MEXICO: IFT Announces Public Consultation for IFT-007-2016 and IFT-012-2016
On December 12, 2016, Mexican regulator, Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) published on its website a public consultation related to the Technical Provision IFT-007-2016, which limits a maximum exposure for humans to non-ionizing radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation in the range of 100 kHz to 300 GHz in the radio communication environment. The proposed draft and technical […]
LATIN AMERICA: 9 Latin American Countries to Allocate Mobile Broadband in 2017 and 2018
OBSERVACOM (Observatorio Latinoamericano de Regulación, Medios y Convergencia) published on December 9, 2016, an article which states that over the next two years, 2017 and 2018 respectively, Latin American countries such as: Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, México, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, will be deploying a capacity on output power of 1,156 MHz […]
MEXICO: CCNNPURRE to Regulate Marking And Testing Limits for External Power Supplies
On December 5, 2016, the Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización para la Preservación y Uso Racional de los Recursos Energéticos (CCNNPURRE) published on its official gazette, a project which aims to establish the Mexican Official Norm with the general requirements, testing limits, methods and labeling guidelines for external power supplies. The main purpose of this […]
MEXICO: CCONNSE Public Consultation of the PROY-NOM-106-SCFI-2016, “Design Features and Conditions of Use of the Mark Requirement”
On November 1, 2016, The National Consultative Committee for Standardization of the Ministry of Economy (CCONNSE) published on the Mexican Gazette (DOF), a public consultation related to “design features and conditions of use of the mark requirement” in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from any person who has an interest in the […]
MEXICO: IFT Public Consultation to Review 57 – 64 GHz Band as a Possible Classified Free Spectrum
On November 17, 2016, the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) published on its website, a public consultation related to the 57 – 64 GHz band and It’s possible classification as an unlicensed spectrum in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from citizens, governmental and non-governmental organizations, specialists, professors and, in general, any person […]
MEXICO: IFT Approves NOM-196-SCFI-2016, Wired Terminal Equipment to be Impacted
On November 11, 2016, the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) published on it’s website, an official approval for NOM-196-SCFI-2016. This norm states that all Wired Terminal Equipment connected to public networks or that will be manufactured, imported, commercialized or to be used for personal use on Mexican territory must comply with the requirements and technical […]
MEXICO: IFT Announces Proposed Draft Update of the National Frequency Allocation Table
On November 10, 2016 the Mexican Regulator IFT published on its website, a public consultation related to the “Proposed Draft Update of the National Table of Frequency Allocation” in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from citizens, governmental and non-governmental organizations, specialists, professors and, in general, any person who has an interest in […]
MEXICO: Mutual Recognition Agreement With EE.UU and Canada Has Been Modified
October of 2016: The Mexican Ministry of Economy published on the Federation Official Diary (DOF) two agreements to inform about the changes in the Mutual Recognition Agreements with EE.UU and Canada. The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) between EE.UU and Mexico was signed on May 26, 2011, and the MRA with Canada was signed on November […]
MEXICO: IFT Approves New Plan for 806-824 / 851-869 MHz Bands
On September 13, 2016, the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), published on the Federation’s Official Diary (DOF) the agreement that approves a new plan for the 806-824 / 851 869 MHz Band, which also approves the change of the band holders for another band. The objective of the agreement is to increase the availability of […]
MEXICO: NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015 to be Replaced This November
On September 13th 2016, the Mexican Economy Secretariat (SE), published on the Federation Official Diary (DOF) the PROY-NOM-208-SCFI-2016 “Radio communications systems that use the frequency-hopping spread spectrum technique and digital modulation to operate in the 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz bands – specifications and test methods”, which will replace the NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015. All the […]