EUROPEAN UNION: The EN 62368-1:2014 Standard Will be Mandatory in 2019
The Safety Requirement Standard, known as, the IEC EN 62368-1:2014, is a performance oriented and Hazard Based Safety Engineering (HBSE) Standard, which classifies energy sources, prescribes safety guards against those energy sources, and provides guidance on the application of, and requirements for those safeguards. This new standard will be the mandatory standard to test safety […]
NIGERIA: NCC Will Hold an Auction for Spectrum Available at 2.6 GHz
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), influenced by the need to open up the space for the delivery of broadband services to subscribers and according to the Nigerian National broadband Plan of 2013, decided to auction available spectrum within the 2.6 GHz band, 2 portions of 70 MHz each. The offer includes 14 lots of 2 […]
NEW ZEALAND: The MBIE Released a Public Consultation for Unallocated Spectrum Between 174 – 230MHz
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) of New Zealand, published a public consultation on its website seeking comments from the industry and the public about the possible uses for the 174 – 230MHz spectrum portion (VHF Band III). The possible uses proposed by MBIE are: for the Internet of Things, digital audio broadcasting, […]
SOUTH KOREA: Spectrum Auction Will Begin This Month
A spectrum auction will be conducted in South Korea by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. A total of five spectrum blocks will be auctioned in the 700 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. The auction is expected to begin on April 25, with a total of 140MHz of spectrum […]
VIETNAM: MIC Will Ask for a DoC For Some Equipments
The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) of Vietnam, has announced that starting October 1, 2016, a Declaration of Conformity (DoC) will be mandatory for mobile batteries, tablet PC’s and notebooks. The new required standards will be equivalent to the European IEC 61960 (06-2011): “Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes – […]
ECUADOR: National Frequency Plan Modification Announced by ARCOTEL
The Ecuadorian Agency for Regulation and Control of the Telecommunications (ARCOTEL), announced through the resolution 03-02-ARCOTEL-2016 a modification of the National Frequency Plan in the 525-535 KHz, 894-960 MHz, 12.2-12.7 GHz, 57-64 GHz ranges and the 5.282 international note. The most relevant changes for compliance matters are: The elimination of one band and the addition […]
VENEZUELA: Lead Time in CONATEL is Prolonged Until Further Notice
Recently, the Venezuela Government has implemented an emergency plan to save electricity in the country due to the economic crisis and severe power shortage. The measure applies across the public sector. Part of their plan requires ministries, state companies, and the Telecom regulator to only work six hours a day Monday to Thursday, and be temporarily […]
MEXICO: NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015 Validity Will Be Extended
According to the Mexican Economy Secretariat information, the validity of the “NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015, for Radio communications systems using the spread spectrum technique – radio communications equipment for frequency hopping and digital modulation to operate in the 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz bands, specifications and test methods.” will be extended another 6 months until October […]
MEXICO: The IFT Published the Final Document of the Guidelines to Accredit, Designate and Recognize Test Laboratories
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: NO IMPACT FOR ITE: NO As ENTIRETY has previously informed, the Mexican Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT), published on September 2015 a public consultation seeking comments on the draft of the guidelines to accredit, designate and recognize test laboratories in Mexico. Now, after the end of the public consultation process on November […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL’s Public Consultation #5 is Still Available for Comments
The Brazilian National Agency of Telecommunications (ANATEL), is receiving comments from all the interested parties regarding the proposal to address the 430MHz – 440MHz and 9.300MHz – 9.800MHz radio frequency bands to the limited private service. The last date to send comments is April 22, 2016.