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ENACOM Revise Type Approval Services ARGENTINA

Enacom Regulatory news update-Argentina

Argentina

10-10-2021

ENACOM Revise Type Approval Services

The National Communications Entity of Argentina (ENACOM) has recently given accreditation to the laboratory of the National Institute of Industrial Technology (INTI) to carry out tests and issue the reports corresponding to the following standards:

  • Technical Standard ENACOM-Q2-60.15 V19.1 “Medical Devices”
  • Technical Standard ENACOM-Q2-61.03 V17.1 “User Terminal Equipment for Mobile Communications Services”
  • Technical Standard ENACOM-Q2-61.04 V17.1 “Radio Base Transceivers for Mobile Communications Services”

 

Moreover, in Resolution 1248/2021 of September 1, 2021, ENACOM sets the transition period that allows manufacturers to provide Declarations of Conformity instead of testing the product according to the ENACOM Resolution No. 793/2019, ENACOM Resolution No. 794/2019 and ENACOM Resolution No. 863/2020. It will be ended in 180 days from the publication date of the Resolution 1248/2021.

Source : Here

New Type Approval Requirements – SENEGAL

Senegal - Type Approval Regulatory news

Senegal

09-10-2021

New Type Approval Requirement

Senegal authority ARTP has published the updated new type approval regulation. Based on the Decision No. 2021-011 one sample will be required for type approval application process, coming to effect from January 1st, 2022. The main changes based on the decision No 2004-002/ART/DG/DRC/D are :

  • Sample will required
  • Certificate Validity will be changed from unlimited to 5Year
  • Local Testing is mandatory
  • Label required

 Official Announcement: Here

 

Frequency Bands for Fixed Satellite Service- ARGENTINA

Enacom Regulatory news update-Argentina

Argentina

08-10-2021

Argentina Attributes Frequency Bands for Fixed Satellite Services

The Sub-secretariat of Information and Communication Technologies of Argentina issued Resolution 528/2021 on August 24, 2021. Through this Resolution, the Secretary of Public Innovation of the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers cancels the 20.2-21.2 GHz and 30-31 GHz frequency segments and opens frequency segments 17.7 -31 GHz of the National Table of Frequency Allocation for Fixed Satellite Service that are known as Ku (from 12,0-18,0 GHz), K (from 18,0-26,5 GHz) and Ka (from 26,5-40,0 GHz) bands. Such revisions of the national frequency allocation table were made in accordance with the provisions of the Radiocommunications Regulations of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

Thus, the following bands were allocated: 

** the Satellite Broadcasting Service with primary category: 17.7 – 17.8 GHz (space – Earth)

** the Earth Exploration Satellite Service with primary category: 18.6 – 18.8 GHz (Passive) 

**the Space Research Service with primary category: 18.6 – 18.8 GHz (Passive)

** the Earth Exploration Satellite Service: 28.5 – 28.6 GHz (Earth – space), 28.6 – 29.1 GHz (Earth – space), 29.1 – 29.175 GHz (Earth – space), 29.175 – 29.25 GHz (Earth – space), 29.75 – 29.9 GHz (Earth – space) and 29.9 – 30 GHz (Earth – space)

** the Mobile Satellite Service with primary category: 19.7 – 20.1 GHz (space – Earth), 20.1 – 20.2 GHz (space – Earth), 20.2 – 21.2 GHz (space – Earth), 29.75 – 29.9 GHz (Earth – space), 29.9 – 30 GHz (Earth – space), 30 – 31 GHz (Earth – space)

** the Standard Frequency Service and satellite time signals with secondary categories: 20.2 – 21.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 30 – 31 GHz (space-to-Earth).

 

The Resolution itself you can find here.

 

UESW Single Transaction Portal- UGANDA

Uganda Regulatory Authority

Uganda

08-10-2021

UESW Single Transaction Portal

Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) in collaboration with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have established the UESW Single Transaction Portal.

The UESW portal allows importers and exporters alike to submit their CoC requests, including necessary documents, directly to the preferred service provider.

