UNITED STATES: FCC Enables Bands for 5G Capability
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States announced recently the adoption of a new regulation in order to ensure the development of next generation mobile services (5G). The new rules include the opening of almost 11 GHz of high-frequency spectrum combining licensed (3.85GHz) and unlicensed (7GHz) spectrum. Specifically, the commission created the Upper […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Extends Accreditation of Test Laboratories Deadline
The FCC recently announced a deadline extension for the recognition and accreditation of the laboratories that could perform valid compliance tests. Currently, the FCC is conducting a reorganization on its process to accredit test laboratories, that process includes the unification of all the requirements under one clear normative. This new process implies that laboratories working under […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Announced the Auction 1001 in the 600 MHz Band
In a Public Notice published by the FCC on April 29, 2016, the agency announced the auction 1001. In order to conduct the process of the auction, the FCC asked TV broadcasters to clear 126 MHz of the low-band airwaves, making possible an auction to wireless providers. The auction process will start on May 31, […]
UNITED STATES: The FCC is Proposing the Adoption of ANSI C63.26 Standard for RF Devices
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: YES IMPACT FOR ITE: NO According to an FCC publication in the Federal Register of the United States, the Commission is seeking comments from all the interested parties regarding the possible adoption of the ANSI C63.26-2015 “American National Standard for Compliance Testing of Transmitters Used in Licenses Radio Services”, into the Commission’s […]
CUBA – UNITED STATES: Cuba Removed from the FCC Exclusion List
The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released on January 15th an announcement on its news website reporting that Cuba was removed from the exclusion list of the FCC. Countries in this exclusion list require separate authorization of the Commission for the companies that want to do business in those markets, this increases cost and […]
UNITED STATES: EPA Released The Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Large Network Equipment (LNE) Specification
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: No IMPACT FOR ITE: Yes On December 2015, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Large Network Equipment Specification in order to help IT and data center operators to increase their energy efficiency and save money on their bills. This specification allows the certification of some products, not covered in the […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Released a NPRM FCC 15-138 Seeking Comments on the Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: Yes IMPACT FOR ITE: None The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released on October 23rd 2015 a Notice of Proposed Rule Making inviting all the interested parties to send comments on the use of spectrum bands above 24 GHz for mobile radio services. The idea of this proposal is to create and optimum […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Issued An Order To Temporarily Waive Sections 2.1203 And 2.1205 Of The Authorization Of RF Equipment Rules
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: Yes (Importation) IMPACT FOR ITE: None The order was issued this year on October 16th and released on October 19th in the FCC site. The decision to temporarily waive the requirements of the 2.1203 and 2.1205 sections was approved taking into account many different situations, including the excess of information and […]
MULTIPLE COUNTRIES: New Efficiency Level VI
IMPACT FOR WIRELESS: Yes IMPACT FOR ITE: Yes As you may know, on February, 2014 there was a notification about implementation of changes impacting External Power supplies. Currently they should be in compliance with Efficiency Level V for Europe and Efficiency Level IV for USA & Canada. As a reminder, the new standards for External Power supplies […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Extended the Time for Comments on Equipment Authorization
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), published a notice on September 1st, 2015 in the federal register, communicating an extension in the final date to send comments about the proposed rules to the equipment authorization and electronic labeling for wireless devices. The new deadline is October 9th, 2015.