EUROPEAN UNION: December 20th Marks 1 Year Since Standard IEC 62368-1 Came Into Force
We want to inform our readers that December 20th, 2019, marks one year from the date of entry into force of the Standard IEC 62368-1, as it was informed in the EU’s Official Journal C209 of June 15 th, 2018. Standard IEC 62368-1 is a safety/HBSE (Hazard Based Safety Engineering). This standard is hazard based-performance oriented, not a risk-based standard. […]
SOUTH AFRICA: ICASA’s Offices Will Close for the Holidays
ICASA has recently notified about their offices closing from December 13, 2019, to January 2, 2020. Activities will resume once the holiday-break is over.
MEXICO: Economy Secretary Publishes NOM-221/2-SCFI-2018
On December 12th, The Economy Secretary published the Official Mexican Standard NOM-221/2-SCFI-2018, which establishes the Technical specifications of mobile terminal equipment that can make use of the radio spectrum or be connected to telecommunications networks. Part 2. Mobile terminal equipment operating in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, 1700 MHz / 2100 […]
MEXICO: Public Consultation on Proposed Draft Guidelines for The Homologation of Telecommunication Products
The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) will receive comments from any interested party regarding the “Proposed Draft Guidelines for Homologation of products, equipment, devices or devices intended for telecommunications or broadcasting”. The proposal wants to establish the basis for a clear and expedited procedure, within the technical regulatory framework and attributions of the Institute for Homologation […]
RUSSIA: New RoHS Customs Union Regulation Comes Into Force March 2020
The Eurasian Economic Union has published resolution No. 113 which establishes the technical regulation ТР ЕАЭС 037/2016 “on the limitation of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic radio products”. This new RoHS regulation is mandatory as of March 1, 2020, and will only apply to equipment that is manufactured from that date. […]
ARGENTINA: Safety Certification Exclusively Under S-Mark, Type Scheme Only with Authorization
This is a reminder in regards to the Safety certification in Argentina. According to the Article 9 from the Resolution SC N° 169/2018, as of January 1, 2020, the product safety certification shall be carried out exclusively in accordance with the System No. 5 of Conformity Mark, or System No. 7 of Lot when applicable. […]
UNITED STATES: FCC Began 37 GHz , 39 GHz, and 47 GHz License Auctions
As announced, the FCC has started its auction for licenses for the upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz bands. Bidding started on December 10th. According to the FCC, this is the largest quantity of contiguous spectrum available in the millimeter-wave bands. There will be a clock phase (which has already started) and then […]
ARGENTINA: ENACOM New Resolution No. 5424/2019
The Argentinian Telecom Regulator, ENACOM, revised the main Resolution No. 729/1980 publishing on November 27th a complementary Resolution (No. 5424/2019) which has changed two things with respect to the previous Resolution (No. 8967/2016). The new Resolution introduces the following changes about the applicants for the Telecom Approval process in Argentina: Designated/Authorized Local Manufacturer. This figure […]
INDONESIA: New List of SDPPI-Recognized Labs for HKT Product
On December 3rd, 2019, SDPPI issued a new policy KEPDIRJEN SDPPI NOMOR 197 TAHUN 2019 to revise the previous KEPDIRJEN SDPPI NOMOR 183 TAHUN 2019. This policy is about recognition of International Laboratories for Cellular Phone, Handheld Computer, and Tablet (HKT Products) certification. SDPPI decided to include more international laboratories into the list of recognized-International […]
ALGERIA: ARPCE Publishes Procedure Update for Approval of Terminal Equipment and Radio Installations
On October 16 of 2019, the Algerian Authority of Regulation of Electronic Communications (ARPCE) has published an update for the procedure of approval of terminal equipment and radio installations intended to be connected to a public electronic communications network. This update includes: -A change in the validity of any certificate from 2 years to 3 […]