MEXICO: CCNNPURRE to Regulate Marking And Testing Limits for External Power Supplies
On December 5, 2016, the Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización para la Preservación y Uso Racional de los Recursos Energéticos (CCNNPURRE) published on its official gazette, a project which aims to establish the Mexican Official Norm with the general requirements, testing limits, methods and labeling guidelines for external power supplies. The main purpose of this […]
PARAGUAY: CONATEL Publishes Resolutions 1597/2016 and 1762/2016 for Telecommunication Equipment and Devices
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: YES IMPACT FOR ITE: YES On September and October 2016, The National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) published on the official gazette, Resolutions 1597/2016 and 1762/2016 with a National Technical Specification set to evaluate Electromagnetic Compatibility for the certification and homologation of telecommunication equipment and devices. From Resolution 1597/2016 comes the Technical Specification NTC-T-EMC.EMI:2016 […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL opens Public Consultation to Modify Technical Requirements for Cell Phone Chargers
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: Yes IMPACT FOR ITE: No On November 16, 2016, ANATEL published on the Official Gazette the Public Consultation No. 32/2016 with a proposal to modify the Technical Requirements for homologation of Cell Phone Chargers. There are 9 items for which interested companies or individuals can send their contributions, those key elements are related to the scope, general […]
MEXICO: CCONNSE Public Consultation of the PROY-NOM-106-SCFI-2016, “Design Features and Conditions of Use of the Mark Requirement”
On November 1, 2016, The National Consultative Committee for Standardization of the Ministry of Economy (CCONNSE) published on the Mexican Gazette (DOF), a public consultation related to “design features and conditions of use of the mark requirement” in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from any person who has an interest in the […]
MEXICO: IFT Public Consultation to Review 57 – 64 GHz Band as a Possible Classified Free Spectrum
On November 17, 2016, the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) published on its website, a public consultation related to the 57 – 64 GHz band and It’s possible classification as an unlicensed spectrum in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from citizens, governmental and non-governmental organizations, specialists, professors and, in general, any person […]
EUROPEAN UNION: Ofcom to Release 190MHz Worth of Spectrum
November 21, 2016: The Office of Communications (Ofcom) published on its website a public notice informing all interested parties about an upcoming consultation related to its planned auction of spectrums in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands. The objective of the auction is to release a total of 190MHz worth of spectrum, broken down as: 40MHz […]
MEXICO: IFT Approves NOM-196-SCFI-2016, Wired Terminal Equipment to be Impacted
On November 11, 2016, the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) published on it’s website, an official approval for NOM-196-SCFI-2016. This norm states that all Wired Terminal Equipment connected to public networks or that will be manufactured, imported, commercialized or to be used for personal use on Mexican territory must comply with the requirements and technical […]
VENEZUELA: CONATEL Announces New President and Informs List of Certified Equipments Expecting Delay
The Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL), published on October 21, 2016, through its official gazette # 41.014, the presidential designation of Andrés Eloy Méndez. He was designed by the presidential decrete # 2.494. Due to this change, and all the bureaucratic turmoil it caused, the list of equipments that were certified between October and November […]
COLOMBIA: ANE Doubles Spectrum Usage for 20 – 40 GHz Frequencies
November 2016: The Colombian National Spectrum Agency (ANE), published on its website Resolution 711 of 2016. The resolution establishes that it was possible to double the spectrum that can be used without any consideration by those who use it from 20 GHz to 40 GHz. It is important to note that the free use of […]
MEXICO: IFT Announces Proposed Draft Update of the National Frequency Allocation Table
On November 10, 2016 the Mexican Regulator IFT published on its website, a public consultation related to the “Proposed Draft Update of the National Table of Frequency Allocation” in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from citizens, governmental and non-governmental organizations, specialists, professors and, in general, any person who has an interest in […]