COVID-19 Worldwide Impact – March 18, 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 operations: Kuwait, Maldives, Paraguay (no new processes […]
COVID-19 Worldwide Impact
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 operations: Honduras, Peru, Philippines, Venezuela • Regulators […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Issues Temporary Exception For Renewals
This week ANATEL issued an official document clarifying the exception for renewals due to the Coronavirus. The following was said: For all renewals (with no changes in the equipment) in which the technical certificate will expire from March 06, 2020, until June 30, 2020, the renewal can be processed only with the Renewal Letter (no […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Opens 3 Public Consultations (Numbers 16, 17 and 18)
On March 2, Anatel opens three public consultations on certification of telecommunications products, recognition of professionals as specialists in the evaluation of product conformity and the operational procedure for the selection, evaluation and qualification of testing laboratories. The deadline for contributions is 30 days. The consultations gather in a single document the minimum requirements necessary for […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Published Public Consultations Related to Cellular Services
ANATEL has published the following public consultations which have a deadline for contributions until May 2, 2020: Public Consultation No. 6: Proposal for updating the requirements for assessing the technical compliance of Transceivers for Radio Base Stations when operating in the frequency range FR1 (Frequency Range 1) defined by 3GPP (450 MHz to 6,000 MHz), […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Approves New Regulation for Radio Links
ANATEL approved on March 3 the new rules for the use of radiofrequency bands by radio link systems. Radio link systems are used for wireless communication between two fixed points. They are associated with the fixed service and depending on the transported information (voice, images, and data) and the characteristics of the environment, they can use […]
CHILE: SUBTEL Releases New Type-Approval Guideline
SUBTEL releases a new type-approval guideline that will enter into force starting March 2020. Such guideline describes the reinforcement made to the documents that were previously requested. Also, this decision makes the process more strict regarding the submission of the documents. It is also important to highlight additional documents will be requested such as: -Internal and […]
PHILIPPINES: NTC Publish Memorandum Draft
Regulatory update: The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has recently published on its official website a draft Memorandum in addition to section 2 of Memorandum Circular No. 03-05-2007. This relates in particular non-specific Short Range Devices (SRD) operating in 314.9-315 MHz. Following limit of technical parameters has been added: Maximum field strength/RF output power should be […]
EL SALVADOR: SIGET Issues Resolution No T-0027-2020
Description of the regulatory update: The General Superintendence of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET) of El Salvador, issues resolution No T-0027-2020 in which it establishes a call for public auction to grant a pair of frequencies of the radio spectrum in the VHF (Very High Frequency) band. The auction will be held on March 5th. Is […]
TUNISIA: CERT Publishes Decree 48-2020, 4 Key Updates
The Tunisian Authority CERT (Centre d’Etudes et des Recherches des Télécommunications) publishes decree 48-2020 of January 23, 2020, concerning new actions related to the facilitation of approval procedures, importation and commercialization of telecommunications terminal equipment and radio equipment. Important updates: 1. The validity of the certificate will be permanent. 2. Once the old certificates expire, […]