EU: Decision (EU) 2020/553 Regarding Standards for Cellular Network Equipment
The European Commission will implement (EU) 2020/553 of April 21, 2020, amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/167 regarding harmonized standards for certain international mobile telecommunications cellular networks equipment. The decision will replace some existing standards that must be withdrawn by October 22, 2021. The full list of standards can be found in the attached PDFs.
USA: FCC Adopts New Rules for The 6GHz Band
On April 23rd, 2020, The FCC adopted rules that make the 6GHz band available for unlicensed use. With this decision, the adoption of Wi-Fi 6 will be accessible and also will have a great impact on the Internet of Things. The present decision authorizes indoor low-power devices in the frequency range of 5.925-7.125 GHz and […]
USA: Human Exposure to Radio-frequency Electromagnetic Fields and Reassessment
The FCC published on April 1, 2020, the following final rule: Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Reassessment of FCC Radiofrequency Exposure Limits and Policies. The FCC has decided to make an amendment to the 2019 Second Report and Order to simplify the evaluation procedures to RF Exposure evaluation and procedures and mitigation measures. […]
European Union: The EU Open to Feedback to Evaluate Rules Related to the EMC Directive
Type approval impacted? Yes Is Spectrum allocation impacted? No Are imports impacted? No Are relevant Standards impacted? EMC Directive 2014/30/EU Description of the regulatory update: Starting from January 23rd to February 20th, 2020, the European Commission is receiving feedback about the Evaluation of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive, this was made to consider whether the EMC Directive is […]
EGYPT: ICT Minister and ITU Secretary General Sign Agreement to Host WRC-19 October 2019
The Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat and the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Houlin Zhao have signed an agreement to host the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) and the Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-19) from October 21st to November 26th in Sharm El-Sheikh. The ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) WRC is one of the […]
USA: FCC Releases Public Notice Regarding Government Shutdown
Entirety reports on January 10, 2019, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice stating which services will continue in operation and under what conditions while the now 20-day (and ongoing) Government Shutdown continues. Only essential services will continue during this Government shutdown and TCB (Telecommunications Certification Bodies) has been put on hold any new […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Published 3 Public Consultations on Lithium Batteries and Mobile Phone Chargers
ANATEL Published multiple Public Consultations with the purpose of evaluating the opinion of interested parties, especially consumers who use mobile phones, regarding the extinction of the mandatory application of the Anatel homologation safety seal on batteries and chargers used in mobile phones and regarding the updating of the requirements, starting to refer to IEC standards. […]
RUSSIA: FSB Encryption Notification Updates List of Products Requiring FSB Notification
The Federal Security Service, also known as Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti (FSB) in Russia, began utilizing their encryption notification updating its list of product/device with cryptographic (encryption) technology requiring FSB notification (found on section 2.19) and only the product which is in this section from now on will require FSB notification. Some of the products listed […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Expects Delays Due to Operational Difficulties with System Migration
As of February 2, 2017, ANATEL expects delays for uploads and submissions due to operational difficulties with the transition of their old system, SGCH, to their new ANATEL platform, MOSAICO. They anticipated the new system to be live by February 2, 2017, however, due to difficulties, the estimated expected date will now be February 8, […]
AZERBAIJAN: MINCOM to Begin Requesting In-Country Testing Process, Doubling Process Time
As of January 2017, the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies Republic of Azerbaijan is requesting samples for telecommunications certification. The process time has now doubled from a 2-week documentary process to an in-country testing process, lasting 4 weeks. Upon completion of sample analysis, the telecommunication device(s) will be returned to clients. The decision is […]