SAUDI ARABIA: The Saudi Arabia Standards Organization (SASO) Published the English Version of the SASO 2203/2015 Standard
The Saudi Arabia Standards Organization (SASO), published on September 21, 2015, the SASO standard 2203/2015, “Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes- safety requirements and test methods 250 V/13 A”. This standard is an update of the SASO 2203/2003 standard, and its purpose is to ensure safety, efficiency and quality of plugs and socket-outlets […]
CANADA: IC Released the Documents of the ICES-003, Issue 6 and RSS-117, Issue 3
Industry Canada (IC) published on the department website on January 19, 2016, the document of the Interference-Causing Equipment Standard ICES-003 Issue 6; and the Radio Standards Specifications RSS-117 Issue 3. The ICES-003 Issue 6, sets out standard requirements for ITE, including digital apparatus, and the principal changes from Issue 5 are: updates in the 2.1, […]
CANADA: IC Released the Documents of the DC-01, Issue 6 and the RSP-100, Issue 11
The Industry Canada (IC) published on January 21st the documents of the Radio Standards Procedure RSP-100 Issue 11, Certification Radio Apparatus; and the DC-01 Issue 6, Procedure for Declaration of Conformity and Registration of Terminal Equipment. The RSP-100 sets out requirements for the certification of radio apparatus and broadcasting equipment. The issue 6 of the […]
MEXICO: Technical Disposition IFT-004-2016 Came Into Force
On January 21, 2016, with its publication on the Mexican Federation Official Diary (DOF), the Technical Disposition IFT-004-2016 came into force replacing the Technical Disposition IFT-004-2014, which lost its validity on January 19, 2016. The new Technical Disposition, named “interface to public networks for terminal equipments”, was approved after the public consultation of the Technical […]
POLAND: LTE Spectrum Will Be Allocated in the Country
Last week, the Poland telecom regulator, Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), announced that they will finally allocate the LTE spectrum that was auctioned last year (2015) in October. Now the winners of the auction have two weeks to pay for the spectrum, which means that after the payment they could release the LTE spectrum in […]
BRAZIL: INMETRO Published a Public Consultation Proposing Adjustments to Ordinance (Portaria) #118
The Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO), published on the official diary of the union the Ordinance # 10, of January 14, 2016, as a public consultation searching for comments on its “Portaria Inmetro # 118”, of March 6, 2015. This Ordinance contains the products certification general requirements; and the public consultation […]
SINGAPORE: MCI Will Merge IDA and MDA to Create the IMDA and GTO
On January 18th, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) of Singapore announced on it’s website that on the second half of 2016, they will create the Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) and the Government Technology Organization (GTO). The new agencies will arise from the merge of the Info-communications Development Authority (IDA) and […]
BRAZIL: A New ANATEL Act allows Manufacturers to Restrict Documents in the SGCH
Through the Act #50514, ANATEL decided to approve a procedure which allows manufacturers to request a temporary restriction of the disclosure of external photos, handbook and ANATEL stamp, in the certification and homologation management system (SGCH). The request could be done for a 90 day-period and could be extended for another 30 days. After that […]
CUBA – UNITED STATES: Cuba Removed from the FCC Exclusion List
The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released on January 15th an announcement on its news website reporting that Cuba was removed from the exclusion list of the FCC. Countries in this exclusion list require separate authorization of the Commission for the companies that want to do business in those markets, this increases cost and […]
MEXICO: The IFT published the Annual Program for the Use and Operation of Frequency Bands in 2016
The Mexican IFT (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones) published on its website, the final agreement of the annual program for the use and operation of frequency bands in 2016, including the answers for the public requests about the first draft. This annual program objective is to determine the frequency bands that will be tendered or assigned […]