United Arab Emirates

News for United Arab Emirates

• 2021-01-07TRA UAE released new Regulation for UWB and SRD

  The Telecommunications and Regulatory Authority TRA in United Arab Emirates have  released a new version for Ultra Wide Band and Short Range Devices regulation

  The TRA revised the regulation to current version 4.0. The regulation was released 21 December 2020 and is in force.

  The document defines the requirements for compliance, that UWB and SRD products need to fulfill.

  Within the regulation release, it shows the allowed frequencies together with information about usage of product, transmission power, duty cycle, channel spacing and the standard reference.

  Our clients are kindly invited to check whether their equipment (still) fulfills these requirements.
  
  Link to the regulation

  
  

• 2020-11-03TRA now shows the approved devices on the website

  The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in UAE revealed the launch of a website to display all the telecommunications devices which were approved. The mentioned website can be publicly accessed. Considering this page, manufacturers as well as consumers can make sure that the device they are looking for has been approved previously. The list contains more than 15k devices, for which reason the search works for the model or product name directly.

  The list ranges from mobile phones, computers, tablets, transmitters as well as other devices which are in use in the communications and information technology.

  Link to the list at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority website:

  https://www.tra.gov.ae/en/approved-equipment.aspx

  
  

• 2020-08-14 Consultation on TRA Regulations for UWB and SRD

  The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) published a public consultation concerning the regulations for Ultra-Wide Band and Short Range Devices in accordance with the Telecom Law. The consultation will be open from 13 August 2020 until 17 September 2020.

  Due to recent updates from ETSI and ITU-R recommendations, there is an obligation to amend relevant parts of these regulations to enhance the certainty on the frequencies and associated attributes under which they can operate.

  Contributors who wish to respond to this consultation can check the following link:

  https://www.tra.gov.ae/en/eparticipation/consultations/details.aspx?id=1630.

  Given responses should clearly be assignable to the specific question asked in the consultation.

  General comments must clearly be indicated as such.

  Furthermore, respondents are advised that full responses and citations (as a whole or in part) may be published. Please make sure to clearly mark any information which is considered to be of a confidential nature.

   

  
  

• 2019-09-24New requirements for mobile phones

  TRA - Telecommunication Regulatory Authority in UAE has introduced a new Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) feature - a new requirement applicable to all mobile phones sold in UAE.

  As of August 15th, 2019, CNAP applies to both new devices and mobile phones already on the UAE market. Please note that phones, even those already approved and operating in UAE will need to meet the new requirement.
  
  The Technical Specifications listed below published by 3GPP and ETSI illustrate the technical and behavioral aspects of mobile phones in order to present CNAP.  The following requirements must be met:
  
  ETSI TS 122 081
  Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Line Identification supplementary services; Stage 1
  ETSI TS 122 096
  Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Name identification supplementary services; Stage 1
  ETSI TS 123 096
  Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Name identification supplementary services; Stage 2
  ETSI TS 124 096
  Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Name Identification supplementary services; Stage 3
  ETSI TS 124 080
  Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Mobile radio interface layer 3 supplementary services specification; Formats and coding
  ETSI TS 124 196
  Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; 5G; Enhanced Calling Name (eCNAM)
  ETSI TS 122 173
  Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) Multimedia Telephony Service and supplementary services; Stage 1
  
  During local testing, checks will be conducted for mobile phone Type Approval applications in order to asure the requirements.
  
  Source: local partner

  
  

• 2019-07-04New Type Approval Regime incl. new Labeling

  TRA (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority) of UAE has published a *New Type Approval Regime* stating the main following amendments: 

  Three Conformity Compliance forms have been established: 

  First level: Declaration of Conformity

  Second Level: General Equipment Registration

  Third level: Advance Equipment Registration 

  It is possible to apply for Declaration of Conformity in case when telecommunications equipment can be deemed as equipment of low risk and priority where approval is granted based on:  General description of the Equipment and a copy of the Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity.

  General Equipment Registration: This level shall apply to Telecommunications Equipment of medium risk and priority, where the Registered Manufacturer or Importer of Telecommunications Equipment provides proof of conformity with the Technical Standards and essential requirements on the basis of submitted technical test reports issued by an ILAC-certified lab, or based on a certificate of conformity issued by one of TRA's certification entities. If the certified test report is not available, TRA may, at the applicant's expense, perform Equipment testing or request Equipment testing in a recognized testing lab. 

  Advance Equipment Registration: This type of registration is required for telecommunications equipment of high risk and priority. Apart from the confirmation that the product meets the essential requirements of the relevant standards, The Manufacturer or Importer of Telecommunications Equipment shall provide a sample of the Telecommunications Equipment to be approved under this level as part of the mandatory Type Approval requirements.  

  TRA Technical Standards:

  • The TRA shall publish Technical Standards required in Telecommunications Equipment. If the there are no specifications, the TRA shall decide on the possibility of approving the relevant Equipment on a case-by-case basis.
  • Unless otherwise announced by the TRA, an update or new release of Technical Standards shall not invalidate existing Equipment registration.

  TRA Declaration of Conformity Card

  The Registered Manufacturer or Importer of Telecommunications Equipment shall provide the TRA Declaration of Conformity Card (Type Approval Regime Conformity Mark) on the Equipment box in a clear, readable and non-removable format before offering, selling or making the Equipment available in the UAE market. The TRA Declaration of Conformity Card shall be placed under the display platform of Telecommunications Equipment in retail stores in a way that is clear readable to users.

  Example of TRA Declaration of Conformity Card is available at IBLAG.

  Source: TRA official document > new policy documentation

  
  

• 2018-07-03UAE has Public Consultation on SRD and UWB

  The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates plans to revise its regulation on SRD and UWB. For this purpose, it organizes a public consultation which will end 2018-07-24. Its major aim is to incorporate ITU's recommendation on automotive radars operating at 76-81 GHz (ITU-R M.2057).

  Link:

  https://www.tra.gov.ae/en/eparticipation/consultations/details.aspx?id=1149

  
  

• 2014-03-10Samples Now Required for Type Approval

  TRA (Telecommunications Regulatory Authority) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will require one test sample for most RF Type Approvals (two for GSM). They will be kept by TRA for market surveillance.

  
  

• 2013-08-22Release of 800 MHz Sprectrum for Mobile Broadband

  New spectrum 800 MHz band released in UAE for mobile broadband.

  UAE's TRA also sees growing importance of the 700 MHz band in Asia and worldwide as the ITU promotes uniform allocation of radio frequency bands across the different regions. ITU also designated the 800 MHz band for mobile broadband and desaster relief - UAE follows this recommandation by freeing analog TV frequencies in 700 MHz to 800 MHz for mobile use until end of 2013.