BRAZIL: ANATEL – Public Consultation 81/2022 – IPv6 Protocol Compliance Requirements on Telecom Products
ANATEL opened a public consultation that aims to collect information from society to support the Agency regarding the possibility of implementing an update to the IPv6 test requirements in Brazil. The proposed changes are the inclusion of the following updated normative references: 3GPP TS 36.523-1 V16.11.0 (2021-12) – Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL New Safety Regulation – Act 17087 Dec 2022
On December 19th, 2022, ANATEL published act 17087. This new act revokes Act 950 on February 8th, 2018, and updates the technical requirements for electrical safety on compliance evaluation for telecommunications products. The new testing standard references are as follows: – Anatel Resolution No 715 October 23rd, 2019, Regulation for Conformity Assessment and Homologation of […]
BRAZIL: Public Consultation for AFC Implementation on 5.975~7.125 MHz Band
ANATEL opened the public consultation that aims to collect information from society to support the Agency regarding the possibility of implementing an Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) system, in order to allow the use of the 5,925-7,125 MHz band, or parts thereof, by Access Points (classified as restricted radiation equipment) in an outdoor environment in Brazil. […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Does Not Extend COVID-19 Renewal Letter Acceptance – Still Allowing Remote Inspections to Factory and Testing Labs
Brazilian agency ANATEL Issue Official Document, Letter n° 362/2022/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL Updating the Exception due to Coronavirus. In this publication, ANATEL did not renew the Exception for the renewal certification exempting the tests and further documents. This update stands only for remote inspections that are still allowed to be performed in factories or testing labs that the […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Act 5159 Postponed; Act 13423/2022 Published
ANATEL published act 13423/2022 which extends the entry into force of Act 5159 that defined new requirements for chargers, the new date is October 20th, 2023. The Act 5159/2022 became optional until October 20th, 2023 when those interested in the approval will be able to choose between the new requirements or the old requirements defined […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Publish Supplementary Instructions for Certification of RF Modules Included in Telecom and Non-Telecom Products
On Oct 07th, 2022, ANATEL published a letter containing supplementary instructions for certification of RF modules included in telecom and non-telecom products. These instructions cover all scenarios for products containing one or more RF modules on it. The scenarios are: non-telecom and telecom products that contain RF modules; products with one or more slots; modules […]
BRAZIL: Public Consultation 63/2022 – Update to Technical Requirements Act Regarding Human Exposure
ANATEL opened the public consultation that aims to implement the update on the Technical Requirements to detail the limits of occupational and general population exposure to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields in the radio frequency range between 8.3 kHz and 300 GHz (CEMRF) generated by radiocommunication transmitting stations and user terminals, proposed by the International […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Approves Technical and Operational Conditioning Requirements for 27.5 GHz to 27.9 GHz Sector Use
On June 27th, 2022, ANATEL approved technical and operational conditioning requirements for use of the 27.5 – 27.9 GHz band through Act No. 8995/2022. The objective is to Establish the technical and operational requirements of conditions of use of the spectrum for the sub-band 27.5 GHz to 27.9 GHz, in accordance with the Regulation on […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Extends COVID-19 Renewal Letter Acceptance Deadline
Brazilian agency ANATEL Issue Official Document, Letter n° 265/2022/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL Updating The Exception for Renewals Due to Coronavirus. For all renewals with no changes in the equipment, the certificate will expire on October 31st. 2022, It will accept only a Renewal Letter with no further documents or pictures requested. The same date is applied for remote […]
BRAZIL: Public Consultation 45 – Requirements for USB-C in Mobile Phones
Anatel opened a proposal for a Public Consultation for the definition of mandatory technical requirements for assessing the compliance of the wired charging interface with the USB Type-C standard in mobile cell phones. With the objective of contributing to the homogenization of the offer of products that use cable charging, which will allow greater convenience […]