Sri Lanka: New type approval regulation from DEC 2020

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has issued “Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE) Type Approval

Rules 2020” with following major changes:

• All products must be approved under the new RTTE Type Approval Rules from 16th DEC 2020
• Already launched approval processes (before 16th DEC 2020) will get a certificate under the previous regulation
• Approval certificates issued under the old rules, will expire on 17th JUN 2021
• Certificates validity will be 4 years (before: up to 3 years)
• National labelling will be mandatory
• Samples are required on demand (1-2 devices)
• Following RF products are exempted (as long they fulfil usual RED requirements):
  • Mounted SRD (e.g. in laptops) with radio technologies like WiFi or Bluetooth
  • Transmitter equipment with RF output power <50 mW (EIRP)
  • Devices intended for installing in vehicles as part of car navigation units, remote car keys that use short range technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.
• For devices which are exempted for national type approval, an exemption letter can be optional issued by ministry.
  Gazette of TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA:
  Download here!

If you are interested, please get in contact with us for getting a quotation info@7layers.com

Azerbaijan: Separate certification process for EMC from DEC 2020

Since December 2020, the Republic of Azerbaijan forced a new regulation as part of Decision No. 175 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

On December 2, 2020 a separate certification process for EMC aspects was established and should be fulfilled from this date. Before that, SAFETY certification covered all EMC directives. As long as there is a valid SAFETY certificate for a device covering the EMC standards (based on RED regulations), there is no need to issue a separate EMC approval.

This regulation does not influence existing requirements for a national radio approval. Finally, three different certificates are required for market access in Azerbaijan (radio, safety, EMC).

If you are interested, please get in contact with us for getting a quotation info@7layers.com.

The U.S. hits a Major 5G Milestone: Three Nationwide 5G Networks

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon now all offer U.S. nationwide 5G networks, each of which covers at least 200 million Americans. This is simply remarkable progress to deploy 5G across the country. Now, from West Palm Beach, FL, to West Hollywood, CA, and thousands of communities in between, 5G networks are up and running, due to national and regional providers alike.

Read more on the CTIA website

Virtual Conference: Unleashing the Potential of 5G

As part of the Bureau Veritas Group, 7layers is proud to announce that Bureau Veritas, who recently upgraded its California Technical Competence Center with 5G Device Certification Testing capability, is hosting a 5G virtual conference on 30th September 2020 joined by some of the industry’s testing and technology leaders.

Getting ready with a 5G integration business strategy is critical to many electronics manufacturers, retailers and technology integrators. With this 120-minute virtual-conference, you can gain an in-depth and business-focused understanding about 5G as a technology, its applications, and how to ride the wave of opportunities 5G presents.

Read more on the Bureau Veritas website.

United Kingdom: UKCA marking after Brexit

The CE marking and related RED requirements will be fully accepted until 31st December 2021, as long as the valid CE standards are not modified and remain valid up to this date.

From 1st JAN 2022, national obligatory UKCA assessment process is planned to be established. For this, a national UK conformity assessment body has to be involved for getting confirmation of UK conformity.

This process can be done voluntarily in advance from JAN 2021. For this, please get in contact with us for getting a quotation

The UKCA marking is already created as shown in following graph. But it mustn’t be mix up with “UK Cheerleading Association”, which is also abbreviated with UKCA.

Saudi Arabia: CITC approval for WWAN units only

In the past the Saudi Arabia Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) accepted requests for approval of parts with WLAN/BT/RFID technology.
Currently, devices which are not cellular network telecommunication devices cannot get CITC approval, e.g. devices with BT, WLAN etc.
If a device includes a cellular module, the single WWAN module needs to get a CITC approval (e.g. LTE-module mounted in notebook). But also devices with integrated cellular functions like mobile phones and notebooks are defined as modules by CITC and need to apply for CITC approval.

• All wireless units (device or module) with direct connection to national telecommunication network will need a CITC approval.

Type Certification of IoT devices according to ETSI EN 303 645

7layers proudly announces that we can now offer evaluation for Type Certification of IoT devices according to ETSI EN 303 645 to manufacturers who are interested to demonstrate base line security of their products.

Such an assessment is based on

• Review of documented evidences and declarations
• As well as technical testing of the physical device

As a result of a successful evaluation the manufacturer will receive a “certificate of conformity” issued by Bureau Veritas for the tested type of devices.

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Type Certification of IoT devices according to ETSI EN 303 645