VIETNAM: MIC Postpone Declaration of Conformity for Batteries
As Entirety has previously informed, the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) announced that a Declaration of Conformity (DoC) will be mandatory on its territory for mobile batteries, tablet PC’s and notebooks. The first announced date to implement this regulation was October 1, 2016; nevertheless, the Ministry recently moved the date to April 1, […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Enables Bands for 5G Capability
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States announced recently the adoption of a new regulation in order to ensure the development of next generation mobile services (5G). The new rules include the opening of almost 11 GHz of high-frequency spectrum combining licensed (3.85GHz) and unlicensed (7GHz) spectrum. Specifically, the commission created the Upper […]
SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA Launches 700MHz, 800MHz and 2600 MHz Band Auction
During the beginning of the week, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published on its website an invitation to all the interested parties to apply for international mobile telecommunications spectrum including licenses in the complimentary band IMT700, IMT800 and IMT2600. The principal objective of the auction is to ensure the provision of mobile […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Released the Public Consultation # 18
On July 21, 2016, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) published on its website the public consultation # 18 “Review of the regulation about canalization and conditions of use of the 148 MHz – 174MHz radio frequencies band”. The regulation establishes the canalization and the conditions for the 148 MHz – 174MHz band use. This […]
ARGENTINA: The Argentinean Commerce Secretary Published the Resolution #171/2016
On July 4, 2016, the Argentinean Ministry of Production, through its Commerce Secretary, published resolution # 171/2016 which replaces resolution # 508/2015 in order to improve the compliance process for electrical-electronic products. From now on, products that have to fulfill the local requirements need to implement changes only in the importer related data; the QR […]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: ESMA Published a New Technical Regulation for Power Receivers
Recently, the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) published a document from the UAE Terrestrial Radio Receiver Specifications for AM/FM/T-DAB+ which contains the requirements and standards for automotive and other radio receivers such as portables and domestics. All producers, importers, manufacturers and retailers selling radio receivers and products which have built-in radio receivers in […]
SLOVENIA: AKOS Reprograms the 1800 MHz – 2100 MHz Bands Auction
As Entirety has previously informed, the Slovenian Agency for Communications and Services (AKOS) released a tender offering four blocks of spectrum in the 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands. The deadline to present applications was July 4, 2016, but due to a lack of bidders (Slovenian laws establish that for each offered block there must […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Extends Accreditation of Test Laboratories Deadline
The FCC recently announced a deadline extension for the recognition and accreditation of the laboratories that could perform valid compliance tests. Currently, the FCC is conducting a reorganization on its process to accredit test laboratories, that process includes the unification of all the requirements under one clear normative. This new process implies that laboratories working under […]
PANAMA: ASEP Published the Public Consultation No. 006-16
The National Authority of Public Services (ASEP) released on July 4th the public consultation No. 006-16 asking interested parties for comments about the proposal to amend the National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP). This consists of three topics: 1. Modify Article 11 “licensed bands” allowing also the use of the 5470-5725 MHz, 24.05-24.25 GHz and 57-66GHz, for […]
VIETNAM: Vietnamese Standard QCVN101:2016/BTTT Clarification
As ENTIRETY has previously informed, the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC), announced the standard QCVN101:2016/BTTT for lithium batteries for portable devices (mobile batteries, tablet PC’s and notebooks). Lithium batteries will be subject to a MIC DoC requirement after October 1st, 2016. The standard is equivalent to IEC 61960 and IEC 62133 standards. it […]