On December 29, 2023, MIC of Vietnam posted the circular 20/2023/TT-BTTTT. The circular approves new standard QCVN 117:2023/BTTTT for GSM, W-CDMA, UTRA Land Mobile User Equipment. The new main points of QCVN 117:2023/BTTTT are as follows: 1. VoLTE is mandatory 2. Additional LTE bands: 1) LTE B28: 703MHz – 733MHz / 758MHz – 788MHz 2) LTE B40: 2300MHz – 2400MHz 3) LTE B41: 2500MHz ~ 2690MHz The ci..

On December 27, 2023, TEC issued a notification partially amending no. 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/131 and 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/172. Accordingly, the mandatory certification date of 12 products out of 44 products under MTCTE Phase 3 and 4 has been postponed from January 1, 2024 to April 1, 2024. The mandatory date of the remaining 32 product shall remain unchanged. The postponed products are as follows: Phase Pr..

SASO has issued a new SASO EMC regulation, which lists 84 EMC standards and 46 HS Codes. All products, covered by the listed on the regulation, should go through conformity assessment procedures, which requires the supplier’s declaration of conformity. The products as follows are excluded from the scope of the regulation: (1) Radio Equipment and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) (2) A..

During the festive period, here is the holiday closure dates of the regulatory agencies. Please keep this in mind when working with Africa agencies. PAYS/ AGENCES AGENCIES ANNUAL VACATION BURKINA ( ARCEP) December 11th: National Day (public holiday) December 25th: Christmas (public holiday) January 1st to January 3rd: Closed January 4th, 2024: Resumption TCHAD ( ARCEP) On 28/11/2023: Proclamatio..

On 13 October 2023, ASTM published F963-23, revised standard regarding to Toy Safety. Numerous changes of these requirements were aligned with CPSC and federal regulations. This standard covers requirements and test methods for toy targeting children under 14 years of age. Requirements subject to the revised standard are as follows: 1) Sound-producing toys 2) Battery accessibility 3) Expanding m..

TEC has recently released an official update (amendment of notification no. 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/165 dated June 23, 2023) regarding the testing and certification of telecommunication equipment under the Phase V of the MTCTE regime. 1. Mandatory Certification Date The mandatory certification process under Phase V of the MTCTE regime will start from July 1, 2024. However, those interested can start app..

SRD has been amended by IMDA, effective September 2023. The new changes include : Updated maximum field strengths over a number of frequency bands. Three new frequency bands are added. SRDs can now be registered under ESER program if they meet the revised technical specifications..

BOCRA is mandated by the Communications Regulatory Authority Act to manage type approve of telecommunications equipment that may be connected, used, or operated to provide Communications Services in Botswana. Type Approval regime is meant to ensure that communications equipment’s used in Botswana are compliant with national standards, which cover Health and Safety, Electro-magnetic Compatibility..

파키스탄 Pakistan Telecommunication Authority(PTA) 은 Short Range Devices (SRD) 및 Terrestrial Internet of Things (IoT) 서비스에 대한 규제 프레임워크를 발행했습니다. 프레임워크는 IoT 서비스의 운영을 용이하게 하는 규제 도구로 작성 및 도입되었습니다. PTA는 2022년 3월 31일부터 Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) 라이센스 신청을 허가하기 시작합니다. 이 프레임워크는 파키스탄에서 IoT 생태계를 개발할 수 있도록 업계에 규제 메커니즘을 제공합니다. 이 프레임워크는 IoT 서비스의 성장을 가속화하고 디지털 변환을 촉진하는 것을 목표로 합니다. 다양한 분야에서 IoT 지원 시스템을 만들고..

BSMI는 2022년 2월 22일 IT/AV 장치 규격인 CNS15936(EMC) 및 CNS 15598-1(Safety)을 발효했습니다. 각 CNS 규격 정보는 다음과 같습니다. CNS Standard Equivalent International Standard Current CNS Standards CNS13438 CNS13439 CISPR22 CISPR13 CNS14336-1 CNS14408 IEC60950-1 IEC60065 New CNS Standards CNS15936 CISPR32:2015 CNS15598-1 IEC62368-1:2018 현재 규격이 적용된 기존 인증서는 만료 날짜까지 유효하며 현재 규격을 사용하여 2023년 12월 31일까지 유효 기간을 연장할 수 있습니다. 2024년 1월 ..