India: BIS Modified Final Guidelines for Parallel Testing for Products
The Bureau of Indian Standards published the modification for Parallel Testing for Products. This guideline will enable parallel testing of electronic products covered under the Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) of BIS. These guidelines are voluntary and the manufacturers will still have an option for applying sequentially to BIS for registration as per the existing procedure. […]
India: TEC: MTCTE new timeline for implementation of Essential Requirements for Phase III & IV products
In a recent modification to Notification no. 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/131 and no. 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/172, dated 23/06/2023 and 27/09/2023 respectively, key amendments have been introduced for the testing and certification of telecom and networking equipment under MTCTE Phase-III & Phase-IV. Here are the three crucial highlights to note: 1. Deadline Extension for 12 Products (ERs): The mandatory certification date […]
Mexico: IFT Officially Publishes a Regulatory Guideline to Implement New Marking Requirements for Certified Products
On December 26th, 2023, the Mexican Regulator for Telecommunications ‘IFT’ published their final guideline for the use of the IFT Seal on approved products, equipment, devices or apparatus intended for telecommunications or broadcasting. With this publication on the Official Gazette, the IFT makes official the implementation of their institutional logo (IFT Mark) as a mandatory […]
Taiwan: NCC published a public consultation about allowing 6GHz for Low power devices
The National Communications Commission (NCC) in the Republic of China announced on December 19, 2023, the proposed amendments to the Fifth Point of the “Technical Specifications for Low-Power Radio Frequency Equipment,” responding to modifications in the Republic of China Radio Frequency Allocation Table by the Ministry of Digital Development. The amendments, effective from July 15, […]
Malaysia: SIRIM published Suspension Renewal for Expired CoC
The Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) released the announcement SQASI/CMCS/1/23/0009 the automatic blocking or suspension of CoCs expired for more than six (6) months. The CoC has 14 days after the expiration dates for its renewal or the CoC will be canceled with further notice. SIRIM gave a grace period of 30 […]
Brazil: Office letter 463/2023 – Updates regarding Act 17089 – Safety requirements
ANATEL issued 2 office letters, 463/2023 and 466/2023 regarding additional information and instructions regarding Act 17087 from Dec 19th, 2022 that defined new requirements for safety evaluation for telecommunication devices. Act 17087 had updated references and similar testing to the previous Act 950, but with an additional item of “marking and instructions” that will evaluate […]
Brazil: Office Letter 464/2023 – Act 7971 – IPv6 requirements updates
ANATEL released the office letter 464/2023 to clarify and update the requirements for IPv6 presented in Act 7971 from June 22nd, 2023. The agency clarified that Act 7971 will come into force on January 8th, 2024, 185 days after its publication, and shall suppress the previous IPv6 requirements listed in the technical requirements for telecom […]
Jordan: TRC approves amended IoT instructions
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRC) in Jordan has approved the amended “Internet of Things Instructions” to facilitate the establishment, operation, and management of IoT systems. The amendments come in response to the recent launch of fifth-generation services and a growing interest in investing in technological devices that connect to the Internet. The changes aim to […]
Argentina – Resolution 2097/2023 approves the Technical Standard ENACOM-Q2-61.03 V23.1 and clarifies some topics regards Cellular testing in Argentina
On December 5th, 2023, the Regulator ENACOM published a document called Resolution 2097/2023, which updates the current Technical Standard ENACOM-Q2-61.03 to add the 5G NR operation on 3300-3700MHz allocated band, and allows the ENACOM Homologation of 5G devices. The new version V23.1 has been in force since December 5th, 2023 for cellular devices 2G/3G/4G/5G. Apart […]
Brazil – ANATEL act nº 16539 – Technical and operational requirements for the use of radio frequency bands associated with services of collective interest
The new act came into force by its publication on November 27th, 2023. The act revoked the previous acts: IAct No. 4.456, of June 11, 2018, which approves the power limits of the 39.50 – 40.00 GHz sub-band, for use by Multimedia Communication Service stations; IAct No. 2,934, of June 1, 2020, which approves the […]