIP No. 4450/2019 published in the Official Gazette on April 1, 2019, the import and export amounts were equated to USD $ 3,000 of FOB value (Free on board). In order to obtain an export for consumption in a simplified form, the resolution establishes that the FOB value should not […]
MOZAMBIQUE: INCM Offers New Validity for Type Approval Certificates
The Authority, Instituto Nacional das Comunicações de Moçambique (INCM), released the Decreto n.ᵒ 66/2018, of November 9th, 2018, stating that from November 9th, 2019 onward, all the certificates will have an expiration date according to the certificate type that is issued. 8 years if a certificate of conformity is issued. 1 year if a declaration of […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Publishes Public Consultations No. 14, 15, 17
The Board of Directors of the National Telecommunication Agency (ANATEL) wants to gather comments and suggestions from the general public, where it’s proposed some regulation reviews, as follows: 1). Public Consultation Nº 14 – About the L Band: 1427-1518 MHz: It is in accordance with Case No. 53500.044911/2018-10 and has a maximum period of 60 […]
CANADA: New Requirements For Wireless Device Testing Laboratories
The Authority Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada (ISED) published new requirements for laboratories testing wireless devices. The rules became effective from March 15, 2019. Starting from this date, all testing laboratories of wireless devices must be recognized by ISED in order to meet Canadian requirements for wireless products. This means that ISED is no longer accepting non-accredited test […]
USA: Amendment Published for Mobile Radio Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz
On April 25th, 2019, the FCC published an amendment to the publication of February 7th, 2019 (view post from Feb 7th by clicking here) covering the amendment for Amateur Satellite Radiolocation. Please refer to original document for more details about the changes made in pages 34487-34488 of the document.
INDONESIA: SDPPI Requires Local Testing for Certification Once Again
During April 24th, 2019, the Directorate General of Post and Informatics (SDPPI) of Indonesia published regulation “KEPDIRJEN POSTEL No. 138 Year 2019″ regarding international test lab recognition for tablets, cellular phones, and handheld computers. Four key items were covered: 1. Applicants who apply for SDPPI certification for cellular phones, handheld computer, and tablet products, does […]
INDIA: BIS Sets March 2020 as Final Depletion Date for Secondary Battery Standards
BIS informed on March of 2019 there is a final depletion date for Secondary Battery Standards (nickel and also lithium batteries). • IS 16046 (Part 1): 2018/ IEC 62133-1: 2017 – Nickel System • IS 16046 (Part 2): 2018/ IEC 62133-2:2017 – Lithium Systems It will be important to keep in mind that by March […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Publishes Public Consultation, Impacting Transceivers for Radio Base Stations
On April 17th, 2019, ANATEL of Brazil published Public Consultation No. 11 proposing to update the technical requirements and test procedures applicable to the conformity assessment of the Base Station Transceiver product to include criteria for certification of AAS (Active Antenna System) technology. Comments will be accepted until April 26th, 2019.
EGYPT: ICT Minister and ITU Secretary General Sign Agreement to Host WRC-19 October 2019
The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat and the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Houlin Zhao have signed an agreement to host the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) and the Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-19) from October 21st to November 26th in Sharm El-Sheikh. The ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) WRC is one of the […]