Mexico: IFT Extends Technical Provision IFT-007-2016 Proposal by 20 Days
On January 17, 2017 the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) approved an extension of the following public consultation for an additional twenty working days: “Technical Provision Proposal IFT-007-2016: Restrictions to maximum exposure to human beings of non-ionizing radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation in the range of 100 kHz to 300 GHz.” Those interested in the consultation process may […]
Belarus: New Requirements for Telecom/Radio and Energy Efficiency in 2017
On October 21, 2016, the Council of Ministers of Belarus released additional requirements to Resolution No. 849, specifically safety and EMC standards for marketed electrical products. A) Telecom/Radio Clause 10 of the Resolution Annex requires an additional conformity assessment, specifically certification and/or declaration depending on the product effective February 1 2017. Foreign manufacturers may apply […]
Brazil: ANATEL Releases Regulatory Agenda for 2017-2018
The Board of Directors of Anatel approved last Tuesday a Regulatory Agenda for 2017-2018. The agenda contains a total of 56 planned items impacting many processes for ANATEL. It is planned to discuss new regulations in all sectores related to Telecommunications in Brazil, among which reassessment and repeal of standards. One of the actions that […]
HONG KONG: OFCA Publishes Notice HKCA 1074 and HKCA 1075
On January 6, 2017, The Office of the Communication Authority (OFCA) published notice HKCA 1074 with the specifications to set out technical and evaluation requirements for radio communication apparatus operating in the 60 GHz band. In addition, notice HKCA 1075 will set out performance specifications for short-range radar equipment operating in the 79GHz band.
ARGENTINA: The Argentinean Ministry of Production Publishes Disposition 578 – E / 2016
On January 3, 2017, the Argentinean Ministry of Production published on its official gazette Disposition 578 – E / 2016 in order to promote the validity of reciprocal recognition agreements with all functions inherent to certification between national and foreign entities. This empowers The National Internal Trade Directorate under the Secretariat of Interior Decade of […]
SOUTH KOREA: RRA Updates Regulation with Notice 2016-24
On December 7, 2016 the Radio Research Agency (RRA) published on its website notice 2016-24, which is a notice regarding the conformity assessment of broadcasting and communication equipment. According to the updated regulation, it is now allowed to apply KN20 or KN24 instead of KN35 for PC changes; KN24 is still allowed to be applied; […]
SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA Closes for the Holidays
On December 15, 2016, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published on the Government Gazette that their offices will be closed for the festive holidays from December 19, 2016 to January 2, 2017. Business will resume as normal on January 3, 2017.
MEXICO: IFT Announces Public Consultation for IFT-007-2016 and IFT-012-2016
On December 12, 2016, Mexican regulator, Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) published on its website a public consultation related to the Technical Provision IFT-007-2016, which limits a maximum exposure for humans to non-ionizing radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation in the range of 100 kHz to 300 GHz in the radio communication environment. The proposed draft and technical […]
LATIN AMERICA: 9 Latin American Countries to Allocate Mobile Broadband in 2017 and 2018
OBSERVACOM (Observatorio Latinoamericano de Regulación, Medios y Convergencia) published on December 9, 2016, an article which states that over the next two years, 2017 and 2018 respectively, Latin American countries such as: Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, México, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, will be deploying a capacity on output power of 1,156 MHz […]
CHILE: SEC Announces Certification Procedure for Cellphone Chargers
During the end of November, the Regulator SEC (Superintendence of Electricity and Fuels) published a draft related to certification procedures for cell phone chargers. This protocol is directed to the analysis and/or testing of cellphone chargers using switch mode power supply units, and it is in accordance with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard No. […]