EGYPT: Membership of ITU Administrative Council Won by Egypt
Entirety reports on November 14, 2018, Egypt has won the membership of the Administrative Council of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from 2019 till 2022 after being re-elected to the ITU Council membership during the elections held at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (ITUPP) held in Dubai, UAE, during 29 October till 16 November, with the […]
INDIA: Rule Notifications Published for WLAN 5GHz, SRDs, and UWB Technology
Entirety reports on November 12, 2018, The Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing from The Ministry of Communications of India published 3 Notification updating the rules for license exemption for WLAN devices operating in the 5GHz; Short Range Devices; and Low Power Ultra-wideband Devices respectively, which came into force on October 23rd of 2018. Please refer […]
USA: FCC Published Hearing Aid Compatibility Requirements for Mobile Devices
Entirety reports on December 12, 2018, The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) did a review of rules on December 7th for service providers to post on their public websites information regarding Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) of their offered devices. It’s also mandatory that service providers maintain in their websites all information of previously offered models with […]
TURKEY: First 5G Signals Valley Open Field Test
Entirety reports on December 3rd, 2018, Turkey’s first 5G signals Valley Open Field test was given in the BTK Market Surveillance Laboratory. BTK Chairman Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu stated that Hacettepe University Beytepe Campus, Bilkent, and METU campuses and BTK Headquarters in the region between the area will cover the area of universities, research centers, companies, […]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The UAE is Elected for the ITU Council Membership for the Fourth Consecutive Time
Entirety reports on December 3rd, 2018, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been elected for the fourth consecutive time for the ITU Council membership, representing the Asia and Australia region, indicated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as Area (E), which has 13 seats in the council, as the UAE received 164 votes. The achievement reflects the […]
VIETNAM: MIC Releases Circular 15/2018/TT-BTTTT to Clear All Conflicts Between Regulations Under PQIR
Entirety reports on November 27, 2018, an official announcement by MIC of Vietnam regarding the release of the Circular 15/2018/TT-BTTTT, supplementing and amending to Circular 30/2011/TT-BTTTT. The Circular 15/2018/TT-BTTTT has made with the intention to clear all conflicts between regulations in “Product Quality Inspection Registration” (PQIR) process and to be in compliance with Decree 132/2008/ND-CP and Decree 74/2018/ND-CP. […]
INDONESIA: SDPPI Accepts EMC Test Report from Non-Accredited International Test Lab
Entirety reports on November 19, 2018, the following news: SDPPI issued a new policy regarding the EMC test reports. Due to the overcapacity and recent problems at Indonesian test labs, where EMC test takes extremely long lead time, SDPPI decided to accept EMC test report from all international Labs, including EMC report from test labs […]
ARGENTINA: ENACOM Updates Low Power Device Regulation
On October 25th, 2018, ENACOM updated regulations linked to Low Power Devices modifying “Dedicated Frequency Bands to be used by Low-Power Devices.” The technical standard ENACOM-Q2-60.14 V18.1 “Low-Power Devices” was approved and revoked Resolution ENACOM No. 6.639/2017. Furthermore, the technical standard serves as a new local SRD standard. The main differences between version 17.1 are as […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Updates Regulation on EMC Testing Procedures for Restricted Radiation Transceivers
On August 27th, 2018 the National Telecommunication Agency (ANATEL) of Brazil updated its regulation on EMC testing procedures for Restricted Radiation Transceivers that are in force from November 7, 2018. HIGHLIGHTS For certificate renewals/maintenance process there is no need to add or comply with this tests if and only if the initial certification was SUBMITTED previous […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Issues Public Consultation to Revise The Regulation on Conditions of Use of the 3.5 GHz Radio Frequency Band
On November 6, 2018, ANATEL of Brazil opened a public consultation regarding the conditions of use of the 3.5 GHz bands. The main objective is to submit to comments and suggestions from the general public, the Regulatory Impact Analysis Report concerning the draft revision of the regulations associated with the 3,400 MHz to 3,600 MHz […]