CTIA approves Bureau Veritas as a PTCRB Full Test Laboratory for 5G FR1

“As a leading wireless device testing, certification and international approvals management provider, Bureau Veritas is honored to obtain this qualification from CTIA. Bureau Veritas Group has started 5G journey as it global plan and also has deployed several investment on related instrument since 2018. Bureau Veritas E.A.W Taiwan was a pioneer to set up 5G base station simulator to successfully accomplish the deployment of 5G testing environment. For Taiwanese ODM / OEM companies that have mainly oversea clients, Bureau Veritas offers the most professional, convenient and considerate one-stop comprehensive service, and assist its clients to enter global market in the fastest and easiest way!” stated by Mr. Pascal Le-Ray, General Manager of Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services’ Electrical/Electronics, Automotive and Wireless business in Taiwan.

Since 2011, Bureau Veritas’ wireless laboratory in Taiwan has been a PTCRB authorized laboratory providing full testing capabilities to mobile devices and offering comprehensive wireless conformance services to support our clients in compliance with PTCRB, GCF, Wi-Fi Alliance®, NFC Forum, and Bluetooth® SIG requirements. Since 2013, 7layers is part of the Bureau Veritas Group.

About CTIA and PTCRB

CTIA, the association representing the U.S. wireless communications industry, is proud to serve as the administrator for the certification process. The refreshed brand illustrates how PTCRB and CTIA are a within the wireless ecosystem. More information: https://www.ctia.org/

PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board) is an organization that has been setup by the network operators to test GSM devices such as mobile phones, modules, M2M devices etc. The testing is based on appropriate 3GPP standards and meets the requirements of the GSM operators. PTCRB certification is a requirement for launching cellular devices on the North American GSM carriers such as AT&T, Verizon (for LTE) etc. More information: https://www.ptcrb.com/

Guyana and Haiti – Authority Processes Delayed

 

Guyana – Delays in Type Approvals

The Guyana “Ministry of Public Telecommunications” (MOPT) states that due to agency changes and further internal activities, type approval processes are not one of their priorities at the moment. As long this decision by director will not be changed, unknown delays has to be considered for type approval process.

 

HAITI – Authority Processes Delayed

The Haiti “Conseil National des Télécommunications” (CONATEL) informs that due to logistical problems beyond the control of CONATEL, the process for obtaining approvals will take longer than usual. In the meantime, the necessary measures are taken to ensure that applications are processed as soon as possible. CONATEL apologizes for the inconvenience caused and renews its commitment to its perfect collaboration.

Saudi Arabia – No Homologation by CITC for Automotive Devices

The “Communications and Information Technology Commission” of Saudi Arabia (CITC) does not issue initial homologation for wireless automotive devices anymore. Still registered devices with valid certificates can be renewed as usual but CITC reserve the right to gradually remove such equipment from the approval list. Alternative radio approvals are not defined for now. For import, registration of devices by “Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization” (SASO) is still mandatory.

Brazil – Anatel Resolution 715 brings Profound Changes to Approval Processes

On October 25th, 2019 ANATEL has published the information that a new regulation on type approval will come into effect on April 22nd, 2020, Resolution 715. This resolution will replace previous Resolutions 242 and 323. Until April 22nd various operational procedures, which are essential for testing and homologation processes, will be published. These are some of the major changes:

1. The previous concept of technology Categories I, II and III will be discontinued. Instead, each product family will have their own corresponding acts and operational procedures.
2. During Certificate of Conformity renewal processes for devices which have not been modified or changed, ANATEL will no longer inspect files submitted to the ANATEL Database. Once the OCD updates the information, the renewal is automatically concluded.
3. A Market Surveillance Process will be implemented. Devices in the Brazilian marked will be randomly picked and analyzed.
4. New ways of convenient and efficient label marking will be developed (e.g. e-labelling).
5. A system to monitor the entry of non-homologated products will be implemented.

Please note that Resolution 715 will include further changes to type approval procedures. Further measures and operational procedures will be developed and published by working groups within ANATEL until the final implementation of the full resolution on April 22nd, 2020.

Changes on Regulatory Requirements for Eurasian Union ERA-GLONASS Certification

The transitional period of the GOST R standards for the ERA-GLONASS certification expires at the end of 2019. From 1 January 2020, only the regulatory requirements according to iGOST standards are applied for ERA-GLONASS certification. ERA-GLONASS is the automated emergency call system of the Eurasian Union that car manufacturers have had to install since 2017.For further information on ERA-GLONASS certification and testing services, don’t hesitate to contact us: info@7layers.com

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New Regulatory Type Approval Requirements for Wireless Products in Namibia
New type approval requirements for wireless products were published by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN)

Compliance with the type approval regulations is mandatory for anyone wishing to connect telecommunications devices to a Namibian electronic network.

Find the main changes in the following:

• Definition of telecommunication devices that requires type approval
• Results of a successful regulatory type approval application
• Telecommunications devices that is exempt from type approval
• Information required for type approval and renewal, including supplementary documents
• Telecommunications devices exempted from type approval.

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New Regulation for SRRC Certification in China

 

A new regulation concerning SRRC certification has been published from The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China, on 12 October 2019.

A SRRC certification is relevant for all products that use a radio transmitter in any form.

The main changes of this regulation No. 39 are:

• There are six situations in which SRRC update ca be performed.
  1. The information of license holder has changed.
  2. The information of factory has changed.
  3. Factory’s quality system has changed (for example: production capacity, technical force, quality assurance system, production line and origin).
  4. Modifications in components
  5. After obtaining the certificate, the model changes before it actually goes into production and sale.
  6. Changes in product-related information due to changes in national laws and regulations or radio management policies.
• Until this new regulation the radio transmitter module for independent operation could be embedded in information technology equipment and household appliances without a detailed product list. Now the list has been defined.
• Family approval is possible for specific products. ”Family is defined like this:
• Identical function and use of the products
• The appearance and shape of the product are approximately the same (e.g. color changes, small changes in product size and other appearance changes do not affect the RF performance of the product).
• The embedded modules (WLAN, including Bluetooth) and public mobile communication (including NB-IoT, eMTC) have been SRRC certified.
• The State Radio Administration will intensify its supervision and inspection of relevant radio transmitting equipment.

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Update on Algerian Type Approval Procedure

A new procedure of type approval has come into effect. It was published by the Algerian Authority Autorité de Régulation de la Postes et des Communications éléctroniques (ARPCE) on 17 October, 2019.

 

Important changes at a glance:

• The validity of any certificate will be 3 years from now on instead of 2 years
• RED – Type Examination Certificate is required
• One radiated sample (as usual with a label on it) has to be submitted for any application including 2G/3G/GSM (instead of three samples as before for 2G/3G/GSM cellular)
• All test reports must be dated less than 3 years. If it’s not, a declaration from the manufacturer stating that the device is still manufactured and conform with the previous test report which are still valid as well is mandatory
• In addition of the EMC, RF, Safety Test (as usual), the SAR test is mandatory from now on
• All applications must be submitted in both paper and digital forms
• The deadline of treatment for any application won’t exceed two months