Benefits of the UESW portal:

 

1. CoC request submission at any time without work hour limitations

3. Information provided during CoC requests (e.g. product details, HS code information, test reports, invoices) are transferred to the service provider directly, and therefore, information does to need to be shared multiple times

4. A dashboard allows to keep track of your CoC requests

5. Instant updates on UESW portal, when a CoC request is certified

Mandatory Certification of Telecom Equipment within Phases III and IV – INDIA

India - Type Approval Regulatory news

India

11-10-2021

Mandatory Certification of Telecom Equipment within Phases III and IV

In India, all telecom and related information and communications technology equipment is subject to Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) procedure led by the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India. The MTCTE procedure has been launched from July 2019 and includes simplified certification scheme (SCS) and general certification scheme (GCS). Step by step, the TEC is adding new categories of products that require the MTCTE procedure. These steps are known as phases. The TEC has recently notified implementation of new phases. Thus, the following categories of product under phases III and IV should pass the MTCTE procedure through the GCS:

 

Phase III includes:

  1. Base station for cellular network
  2. Repeater for cellular network
  3. Compact cellular network
  4. Smart/CCTV camera
  5. Smart watches
  6. Smart electricity meter
  7. Tracking device
  8. IoT gateway 
  9. End-point device for environmental monitoring
  10. Equipment operating on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band

 

Phase IV includes:

  1. Transmission terminal equipment (DWDM, DXC)
  2. Optical fibre (single mode)
  3. Satellite communication equipment
  4. Radio broadcast receiver
  5. Mobile radio trunking system
  6. HF radio
  7. VHF/UHF radio system equipment
  8. PTP PMP microwave fixed radio systems
  9. IP security equipment
  10. Router
  11. LAN switch
  12. Precision timing protocol grand master equipment
  13. IP multimedia conferencing equipment
  14. Mobility management entity (MME)
  15. Point of sale devices
  16. Signalling gateway 
  17. Media gateway
  18. Softswitch
  19. Digital subscriber line equipment
  20. Session border controller
  21. Base station controller/radio network controller
  22. Mobile switch center (MSC)/MSC- server (S)/ gateway MSC (GMSC)/GMSC-S
  23. Equipment identity register
  24. Subscriber identity module
  25. OTA platform and device manager platform
  26. Home location register/home subscriber server/authentication center
  27. Serving/gateway GPRS support node
  28. Serving/packet gateway
  29. Short message service center
  30. Cell broadcast center
  31. Service control point 
  32. Operation maintenance center/ element management system (EMS)/ network MS/operation support system
  33. Gateway mobile location center 
  34. Serving mobile location center
  35. Optical fibre cable
  36. Infiniband switch

 

Categories of product require the MTCTE procedure through the GCS:

Phase IV:

  1. Conferencing equipment 

 

Please, note that certification of products under Phase III becomes mandatory from July 1st, 2022. However, applications for the MTCE procedure can be submitted starting from October 11, 2021.

Certification of products under Phase IV with respect to EMI/EMC and safety requirements becomes mandatory from February 1, 2022 and the other essential requirements must be verified with the certificate from July 1st, 2022. That is why the application procedure within Phase IV is divided into to periods:

  1. October 11, 2021for EMI/EMC and safety requirements 
  2. January 1, 2022for the other essential requirements 

 

The TEC also reminds that submitted test reports must not be older than two years. 

Official Source

New Requirements for Telecommunication equipment’s – OMAN

Oman Type Approval Homologation

Oman

07-10-2021

New Requirements for Telecommunication equipment's

The TRA Ministry issued a Decree stating that telecommunications equipment and medical devices must meet the requirements of EU RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU (as amended by Directive (EU) 2015/863 and Directive (EU) 2017/2012) with regard to RoHS restricted substances and their maximum concentration values tolerated by weight in homogeneous materials. The following requirements were established in the document:

cadmium (0.01%)

lead (0.1%)

mercury (0.1%)

hexavalent chromium (0.1%)

polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) (0.1%)

polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) (0.1%)

bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (0.1%)

butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) (0.1%)

dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (0.1%)

diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (0.1%)

 

The Ministry proposes to allow placing medical devices and telecommunications equipment on the Omani market only when they prove their compliance with the substance restriction requirements of the RoHS Directive.

The Ministry intends to adopt this Decree in December 2021 and put it in force from July 2022. 

