UNITED STATES: Amended Procedures on FCC Equipment Authorization Enter Into Force on February 6th
On February 6, 2023, the FCC started enforcing its Prohibition on the authorization of “covered” equipment. Implementing this prohibition was set forth in its “Report and Order, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 22-84)”, initially published back in November 2022, which also revises key articles that involve the Equipment Authorization Program (FCC Certification). […]
CHINA: Regulations on The Administration of Radio Transmission Equipment
January 18th of 2023, MIIT issued the latest (Regulations on the Administration of Radio Transmission Equipment) with 32 articles. Please be aware that this new regulation will come into force on July 1st, 2023. To summarize the main changes, please find the following 4 points. 1. The validity period of each renewal of the SRRC certificate shall not exceed 5 years. 2. The […]
VIETNAM: National Technical Regulation on Land Mobile User Equipment – Radio Access
The MIC is consulting on the draft Circular promulgating the National technical regulation (standard) on Land Mobile User Equipment – Radio Access (2G/3G/4G LTE terminals). The public consultation will finish on March 10th, 2023: Standard code: QCVN 117:2023/BTTTT Scope: GSM, W-CDMA, E-UTRA Mobile Equipment New regulations compared to QCVN 117:2020/BTTTT: Additional LTE bands: 2300-2400 (B40), […]
BELIZE: Proposed Allotment Plan for Band N78 3300 – 3800 MHz for The Deployment of 5G Services
On February 2, 2023, The Public Utilities Commission of Belize published a Consultative Paper for the allotment of the bands 3300 – 3800 MHz, to deliver 5G services. Operators will use a combination of different spectrum bands to deliver 5G services, and it will play a critical role in determining the speed and range of […]
VIETNAM: Circular on Displaying Goods Labels by Electronic Means
On 30th Dec 2022, The Ministry of Science and Technology promulgated Circular No. 18/2022/TT-BKHCN on displaying goods’ labels by electronic means (e-label). 1) Content is shown by e-label: – Manufacturing year; Technical specifications; Warnings; User Manual, Storage manual – Other mandatory contents that have been displayed physically can be displayed electronically. 2) Displaying […]
LAOS: Import, Inspection, and Certification of Telecommunication Equipment and ICT
The Office of the Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) issued a notice on January 30, 2023, informing individuals, legal entities, and organizations that import telecommunications and ICT equipment nationwide about the Agreement on the Management of Telecommunications and ICT Equipment, No. 3583/KTS dated December 13, 2022. The importation of telecommunications and ICT equipment into […]
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 […]
CHINA: Equipment Radio Management Regulations for 900MHz RFID and Ultra Wideband (UWB) Requirements Draft Open for Comments
The Radio Management Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requests public comments for the regulation drafts for 900MHz RFID, and the Ultra Wideband (UWB) regulation revision. The comments and suggestions shall be given before February 6, 2023. Contact: Radio Administration Bureau, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Tel: 010-68206220 (fax) E-mail: xhhz@miit.gov.cn […]
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 […]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TDRA Updates TELECOM Equipment’s Type Approval Mark
The authority TDRA issued a circular through email, on Jan 2nd, 2023, clarifying to all interested parties that the Type Approval Mark or TDRA Label now has a new version, containing only the TDRA logo, Type Approval Number, Country name, and QR Code. This new version of the Type Approval Mark is already available through […]