Whatever your target market and whatever your country of origin, 7layers can provide you with expert support in obtaining the necessary certificates such as:
FCC Certification (USA)
RCM Certification (New Zealand)
CE Certification (Europe)
ISED Certification (Canada)
MIC Certification (Japan)
Anatel Certification (Brazil)
Your advantage, we have:
type approval knowledge base > 200 countries.
cost saving certification concept
over 20 years of experience
international multi-language staff
local know how
accredited laboratories
knowledge of all modern wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, W-LAN, DSRC, GPS, GSM family, 3G, LTE, LTE Cat M, NB IoT, LPWAN technologies, TETRA, RFID, 125 KHz immobilizers, keyless entry systems….
Are you interested in our Global Type Approval Services? We look forward to supporting you. Please contact: info@7layers.com.
For 20 years now, the WiFi Alliance has been committed not only to advancing WLAN technology, but also to publishing certification requirements for wireless devices. The Wi-Fi certification is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard and thus guarantees the interoperability of different devices in a WLAN. Wi-Fi certification is not a regulatory requirement but has a high status worldwide as a quality seal that wireless device manufacturers can use by this certification. As a wireless expert, Wi-Fi certification is also part of our services as test services for regulatory requirements according to EN standards – like emission and immunity testing.
During the 7layers & Bureau Veritas workshop we will point out,
which established and new requirements, manufacturers and
suppliers have to fulfill in order to launch smart products and IoT
products onto the European and North American markets. In this
context safety aspects like risk management and cyber security,
which have to be considered during development and operation
of smart products, play an important role.
The purpose of the workshop is to provide the participants with
an applicable concept for the Europewide certification of smart
products. Please notice that the workshop will be held in English.
AGENDA
9:00 Welcome
FCC / ISED / RED – Marco Kullik, 7layers
FCC: Introduction / Update on important FCC “Rule Parts”
FCC: SDoC procedure
FCC: Modules
FCC: Testing of end products with pre-certified modules
ISED: Introduction / Update on important RSS Standards
RED: Introduction / Update on importantr ETSI standards
RED: Current status „Combined Equipment
RED: Risk analysis for the essential requirements regarding Article 3 of RED
Type Approval – Torsten Lohoff
Global radio certification requirements
Certification procedures
Overview of requirements in key markets
Problematic topics and how to deal with them
Variant and Family-Certification
11:00 Coffee break
Module Integration – Thomas Hoell, 7layers
Integration of radio technology and its impact on certification
The certification of a wireless product in the EU, USA and Canada can be a big challenge. We will guide you through this process and demonstrate how to integrate wireless features with a highly efficient certification strategy.
GCF / PTCRB – Martin Albrink, 7layers
Advantages of Integrator Certification (GCF & PTCRB)
GCF / PTCRB processes and requirements for integrators
What is the testing effort for an integrator for a GCF / PTCRB certification?
Differences between GCF and PTCRB
01:00 Lunch break
Cyber Security – Michael Beine, 7layers
Cyber Security versus the Internet of Things – A Contradiction?
EU Cyber Security Act – What’s next?
Cyber Security Requirements, Standards, Certifications – A Fragmented World?
7layers positioning and services combined
RoHS / Reach / WEEE – Dr. Wolfgang Kruschak, Bureau Veritas
Chemical requirements for electrical products
Update on ROHS requirements
ROHS and CE Conformity
ROHS and REACH requirements in comparison
Conformity testing for ROHS and REACH
16:00 Kaffeepause
Outlook 5G Technology & Application Examples – Thami Elidrissi / Martin Albrink, 7layers
Overview of the technical development of 5G
Applications of 5G technology in industry
How can 7layers support you in 5G?
5:00 End
On the evening before the event, we invite all participants to a get-together at 6 p.m. in the “Lounge Zeppelin” bar in the event hotel.
Bureau Veritas First Half 2019 Keyfigures and Highlights
In the first half of 2019 our parent company Bureau Veritas recorded solid organic revenue growth of 4.0%, building upon the good momentum achieved in 2018.
News from publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) by the Ministry of Economy (SE) on past October 23, 2018 and the respective extension from February 28, 2019 of the agreement shows modification of rules and general criteria in matters of foreign trade.
This was made due to the fact that importation of large volumes of products were detected, which entered into the country through certain exceptions (without its compliance certificate of the Official Mexican Standard). Just products with need for NOM safety certification are affected by this publication (e.g. SRD with 125kHz technology are excepted).
