EU AND JAPAN: Step Up Cooperation On 5G Mobile Technology
With the new 5G agreement, the EU will join forces with Japan to cope with the increasing need for wireless Internet and complement current efforts to create a Digital Single Market in Europe. The agreement will allow EU and Japan to work towards a common understanding and standards of 5G, identify new harmonised radio band […]
EUROPEAN UNION: EC adopts decision on 1452-1492MHz band
On May 8th, 2015 the European Commission adopted a decision to open up the 1452-1492 MHz frequency band for wireless broadband under harmonised technical conditions, while ensuring the protection of existing usage of the band for terrestrial digital audio broadcasting (T-DAB). Under the decision Member States should make the spectrum available within six months. This […]
EUROPEAN UNION: The Impact of the Harmonization of the New EN62657-2 Industrial Wireless Co-existence Standard
With the intention of preserving bandwidth, the telecommunications industry has written a harmonised standard that does not allow industrial wireless control systems to function. The European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) is now blocking the harmonisation of a European standard, which facilitates co-existence management of Industrial communication networks under the R&TTE directive. This restriction is likely […]
EUROPE: Customs Union
Agency Responsible: Eurasian Economic Commission, Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation Products covered: Electrotechnical and radio-electronic devices The draft technical regulation of the Customs Union “On restrictions of the use of hazardous substances in electro technical and radio-electronic devices” establishes requirements for restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electro technical and radio-electronic […]