This is a proposal for a Public Consultation aimed at publishing an Act to update the conformity assessment requirements for Access Terminal Stations (ETA) and cellular mobile telephones, restricting the certification and approval of new equipment that only operates with 3G technology or lower, for-use in Personal Mobile Service (SMP) networks to speed up and facilitate the transition from 2G and 3G technologies to 4G and 5G, gradually for users of the telecommunications service.
The following articles describe the intended changes:
Art. 1 Add new sub-items numbered 4.4 and 4.5 to the Annex to Act No. 3151, of June 12, 2020, with the following wording:
“4.4 The certification of modules or end products classified as Personal Mobile Service Access Terminal Stations that are compatible only with 3G or lower technologies is not permitted.
4.5. Modules or end products classified as Personal Mobile Service Access Terminal Stations capable of establishing voice calls must support operation with VoLTE (Voice over LTE) technology.”
Art. 2 Add new sub-items numbered 4.5 and 4.6 to the Annex to Act No. 3152, of June 12, 2020, with the following wording:
“4.5 Certification of mobile phones compatible only with 3G or lower technologies is not permitted.
4.6. Mobile phones must support the establishment of voice calls using VoLTE (Voice over LTE) technology.”
Art. 3 The approval of modules and end products compatible only with 3G or lower technologies will be authorized only to meet the demands of spare parts for the automotive industry and with the express authorization of Anatel’s Certification and Numbering Management (ORCN).
Art. 4 Equipment compatible only with 3G technologies or lower, approved before the entry into force of this Act, may maintain its certifications in the usual way, without the need to adjust its technical characteristics to the requirements approved by this Act.
This public Consultation is open until September 19th, 2024.
Type Approval Impacted? Yes
Imports Impacted? Yes
Spectrum Impacted? No
