BRAZIL: ANATEL Modernizes Public Consultation System

The two public consultations were approved on Apr. 7th by the Board of Directors of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) will be the first carried out through Participa, a platform that will replace the Public Consultation Monitoring System (SACP). The system change aims to facilitate society’s participation in the regulatory process. The update of the […]

BRAZIL: ANATEL Public Consultation No. 11 About the 28 GHz Band

Last Friday, ANATEL published a Consultation About the Technical and Operational Requirements of spectrum use conditions for the 28 GHz band (sub-band 27.5-27.9 GHz) in accordance with the Regulation on Conditions of Use for the 24.25 GHz to 27.90 GHz Radio Frequency Band, approved by Resolution No. 742, of March 1, 2021 The objective is […]

BRAZIL: ANATEL Public Consultation No. 9 About the 950 Act

End March, ANATEL published a Consultation to update the technical electrical safety requirements for conformity assessment of telecommunication products, intended for installation and use in the environment of the end user and consumer of telecommunication service (General Public). This is in order to timely monitor technological developments, in relation to the requirements and the test […]

BRAZIL: ANATEL Publish Act 423, Updating Annex I of Act 14.448

Act 423 updates the technical requirements for the assessment of restricted radiation radiocommunication devices, also allowing new devices in Brazil.  Main points related to this new act: Inclusion of technical requirements for the following Body Scanning Emitter-Sensor for Security Application (operation band: 76-81 GHz); Interactive Motion Sensors installed in vehicles (operation band: 57-64 GHz); Wireless […]

BRAZIL: Public Consultation on Technical Requirements for Optical Network Terminal

Proposal for public consultation regarding the update of technical requirements for conformity assessment of Optical Network Terminal (ONT), Optical Line Terminal (OLT), an Optical Network Unit (ONU) equipment for optical fiber networks with passive network standards GPON, XGPON, and XGSPON. Anatel invites interested parties to send comments regarding the topics available in the public consultation for […]

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 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 […]