MEXICO: The Mexican NOM-EM-015-SCFI-2015 Will Lose its Validity
As Entirety previously informed, the Mexican Economy Department decided to extend the validity of the NOM-EM-015-SCFI-2015 “Terminal equipments with Connections Through a fix Line to a Public Telecommunications Network”. The extension moved the deadline from September 11th, 2015 to March 11, 2016. This date is the final term to certify equipments under the NOM precepts. […]
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL: GSO Released the Document of the Technical Regulation for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment and Appliances
The GCC Standardization Organization (GSO), released a new document which contains the new Gulf Technical Regulation for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment and Appliances. This regulation will come into force on July 1st 2016, repealing any other gulf or national technical regulation related to safety of electrical equipment in the same scope in all the countries […]
MOROCCO: MCINET’s EMC and LVD Regulations will Officially Come into Force on April 12th, 2016
As ENTIRETY has previously informed, the European Commission (EC) published two new regulations regarding LVD and EMC. These regulations, the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014/30/UE are the bases upon which the Moroccan Ministry of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy (MCINET) created Decree # 2574-14 (EMC) and Decree # […]
CANADA: IC Released the document of the RSS-134, Issue 2
In February, through the notice # SMSE-010-16, the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), released the document of the Radio Standards Specification RSS-134, Issue 2, 900 MHz narrowband Personal Communications Service. The Issue 2 is a revision of the original RSS-134, which sets out standards for transmitters and receivers for narrowband PCS in the […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Published the Resolution # 661 of 2016
The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL), published on February 23, the resolution # 661 of 2016. This resolution establishes the radio frequency ranges allocation for the Limited Mobile Aeronautic Service (SLMA), for use in aeronautic radio navigation systems. The allocated bands are divided in two groups. The first group has a primary status, which means […]
INDONESIA: The Minister of Communication and Information Technology Released the Technical Requirements for LTE Devices
In order to improve the security and interoperability of telecommunication equipment and to avoid interference, the minister of communication and information technology of Indonesia developed a regulation with the specific technical requirements for telecommunications devices based on LTE technology (base station and subscriber station). All the devices made, assembled or imported in Indonesia are under […]
COSTA RICA: Government Instructed SUTEL to Start an Auction of 70 MHz
Earlier this month, according to an order published in the official gazette of Costa Rica, the government instructed the Superintendencia de Comunicaciones (SUTEL) to start the auction of 70 MHz in the 1800 MHz and 1900/2100 MHz bands. The auction of this spectrum portion was pending since 2010, and now SUTEL has to define the […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL IPv6 Regulations are Now Mandatory in Brazil
As Entirety has previously informed, the Brazilian telecommunications regulator ANATEL, has introduced the IPv6 regulation, for evaluation and testing of the telecommunication devices with mobile network interface included in the “list of technical requirements for telecommunications products – Category I”. This new rule has different requirements depending on the technologies of the equipment. Devices implementing: […]
FINLAND: Ministry of Transport and Communications Announced a 700 MHz Band Auction
Through an announcement on its website on February 18, 2016, the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications made public its intention to release an auction of spectrum for 4G services in the country at the end of the year 2016. The auctioned spectrum will be allocated in the 700 MHz band, the decision is based […]
SINGAPORE: IDA Announced a Spectrum Auction of 235 MHz for Mobile Services
On February 18, 2016, through a press release on its website, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) announced a spectrum auction for the second semester of 2016. IDA will auction 235 MHz of spectrum for Mobile Service between the existing Mobile Network Operators in the country, and 60 MHz of spectrum for a new […]