SOUTH KOREA: Next-Generation Unlicensed Frequency Supply in 6 GHz Band
The Ministry of Science and Technology of South Korea released the 6 GHz band to be used for WiFi 6, in an effort to strengthen their 6 GHz policy through demonstration projects for (probably) next year. The bands and particular parameters are as shown in the following table: -Band 5.925 – […]
SOUTH KOREA: KATS Publishes Draft AmendingTechnical Regulations for Telecom Terminal Equipment
The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy (MOCIE) (KATS/MOCIE) has released a draft to amend the Technical regulations for the Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (the original document contains 25 pages, in Korean). The objective of the Technical Regulations for Telecom Equipment is to specify technical requirements for such devices. […]
SOUTH KOREA: RRA Publish Draft Amendment of Technical Regulation for Electromagnetic Compatibility
On September 25, RRA published the Notification number KOR/858, to consult about the Technical Regulation for Electromagnetic Compatibility. The final Date for Comments is November 23, 2019. The main points are as follows: -Adoption of international standards to alleviate EMI limits for electric railways in the frequency range 9 kHz to 150 kHz and establishment […]
SOUTH KOREA: RRA Announces Public Hearing for 5G Technical Standard Draft
The Radio Research Agency (RRA) of Korea announced recently plans to have a public hearing regarding the Technical Standards draft for 5G in 28GHz band. This draft highlights that Korea will be allocating 3.5GHz with 300MHz bandwidth and 28GHz with 3GHz bandwidth. No technical requirements have been released regarding the 3.5GHz band. Additionally, the 5G […]
SOUTH KOREA: 3 Main Changes for Labelling
The Radio Research Agency (RRA) of South Korea announces that is going to issue in the next months an amendments to the labelling methods applicable to Conformity Assessment for Broadcasting Telecommunications Equipment. The main changes are going to be: 1. Is it going to be permitted the use of underscore ( _ ) in the […]
SOUTH KOREA: RRA Public Notification for Conformity Assessment and Procedure
The South Korea Regulator, National Radio Research Agency (RRA), have confirmed in the “Public Notification of Conformity Assessment for Broadcasting Communications Equipment” that specify the relevant matters regarding broadcasting and communication equipment and electrical appliances subject to conformity assessment and detail procedures of conformity assessment. Highlights: – Revision of filing method of conformity certification documents […]
SOUTH KOREA: Marking Guidelines Changes
The RRA ( Telecom Regulator From South Korea) informed about a new change in the format for the conformity assessment number. The decision was taken because they did not want to be influenced by the department name change. The conformity assessment number had “MSIP” at the beginning of it; from now on, a “R” will […]
SOUTH KOREA: RRA Updates Regulation with Notice 2016-24
On December 7, 2016 the Radio Research Agency (RRA) published on its website notice 2016-24, which is a notice regarding the conformity assessment of broadcasting and communication equipment. According to the updated regulation, it is now allowed to apply KN20 or KN24 instead of KN35 for PC changes; KN24 is still allowed to be applied; […]
SOUTH KOREA: Spectrum Auction Will Begin This Month
A spectrum auction will be conducted in South Korea by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. A total of five spectrum blocks will be auctioned in the 700 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. The auction is expected to begin on April 25, with a total of 140MHz of spectrum […]
SOUTH KOREA: RRA Standards KN 32/35 for Electromagnetic Compatibility Emission and Immunity Will be Implemented
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: NONE IMPACT FOR ITE: YES Beginning on January 1, 2016, the RRA standards KN 32/35, for multimedia equipment AC or DC rated with power supply under 600 V, will be mandatory in South Korea. These standards were published on June 17, 2013, and its objective is to establish the requirements and test […]