It is important to mention that from 3rd June 2019, all certificates that are presented in customs must also include the Mexican HS code assigned by the customs agent in charge of processing the release of their shipment. Certificates that do not have the HS Code cannot be used for the release of products. Please find more information in following link: https://www.snice.gob.mx/cs/avi/snice/noms.cumplimiento.html
You can continue sending samples for certification in the same way that was being done and you can continue importing spare parts as it was done before. But it is important that your customs broker advises you and confirms if your products even the spare parts must comply with any Official Mexican Standard.
It is necessary that the products previously certified declare the HS Code that they are using for importation.
For this, all certificates of products which will be commercialized and will be imported into Mexican market, will need to be updated with related HS code.
New Initiative – “Collective LoRaWAN® Device Qualification Program”
A significant group of Public Network Operators from within the LoRa Alliance ecosystem have recently collaborated to roll-out an important initiative – the “Collective LoRaWAN® Device Qualification Program” [CLDQP] which is intended to support manufacturers and ensure that devices work as intended, it will also significantly simplify and speed up the process required to have the confidence to connect devices to their networks.
Some Public Network Operators had been encountering issues with devices on both the LoRaWAN communication specification and with RF emission properties. These two aspects are crucial for successful IoT applications. Incompatibilities of the device with the LoRaWAN specification could result in unwanted behaviour on the network and inefficient energy management. This could be due to suboptimal antenna designs and sizes or insufficient RF emission power which causes the device to only use a small part of the network’s full coverage, causing the overall network coverage to seem suboptimal.
To ensure adequate performance of a device on a LoRaWAN network, each network operator had previously distributed their own device qualification trademark after testing the hardware. A hardware manufacturer had followed separate approval procedures with each different public operator to obtain these network specific qualification. Now, in order to make a more efficient system, the Public Network Operators participating in the CLQD program: Digital, KPN, Levikom, Netzikon, Objenious, Proximus, Sens and Swisscom have all agreed to use a common qualification process to approve the installation of LoRaWAN® devices onto their networks.
Most importantly, the Network Operators have mandated that for any device to be accepted onto their networks it must already be LoRaWAN Certifiedcm through the LoRa Alliance certification program.
The minimal requirement for public network operators to approve a device are the following tests and certifications:
> LoRaWAN CertificationCM Version 1.0.1 or newer
(test mode and continuous wave mode must be supported)
> RF Performance tests
> Interoperability tests
“We support the European Network Operators taking the lead with this important initiative as it will ensure the quality and performance expected by installers and end users,” said Derek Hunt, Director of Certification of the LoRa Alliance. “Their mandate for LoRaWAN Certifiedcm devices backs the robustness of our testing and certification program and we envisage more Network Operators from around the world employing similar schemes to improve the process for onboarding devices and provide confidence to the market that devices will work as intended.”
7layers is a perfect choice for Device Manufacturers, because 7layers offers all testing service which is required for “LoRaWAN® Device Certification Program” AND the “Collective LoRaWAN® Device Qualification Program”
LoRa Alliance™ Expands LoRaWAN® Device Certification Program to Ensure Quality of Millions of Connected IoT Devices
The LoRa Alliance™, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® protocol for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), announced that it has significantly expanded its LoRaWAN certification program. The enhanced certification testing suite meets the requirements of LoRaWAN network operators and assures end users that certified devices have the required quality and range to work on any network out of the box.
“LoRaWAN is the de facto LPWAN industry standard,” said Donna Moore, CEO and Chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance. “A key role of the LoRa Alliance is to ensure that all LoRaWAN devices pass a comprehensive and rigorous test suite and deliver the quality and performance expected by installers and end users alike. With millions of LoRaWAN devices in the field and deployment rapidly scaling, the LoRaWAN CertifiedCM mark provides confidence to the market that devices will perform as intended.”
The enhanced certification program offers benefits for device manufacturers, network operators and end customers. Device manufacturers will save time and expense by undergoing a single certification process that covers conformance, interoperability and RF testing. Network operators no longer need to perform additional network testing on LoRaWAN Certified devices. Finally, end users are assured that a device will deliver the expected performance.
“European LoRaWAN network operators recently mandated that only LoRaWAN CertifiedCM devices can be used on their networks, underscoring robustness of our device testing and certification program,” said Moore. “Further, this mandate is a key indicator of the maturity of the LoRaWAN protocol and market desire for devices that carry the LoRaWAN CertifiedCM mark of quality and brand promise.”