Official Announcement : Link

 

Postpones Labelling Requirements for Imported Telecommunications Equipment – BRAZIL

Brazil Wireless Regulatory Services

Brazil

07-10-2021

Postpones Labelling Requirements for Imported Telecommunications Equipment

The Act 4088 on Operational Procedure for Telecommunications Products Marking with the ANATEL Approval Identification mark was planned to come into force. This Procedure should establish the guidelines for marking approved telecommunications products with the ANATEL identification label  However, at the end of July 2021 ANATEL issued an ACT 5701 that postponed and amended provisions of the Act 4088 with regard to identification of the approval procedure. Thus, for imported telecommunications products, the mandatory identification of the approval that should be carried out before the product enters the country is postponed till July 31, 2022

ANATEL also added one more product category that is excluded from the mandatory identification mark procedure. Thus, there are 4 cases that are not subject to identification of the approval procedure according to the Act 4088:

I – Unfinished products subject to approval whose import is carried out by the Applicant for completion of the product on the national territory

II – Products that require affixing of the identification mark through the Security Seal; 

III – Products for the importer’s own use.

IV – Products intended for medical applications, subject to approval by ANATEL, and covered by the legislation of ANVISA (National Health Surveillance Agency). 

 Act 5701 is HERE

Release 6GHz bands to Wi-Fi- COLOMBIA

Colombia

05-10-2021

Release 6GHz bands to Wi-Fi

Colombia released the full 6 GHz band to Wi-Fi hence becoming the sixth South or Central American country to do so following Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Within the Americas, the US and Canada have both already released the full band – meaning a total of 1.2 GHz of new spectrum to Wi-Fi. In the US, the FCC recently kicked off a process to certify the use of AFC database lookup platforms and services for standard power indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band

Official Band : Here

CITRA Revises Type Approval Regulations – KUWAIT

Kuwait telecom regulatory news

Kuwait

02-10-2021

CITRA Revises Type Approval Regulations

Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) of Kuwait released a new regulation on type approval of telecommunications equipment on September 13, 2021

According to this regulation, telecommunications equipment can be imported and put on the market of Kuwait when it meets the following conditions: 

  1. Complies with the relevant regulations and technical standards approved by CITRA and has type approval certificate (when required) 
  2. Meets the following technical requirements:
  • Doesn’t cause harm to the end user, public or working personnel in wired and wireless telecommunications networks
  • Doesn’t generate electromagnetic disturbances exceeding the specified level 
  • Does not emit levels of EM energy that cause electromagnetic interference (EMI) in other neighboring devices
  • The program interface of the equipment should not be ease to access
  • The periphery devices have to meet the following extra requirements: 

    – Mobile terminal devices must have an IMEI number
    – The devices must support function protecting personal data and users’ privacy
    – Devices must enable emergency services

 

Source : HERE

Equipment with WWAN technology requires approval- COLOMBIA

Colombia

01-10-2021

Equipment with WWAN technology requires approval

The CRC-Colombia has confirmed that as of October 1, all equipment with WWAN technology requires approval from the CRC, mandatory, regardless of whether it has voice or data functionality. 

The requirements for the NATIONAL CERTIFICATE as below:

National Certificate CRC.

1) Technical Specifications Document, that includes the frequency and power ranges in which the equipment operates.

2) Letter from the GSMA, showing the TAC (Type Allocation Code) assigned to the make and model of the mobile terminal equipment

3) Certificates:

* For Mobile Terminal Equipment, for FCC Part 22H (Band 850MHz), FCC Part 24E (Band 1900MHz).

* For Mobile Terminal Equipment, for 700MHz frequency bands (B28) and to the 2500MHz bands (B7 and B38), certificates issued by Notified Bodies (NB) recognized by the R&TTE Directive, which meets ETSI (EN) Standards.

4) Certificate or MPE Report, or SAR Report, according to IEEE Std. C95.1 or ICNIRP, ITU K.52.

5) User Manual.

6) Images (photographs) of the device, showing label with Brand, Model and IMEI.

7) Documentation that shows the functional relationship of the host device and the internal WWAN module (if apply).

8) Include “Module Declaration Letters”