BRAZIL: ANATEL Act No. 2506

ANATEL by means of the Ato No. 2506, of May 7th of 2020, has approved the inclusion of the technical assessment for conformity assessment of Femtocells (defined in the regulation as self-configurable equipment managed by the provider, which operates as a fixed station for radiocommunication with Users #39; stations) in Annex I of the Act No. […]
COVID-19 Worldwide Impact – May 13th, 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 have extended their suspension: Venezuela, Philippines Regulators that have resumed […]
COVID-19 Worldwide Impact – May 11th, 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 have extended their suspension: Bolivia Regulators that have limited their […]
COVID-19 Worldwide Impact – May 8th, 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 have suspended their operations: Liberia Regulators that have limited their […]
BRAZIL: Anatel Publishes Resolutions on Restricted Radiation Equipment

ANATEL published on May 6th the Resolution 726, about the Restricted Radiation Equipment. The Agency changed the radio frequency bands in Table 1 and Annex 1 of the Restricted Radiation Radio-communication Equipment Regulation. The changes will take effect on September 1, 2020. You can see the complete resolution on the attached document.
BRAZIL: Proposed List of Telecommunication Products Subject to Homologation – Public Consult No. 30

The final date for comments (April 11, 2020) of the draft of the Telecommunications Products Reference List and establishment of modalities and models for assessment of conformity for telecommunications products, aiming to comply with the provisions of the Regulations for Conformity Assessment and Homologation of Telecommunications Products, approved by Resolution No. 715, of October 23, […]
UNITED STATES: Draft – Correction on The Human Exposure to Radio-frequency Electromagnetic Fields

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is correcting a date that appeared in the Federal Register on April 6, 2020. In this document, the Commission seeks comment on expanding the range of frequencies for which its radiofrequency (RF) exposure limits apply; on applying localized exposure limits above 6 GHz in parallel to the localized exposure limits already established […]
UNITED STATES: Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts rules to reform the use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, also known as the C-Band. By repacking existing satellite operations into the upper 200 megahertz of the band (and reserving a 20 megahertz guard band), the Commission makes 280 megahertz of spectrum available for flexible use […]
VIETNAM: Draft for Radio Equipment in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) Operating in the 920MHz Frequency Range

The Ministry of Information and Communications, Department of Science & Technology (MIC) has released the: Draft national technical regulation on radio equipment in the Low power wide area networks (LPWAN) operating in the 920 MHz frequency range (51 page(s), in Vietnamese) for all public to comment on it, it will be available for observations until […]
VIETNAM: Draft for Wideband Data Transmission Equipment Operating in the 2.4GHz Band

The Ministry of Information and Communications, Department of Science & Technology (MIC) has released the Draft national technical regulation on wideband data transmission equipment operating in the 2.4 GHz band (109 page(s), in Vietnamese, (specifically: – Wireless charging device based on induction loop technology (electrostatic transformation) (HS code: 8504.40.90) – Personal FM radio transmitter)for all […]