BRAZIL: ANATEL Extends Once Again The Temporary Exception for All Renewals Expiring in 2020
On September 25th, 2020, ANATEL has issued an official document announcing another extension to the exception for renewals due to COVID-19. This regulation was last published on June 22nd and can be found here. The following was said: For all renewals (with no changes in the equipment) in which the technical certificate will expire from March 06, 2020, […]
MEXICO: Public Consultation on PROY-NOM-019-SE-2020
On September 24th, 2020, The Secretary of Economy published an official Gazette regarding PROY-NOM-019-SE-2020 ” Information technology equipment and its associated, as well as equipment for use in the office – Security Requirements “, which will cancel NOM-019-SCFI-1998 and the PROY-NOM-019-SCFI-2016. This is still a draft and it’s open to comments (public consultation).
EUROPE: ITU Radio Regulations 2020
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published the 2020 ITU Radio Regulations. It contains the texts of the Radio Regulations adopted during the World Radio-communication Conference 2019 (WRC-19). Available in different languages, the 2020 ITU Radio Regulations are in effect on January 1, 2021. Electronic versions are free and can be found here: https://www.itu.int/en/myitu/Publications/2020/09/02/14/23/Radio-Regulations-2020
MEXICO: Importing Under Current NOM-001-SCFI-1993 Certificates
On September 18, 2019, the SNICE (National Service of Information on Foreign Trade) published its Bulletin No. 0023 “Importation under the protection of current certificates NOM-001-SCFI-1993”, which mentions the following: According to the fifth transitory of the publication to the modification of Annex 2.4.1 of the SE rules (Annex of NOM’s) dated September 2nd, the […]
MEXICO: IFT Publish Public Consultation for Bidding Rules No. IFT-10
The Public Consultation issued to present the Project for Bidding Rules No. IFT-10 is intended to: (i) to announce the bases for the concession of the use, development, and commercial exploitation of available radio spectrum segments in the frequency bands 814-824 / 859-869 MHz, 1755-1760 / 2155-2160 MHz, 1910-1915 / 1990-1995 MHz, and 2500- 2530 / […]
BOTSWANA: BOCRA Type Approval Renewal Process Cessation
On Sept 21st, Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority issued a public notice where they notify about the implementation of the cessation of renewal Type Approval Certificates. Effective from July 30th, 2020, BOCRA type approval certificates will not have an expiry date. All those entities in possession of Certificates with expiry date should come to BOCRA or […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Issues Guidelines to Certification Bodies for the Technical Assessment on 5G
On September 21st, 2020, ANATEL issues additional notations to the Ato no. 3151 (Technical Requirements for the Technical Assessment of conformity for Terminal Access Stations) and Ato no. 3152 (Technical Requirements for Conformity Assessment of Celular Mobile Devices). The technical requirements were published based in the standard 3GPP TS 38.521-3 which does not include the […]
UAE: TRA Allocates New Frequencies for 5G Networks
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced the allocation of a new frequency band that allows UAE telecom operators to expand the application of 5G, in line with the decisions of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), which was a pivotal stage in the transition towards 5G, as it allocated frequency bands for countries to be […]
SAUDI ARABIA: Last Week to Submit Public Consultation Comments on Spectrum for IMT-2020 and Beyond
Back in July, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) launched a public consultation setting out its five-year outlook on radio spectrum for commercial and innovative use. The consultation invites views on a range of measures, with the aim of enabling the transformation of Saudi Arabia into a leading digital society in alignment with the […]
INDIA: MEITY Extends Phase IV of BIS CRS Date Until April 1st 2021
MEITY has published the official notification extending the date needed to enter Phase IV of BIS’ CRS into force. The extension notice sets the new date to April 01st, 2021. Some of the products covered within the scheme are: -Wireless Headphones and Earphones -Keyboards For more products covered under the Compulsory Registration Scheme.