03-01-2022
The Saudi Arabia Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC) recently published an updated regulation for WLAN devices, which came into effect on January 1st this year. This new regulation supersedes the 2008 “Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN/Wi-Fi) Usage Regulations”.
Official details found HERE
01-02-2022
The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India has amended MTCTE Phases 3 and 4.
Applications for Phase 3 products are being accepted as of October 11, 2021, and certification is mandatory starting July 1, 2022.
From February 1, 2022 to July 1, 2022 there is a relaxation for Phase 4 products. Applications for Phase 4 products with EMI/EMC and Safety test reports are being accepted as of October 11, 2021, and certification is mandatory starting July 1, 2022. Applications for Phase 4 products with remaining parameters of ER are being accepted as of January 1, 2022, and certification is mandatory starting July 1, 2022. Foreign ILAC test reports for other technical parameters are being accepted for a few products.
Test reports issued by TEC labs for all parameters will be valid for up to 5 years. Test reports issued by ILAC labs for technical parameters will be valid for up to 2 years in respect of the products listed in Annexure-II. Only test reports issued by ILAC labs from non-border sharing countries will be accepted
Quick notes of this Amendments :
28-01-2022
ARCEP resumed activities on January 26, 2022. On January 24, 2022, the president of Burkina Faso resigned from his post due to a military coup in the capital Ouagadougou. The Autorité de Regulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) of Burkina Faso, closed on January 24, 2022, but resumed activities on January 26, 2022
24-01-2022
ARCEP of Burkina Faso has closed due to a recent military coup. On 24th January 2022, the president of Burkina Faso resigned from his post due to a military coup. Consequently, certain public administrations, including the ARCEP (Autorité de Regulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes) of Burkina Faso, have been closed and will remain closed until the situation in Burkina Faso has been resolved.
Type approval applications are expected to be impacted, though the full extent will depend on the local situation.
21-01-2022
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has released new guidelines for current 3G products that support other bands such as 2G, 4G, LTE, and 5G.
The existing CoC is able to be renewed without any changes, where 3G feature information will be maintained. The cost of the CoC renewal will remain as RM50 per year.
These devices will not be able to ride on any 3G network, Type Approval applicants may voluntarily choose to include the 3G feature in the new CoC. An applicant who opts to include the 3G feature in the new CoC is required to submit the related test report as specified in the Technical Code SKMM WTS IMT-MT and is subject to an evaluation fee of RM 600 per frequency band.
This guideline became effective starting January 1st, 2022.
Official Announcement is Here
20-02-2022
On January 13th, BOCRA published the Type Approval guidelines for SIM-Enabled Devices which will be implemented and come into force on April 1st, 2022. The aim of the guidelines is to protect both the ICT networks and the consumers against adverse effects introduced by the rapid increase of non-type Approved counterfeit and substandard devices and ensure that only registered devices are used in public networks. To ensure that the SIM-Enabled Devices used in the public networks are compliant with the national standards, these must follow the current Type Approval requirements.
The Authority has implemented a Type Approval Verification System that will verify compliance to the Type Approval process by registering and monitoring devices that are connected to the public networks.
CLICK HERE to download BOCRA Type Approval Verification
19-01-2022
The Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (ANATEL) has published public consultation Nº 1/2022. The Public consultation regarding update of the technical requirements for conformity assessment of Optical Network Terminal (ONT), Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and Optical Network Unit ( OLT) equipment ONU) for fiber optic networks with passive network standards GPON, XGPON and XGSPON.
For more details about this publication can be accessed by Link
17-01-2022
The Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (ANATEL), published Act Number 423 on January 12, 2022. It updates Act 14448 on the technical requirements for assessment of restricted radiation radiocommunication devices and this includes the new devices allowed in Brazil.
The following technical requirements are present in Act Number 423:
The updated technical requirements of Act Number 423 are:
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12-01-2022
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA) has issued the regulatory framework for providing Internet of Things’ (IoT) services in the Arab Republic of Egypt. New regulatory framework aims to polarize investments to establish IoT networks and sophisticated app platforms
31-12-2021
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) in Canada has opened a public consultation on RSS-102 SPR-002, Issue 2, “Supplementary Procedure for Assessing Compliance of Equipment Operating from 3 kHz to 10 MHz with RSS-102.” The procedure describes technical requirements and assessment procedures that demonstrate radio apparatus compliance with radiofrequency (RF) exposure limits outlined in RSS-102 between 3 kHz to 10 MHz and is applicable to all radio apparatus that produce RF emissions within this range. The consultation may be accessed at this link and will receive comments until March 14, 2022.
