CANADA: ISED Publish Public Consultation for Special Authorization Procedure for Certification Registration of Equipment in Compliance
The ISED has open to public consultation the procedure to grant special authorization requests for specific products allowing to deviate from requirements set out in the technical standards. Some of the standards affected are: -Compliance Specification for Terminal Equipment (CS-03), -Radio Standards Specification (RSS), -Broadcasting Equipment Technical Standards (BETS) and -Interference-Causing Equipment Standards (ICES). In […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Issues Act 4776 Regarding Updates on Act 14.448 for 5 GHz, Vehicle Radar, and More
ANATEL issued on September 1st, 2020, the Act 4776, and they bring the Technical Standard Update for the following technologies/types: -ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD VARIATION SENSOR, especially for the band of 76-81 GHz -BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM FOR LOCAL NETWORKS, for the band of 5.150-5.350 MHz and 5.470-5.725 MHz -VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (or SCV) for 5.850-5.925 MHz -WIRELESS MULTIGIGABIT […]
UNITED KINGDOM: New UKCA Mark Available for Use Starting January 1st 2021
The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is a new UK product marking that will be used for goods being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland). It covers most goods which previously required the CE marking. From 1 January 2021 the technical requirements (‘essential requirements’) manufacturers must meet – and the […]
SRI LANKA: New Frequencies Added to Spectrum Allocation for RFID Devices
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka has published their new Spectrum Allocation chart for Short Range Devices, they have now included the 865-868 MHz band.
INDIA: TEC’s MTCTE Phase II October 2020 Implementation Reminder
We would like to set a reminder that by October 1st, 2020; the second phase of TEC’s MTCTE shall come into force. We would also like to remind you that there are currently 37 published Essential Requirements. TEC has announced that they will accept test reports from international labs as the labs in India continue to prepare […]
UAE: TRA Publishes Consultation on Regulations for Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) and Short-Range Devices (SRDs)
The TRA wishes to consult on changes to text it proposes under the articles of TRA Regulations for Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) and Short Range Devices (SRD) version 3.0 issued on 12 December 2018 in order to keep abreast of developments to better involve its partners and stakeholders. Participants may provide their views on any other […]
MEXICO: IFT Publish Public Consultation for Radio Spectrum Bands 800 MHz, AWS, PCS and 2.5 GHz
On August 25 th 2020, IFT published a Public Consultation to receive public comments regarding the concession of the use, development and commercial exploitation of segments of the radio the spectrum available in the bands 814-824 / 859-869 MHz, 1755-1760 / 2155-2160 MHz, 1910-1915 / 1990-1995 MHz, and 2500-2530 / 2620-2650 MHz to provide wireless […]
PERU: MTC Publish New Standard Project to Optimize Use of 3.5 GHz Band
MTC published on August 21 st, in its web page portal, the Standard Project that would be willing to modify the National Frequency Attribution Plan, in regards to the use of 3.400 – 3.600 MHz band, also known as 3.5 GHz, and it is currently available for comments and opinions. The purpose of this project is […]
MEXICO: IFT Issues Public Consultation for New Guidelines Granting Certificate of Authorization
On August 20th, 2020, IFT has published a Public Consultation to receive public comments regarding a Preliminary draft of the Agreement by which the Plenary of the IFT modifies the Guidelines for the granting of the Certificate of Authorization (when it uses and explores frequency bands of the radioelectric spectrum for secondary use) and issues […]
COVID-19 Worldwide Impact – August 20th, 2020
Given the current state of affairs surrounding COVID-19, governments, regulators and laboratories all around the world have started to implement measures to decrease the probability of infection among their staff. This is a summary of relevant changes that should be taken into consideration. • Regulators that are operating with limitations: Nicaragua (TELCOR), Philippines (NTC), Maldives […]