Automotive Radar Sensor Testing

In motor vehicles radar technology is playing a leading role, supporting automatic cruise control with “long range radar” and anti-collision systems with “short range radar”. From the perspecitve of regulatory bodies, radar sensores are radio devices that must adhere to standards specified by ETSI (for Europe), FCC (for USA), ISED Canada etc. 7layers offers radar sensor testing for V2X applications operating at 24.05 – 24.5 GHZ, 76-77 GHz and 77 – 81 GHz, thus covering the requirements of the RED, the FCC and the ISED Canada.Testing takes place in our newly equipped fully-anechoic-rooms and antenna test chambers.

Automotive ultra-wideband testing

As one of the first test laboratories, 7layers is already implementing UWB product tests for keyless entry systems. The use of this UWB technology in the automotive sector is intended, among other things, to further increase safety when using vehicle opening systems.

Ultra-wideband (UWB) is a radio technology that can use a low energy level for communication over a large part of the frequency spectrum with short range and high bandwidth. UWB applications are aimed at sensor data collection, precision location and tracking applications.

In the future, OEMs will also use UWB technology for automotive keyless entry systems, which the first automotive manufacturers will launch in their new models as early as 2020/21.

GCF announces global certification solution for oneM2M

As part of its work to increase interoperability to the IoT ecosystem the Global Certification Forum (GCF) and the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) will launch a global certification solution for global Internet of Things (IoT) standards initiative oneM2M, in the beginning of 2019. The solution recognizes the critical importance of mobile technologies in IoT-enabled M2M solutions. oneM2M certification through GCF will be key to ensuring proper functionality and compliance with industry standards for fast, efficient, and secure IoT solutions in the connected world.

Join 7layers’ lecture on behalf of GCF at the ETSI IoT Week
At the “ETSI IoT Week 2018”, 7layers’ business development manager Jerome Hamel will give insights on oneM2M certification through GCF, on behalf of the Global Certification Forum. The presentation “OneM2M Certification in GCF” is scheduled in the ETSI IoT Workshop, on Wednesday 24 October, in Session 3, IoT Opportunities: opensource and certification, starting at 14:45 pm.

About the ETSI IoT Week The ETSI IoT Week has become the must-attend event for anyone involved in IoT and who appreciates the value of standards-enabled technologies and deployments. The event is relevant for everybody who is involved with ICT standards, technical planning and development, research and innovation or is simply an IoT user. Attendance to the event is open to all and free of charge upon registration.

Enjoy our September issue of  the Bureau Veritas E.A.W. eNewsletter for the Electrical & Electronics, Automotive and Wireless/Smartworld industry.

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Technical Consulting for IoT Services

The IoT is much more than just a mere network of interconnected devices. The critical success factor of the IoT is the range of new services and all those business potentials deriving herefrom. Business enterprises need to react to these new competitive playing fields at an early stage which means launching new smart services, „smarten up“ the old ones or developing completely new ideas. The technical consulting of 7layers has been designed to make initial set-ups of IoTs much easier or to improve and maintain already existing ones. IoT service providers therefore benefit from an independent and neutral partner who will analyze the various elements of IoT processes from an objective angle.

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To ensure uniform provisions for the approval of automotive emergency call systems, the eCall regulation was set up for the European Union and the ERA-GLONASS regulation for the Eurasian Economic Union. Compliance with these regulations must be tested and certified in accordance with EU, UN or EAEU specifications by accredited testing laboratories and authorized technical services. Since July, 2018 7layers has been an acknowledged technical service (category A and B) for regulation (EU) 2017/79 and UN-R 144  and has approved ERA-GLONASS certification bodies through its parent company Bureau Veritas.

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7layers is ready for 5G – The Fifth Generation

Since 2012 standardization bodies have been working on the development of parameters for new radio devices and networking architectures for the LTE successor 5G. Being on the home stretch in this worldwide 5G-race, network operators and device manufacturers are pressing ahead with their developments and rollouts.

In Germany the requirements for the rollout of the 5G net are supposed to be finished by the end of 2020 latest. By means of a higher data communication rate, a reduced energy demand and a blanket coverage, 5G will offer new perspectives to device manufacturers and consumers. But also to other fields of life, like automotive, health, entertainment and IoT, 5G can offer new future-orientated services.

No matter who will touch the target first in this 5G-race, 7layers’ test laboratories are ready for 5G testing!

Get more information by contacting info@7layers.com

China Telecom successfully evaluates 7layers Interlab Test Solution DEVICE/UICC as first platform for NB-IoT SIM/SAT conformance tests

Over the last months experts from China Telecom and 7layers have successfully completed the full evaluation of the NB-IoT SIM/SAT test cases based on the Interlab Test Solution DEVICE/UICC.

China Telecom plans in future to rely on the 7layers Interlab Test Solution DEVICE/UICC (TP115) for NB-IoT tests (USIM/USAT) for certification testing.

>> This topic might be also interesting for you: China Mobile approves 7layer’s Interlab Test Solution Device/UICC as first platform for NB-IoT SIM conformance tests

Global News Update from Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services

As a member of the Bureau Veritas Group, 7layers is happy to provide you with the latest Global Consumer Products Services News.  It summarizes many Bureau Veritas’ Consumer Products Services division developments from the last few months of 2018 including recognitions, new / expanded service offerings, digital solution evolution, latest technical and regulatory highlights as well as upcoming global events and seminars.

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