Regulatory News from 2013
New Type Approval Requirements
Ghana2013-12-27
The National Communications Authority of Ghana (NCA) has new rules for Type Approval, beginning 2014-01-01.
A summary of the new Ghana requirements:
A sample is mandatory (as-sold)
NCA will publish the following data on their website:
BrandCertification BodyCountry... »read moreBIS Certification Deadline Extended to January 2014
India2013-12-07
The deadline for Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification on imported electronics products has been extended until 2014. »read moreActualisation of Labeling Regulations
South Africa2013-09-13
The ICASA (Independent Communication Authority South Africa) released notice 872 on late August 2013. The note regulates the labelling requirements for all telecommunication and radio devices when published. The regulations remain similar with the addition of... »read moreSeptember 2013 Spectrum Changes
South Korea2013-08-27
Beginning in September 2013, South Korea's National Radio Research Agency (RRA) Public Notice number 2013-29 will be implemented for the purpose of frequency spectrum harmonization. Below is an overview of the changes:
20 MHz bandwidth requirements for 1710~1745 MHz,... »read moreRelease of 800 MHz Sprectrum for Mobile Broadband
United Arab Emirates2013-08-22
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... »read moreModular Approval Rule Clarification
Indonesia2013-07-01
SDPPI has specified the rules for modular approvals for the transition period until end 2013:
if the module is imported to Indonesia as module proper (without host), modular approval suffices
If the module will be imported into Indonesia installed in a... »read moreNew Type Approval Regulations in Force
Qatar2013-06-27
ictQatar released rules for type approval in 2011, now they are being fully enforced - there are two possible approaches :
Simplified: The product must be already approved by another GCC-Country or a CAB from ITU-Region 1 (e.g. CE);
Standard: Any other procedure... »read moreModular Approval Rule Update
Philippines2013-06-25
Philippine’s NTC declares Modular Approval cannot cover its host product.
Even though NTC is still issuing Type Approval Certificates for modules, all NTC regional offices are instructed only to issue import permits for host products with a valid certification, a... »read moreType Approval Changes
South Korea2013-06-12
Recently, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) had a name change and is now known as the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (MSIP). This change occurred as a result of Korea's National Government Organization Act (Law No. 11690, 2013. 3. 23). Per... »read moreChange in Module Rule
Malaysia2013-05-08
Malaysia's Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) announced that Modular Approval will no longer be accepted for modules installed in Tablet computers.
This change does neither affect Notebook computers nor the RF radios. »read more5470-5650 MHz Opened for SRD
Malaysia2013-05-02
Malaysia has opened the band 5470-5650 MHz (comparable to U-NII-2C) for use by Short Ranges Devices.
However, notebooks cannot rely on modular approval anymore - now, each notebook needs its own hostbased approval, even if its modules are approved already. »read more