New LoRaWAN® Certification Test Tool Now Available
To further accelerate the certification process, the LoRa Alliance also introduced a significant new member benefit, the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT). LCTT is a precertification testing tool designed for use at a device manufacturer’s own facility to pretest and prove a device design before shipping it for formal certification testing. This benefits members by allowing full testing and regression testing of their device at their location, saving time and money by allowing them to debug and finalize their designs prior to starting the formal certification process. With an initial release this week for testing in specific regions, full global availability of LCTT is anticipated in the coming months for LoRa Alliance members.
LoRaWAN Live! in Berlin, Thursday, June 13, 2019
More information about the Collective LoRaWAN® Device Qualification Program (CLDQP) operator mandate can be found here, and the LoRaWAN Certification program and LCTT will be discussed at length Thursday June 13 during LoRaWAN Live! Open to the public, the event takes place from 9:00 to 19:00 on June 13 in the Hotel Palace Berlin (Budapester Straße 45, 10787 Berlin). The full program of technical and business presentations, as well as hands-on workshops, is online here. Limited space is still available, and interested parties can register here.
7layers is a perfect choice for Device Manufacturers, because 7layers offers all testing service which is required for “LoRaWAN® Device Certification Program” AND the “Collective LoRaWAN® Device Qualification Program”
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services launches “BV Go for Clean Air” Worldwide Campaign
One of the world’s leading consumer products testing, inspection and certification services providers, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, announces the global launch of its “BV Go for Clean Air” Campaign signifying the 11th anniversary of Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services supporting the World Environment Day (WED).
“Beat Air Pollution” is the theme of World Environment Day this year. It calls for actions for one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. Air pollution generally comes from natural events like volcanic eruptions, sand and dust storms; as well as human activities with respect to agriculture, industry, transport, household, and waste. These human sources spew a range of substances such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen oxide, hydrocarbons, lead, ground-level ozone and particulate matter, the pollutants that might cause adverse human effects.
Marking the 11th anniversary of WED celebrations, the launch of “BV Go for Clean Air” aims to combat air pollution through collective actions of Bureau Veritas’ employees in the workplace and community, and at home. The “BV Go for Clean Air” Campaign focuses on the plantation of a wide variety of native trees, shrubs, and seedlings – all acting as natural air purifiers – on the hills, mountains and in the forests. To name a few, some of the key planting locations include Tifft Nature Preserve and Doheny State Beach Campground in USA, Sinharaja Rain Forest in Sir Lanka, Spud Wood in United Kingdom, Tai Mo Shan Hill in Hong Kong, Reforestation in Mexico, Bang Khun Thian Mangrove Forest in Thailand, Shenzhen Dapeng Ancient City, Dongguan Botanical Garden, and Shaoxing Jinwu Village in China. Additionally, a number of trees are being planted within Bureau Veritas’ company premises and neighborhood.
Oliver Butler, President of Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, commented: “As part of our Business to Business to Society mission, we continue to support WED and focus on solutions to address the challenges facing today’s and tomorrow’s society. One recent development we are delighted to launch is the extension of our innovative environmental emissions evaluation tool (BVE3). We can now calculate hazardous chemical air emissions for the footwear industry as well as water emissions for the textile industry. BVE3 can be used to calculate the amount of VOC discharge through air emissions that can be found within the auxiliary chemicals, glues, paints, etc. used in footwear manufacturing, helping protect human health and improving the environment.”
In September 2018, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) introduced changes to the SRRC application procedure and testing requirements effective as from October 15, 2018.
The main changes are as follows:
The applicant must have a valid Chinese identity card and phone number to be able to create an SRRC account where all the application documents have to be submitted
One of the officially recognised labs will be randomly selected to carry out tests. Testing fees won’t apply if all tests pass. It is thus highly recommended to perform pre-testing so as to avoid delays and save costs
After obtaining the SRRC certificate, the applicant has to submit proof of product sale in China
Finally, local distributors are required to register all products on sale other than SRDs
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Saudi Arabia – All cellular devices must now also support 4G
On December 15, 2018 the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) released technical specification RI056 for UMTS (3G) and LTE (4G) equipment. Based on this specification, 4G is now a requirement for equipment type approval and importation into Saudi Arabia. Hence, 2G and 3G only devices can no longer be approved in Saudi Arabia. In addition, all mobile phones and tablets must contain the CITC e-label.
Do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
11th anniversary of Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services supporting the World Environment Day (WED).