BRAZIL: ANATEL Approves Public Consultation for GT Cyber’s Normative Instruction
The document expands Cybersecurity obligations for companies holding Critical Telecommunications Infrastructures. According to the Agency’s proposal, all telecommunications service providers, regardless of size, must change the default authentication configuration of the equipment provided on a lending basis to their users. Even Small Business Providers (PPPs) – which have a national market share of less than 5% […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Publish Act 10002 for Station Access Terminal (ETA) and Act 10003 for Mobile Phone with Updated Test Requirements
Brazilian telecom agency ANATEL issued Act 10002 and Act 10003 from November 16th, 2021, which brings updates regarding the 4G and 5G tests for Station Access Terminal (ETA) and Mobile Phone from the previous Act 3151 and Act 3152 from June 12th, 2020, respectively. Both acts now bring the FR2 Bands (mmWave, above 24Ghz) for […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Extends COVID-19 Renewal Letter Acceptance Deadline
Brazilian agency ANATEL issued an official document updating the exception for renewals due to Coronavirus. For all renewals with no changes in the equipment that the certificate will expire until July 31st. 2022 It will accept only a Renewal Letter, no further documents or pictures are needed. The same date is applied to remote factory […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Working With Marketplaces to Ban Unapproved Equipment From The Market
ANATEL is informing they are working with the online marketplaces to fight against the illegal activities preventing the sale of unapproved or irregular telecom products. This action seeks to protect the spectrum and the telecommunication services. The Authority wants to avoid low-quality products in the market which could also be harmful to health and safety. […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Seize 9,800 Irregular Devices in One of The Biggest Marketplace Distribution Centers
The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) carried out, together with the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil (RFB), an inspection in the storage and distribution centers of the Mercado Livre online sales platform. Over the past week, Anatel inspectors sealed 9,800 irregular telecommunications products, at an estimated value of R$ 1.2 million. This was Anatel’s first on-site […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Publishes Publication Consultation Regarding Change in Test Requirements for Cell Phone Chargers in Vehicular Environment
The technical area of Anatel’s Certification and Numbering Management (ORCN) has checked the possibility of changing the requirements and test procedures aimed at the certification of cell phone chargers used in a vehicle environment was identified. The updated proposal makes references to international technical standards specific to the automotive environment and takes into account that […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Act 5701 Officially Published Marking Updating Rules for Products Entering Brazil Customs
On June 2021, ANATEL had published a Public Consult number 25, to postpone the Act 4088 to be in force after 730 days from its initial publication and to add one item to the exception of marking products prior to entering Brazil, for the devices that are also regulated by the National Health Surveillance Agency […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Publishes Official Letter 112/2021/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL Regarding SAR Tests Below 300MHz
Anatel has published the Official Letter 112/2021/ORCN/SOR-ANATEL regarding SAR tests below 300MHz. Anatel published, on March 12, 2021, Act nº 1630 regarding the update of the Test Procedures for Assessment of the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of Telecommunications Products. The testing procedures for SAR assessment previously in force, approved by Act No. 955, of February […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Removes 1.5 million Pirated Telecom Devices From Circulation
The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) Action Plan to Combat Piracy (PACP) removed more than 1.5 million irregular telecommunications equipment from the market in the first half of 2021. The numbers are available on the new PACP Dashboard, which publishes the results of actions against piracy on Anatel’s internet portal. In this area, the results of […]
BRAZIL: Act No. 4521 Regarding The Operational Procedure for Importing Telecommunications Products is in Force.
Anatel has launched Act No. 4521 regarding the operational procedure for importing telecommunications products which determine that Approval is a prerequisite for the use and marketing, in Brazil, of telecommunications products, with the need for approval prior to importation for those listed in the Reference List of Telecommunications Products, subject to the following hypotheses: a) […]