COLOMBIA: Public Consultation on Spectrum Requirements for Free Use
On April 5, 2018, the Agencia Nacional del Espectro (ANE) of Colombia, published a public consultation on spectrum requirements for free use. Since resolution 711 of 2016 regarding spectrum of free use was published, there have been new inquiries and needs regarding this subject due to the great advancement of technology as well as the new and different technical conditions […]
CHILE: SEC Modifies Resolution Exenta N 19/2016 for Cellular Chargers Safety Certifications
As previously announced by the Ministry of Energy, Resolution Exenta N° 19/2016 for Cellular chargers (switched sources) need to obtain a type approval certificate from an authorized Certification Body in order to be commercialized in the country of Chile. Recently, the Superintendence of Electricity and Fuels (SEC) approved the technical requirements for the testing of this certification: […]
SINGAPORE: Enterprise Singapore Updates Safety Mark
On April 6, 2018, an administration of consumer protection circular was published by Enterprise Singapore to all registered suppliers in order to inform suppliers about the merger between SPRING Singapore and International Enterprise to form Enterprise Singapore, the new Safety Authority of Singapore. The main objective of the circular is to go over the registration […]
MOZAMBIQUE: INCM to Ban Equipments Causing Interference
On March 14, 2018, Mozambique’s regulator, Instituto Nacional das Comunicações de Moçambique (INCM) will prohibit the use of radiocommunication and telecommunication equipment that cause harmful interference to other services. Additionally, further statements reveal that all equipment not approved or that violate the legislation in force will be confiscated. All equipments that are intended to be sold […]
CHINA: MIIT Releases Q&A for Micro-Powered Short-Range Radio Equipment
On January 16, 2018, MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China) issued a Q&A regarding Micro-powered short-range radio equipment. The highlight of the document is as follow: According to the PRC of Radio Frequency Division Regulations, the following 6765-6795 kHz, 61-61.5 GHz, 122-123 GHz, and 244-246 GHz band is […]
MEXICO: New Technical Disposition IFT-011-2017 Part 2 to Impact All Mobile Terminal Equipment April 2018
Following the updated published by Entirety on January 10, 2018 that informed about the modification of technical disposition IFT-011-2017, we notify that this disposition came into force on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018. This technical disposition applies to all homologated mobile terminal equipment transmitting in cellular bands. There will be testing laboratories and certification bodies accredited […]
CHINA: CNCA Publishes Newsletter Reforming CCC Mark
On March 14, 2018, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA) published a newsletter regarding the reformation of the CCC Mark. The main point of the document is to indicate that starting from March 20, 2018, CCC Mark will not tag S, EMC, S&E, etc any longer and previous CCC […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Postpones Implementation of EMC Testing Requirements for Category II Devices
On March 27, 2018, ANATEL of Brazil published an official communication, ACT 2311, to all OCDs and Laboratories in Brazil announcing a 3 month extension for Act No.14448, which introduced two new lab testing requirements for restricted radio communication equipment that fall within Category II devices (except modules). This extension came after a high number […]
SOUTH KOREA: RRA Announces Public Hearing for 5G Technical Standard Draft
The Radio Research Agency (RRA) of Korea announced recently plans to have a public hearing regarding the Technical Standards draft for 5G in 28GHz band. This draft highlights that Korea will be allocating 3.5GHz with 300MHz bandwidth and 28GHz with 3GHz bandwidth. No technical requirements have been released regarding the 3.5GHz band. Additionally, the 5G […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Publishes Bulletin for ISM Equipment
During February of 2018, the FCC published a bulletin informing that the Commission has historically treated RF devices that transmit radio signals for purposes such as measuring the level of a fluid in a container or for measuring some quantifiable property of a material as Part 15 devices. However, due to the modulated transmission of […]