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 […]
CANADA: Changes In The Telecommunications Act Will Modify Declaration Of Conformity DC-01 And Procedure For Conformity Assessment CB-02
Canada’s telecommunications act has been modified and the new document will come into force on September 30, 2015. The mentioned modification affects the documents of the declaration of conformity DC-01, issue 5, amendment 1, procedure for declaration of conformity and registration of terminal equipment. It also affects the procedure for conformity assessment bodies CB-02, issue […]
CANADA – UNITED STATES: IC And FCC Decided To Repurpose The 600 MHz Band
Following the increasing need for space in the spectrum for more mobile data traffic and the need to allocate the spectrum efficiently, the IC (Canada) and the FCC (United States) made an agreement to repurpose the 600 MHz band in both sides of the border. Taking in account the need to minimize the interference and assign […]
CANADA: RSS-170 and SRSP-519 – ATC Devices Operating In 2000–2020 MHz and 2180–2200 MHz
Notice is hereby given by Industry Canada that the following documents have come into force upon their publication on their web site (July 9th, 2015): • Radio Standards Specification RSS‑170, Issue 3, which sets out the certification requirements for equipment operating in the Mobile Earth Stations (MESs) and Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) bands; and […]
CANADA: RSS-139 and SRSP-513 – AWS Devices Operating In 1710-1780 and 2110-2180 MHz
Notice is hereby given by Industry Canada that the following documents have come into force upon their publication on their Web site (July 16th, 2015): • Radio Standards Specification RSS-139, Issue 3, which sets out the certification requirements for equipment operating in the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) in the Bands 1710-1780 MHz and 2110-2180 MHz; and • […]
CANADA: Changes In RSS-310, Issue 4, licence-Exempt Radio Apparatus: Category II Equipment
On June 9, 2015, IC (Industry Canada) posted in their website an actualization of the Radio Standars Specification RSS-310 with changes in section 3.2, underground radios and some editorial corrections. The actualization will be in force 90 days after its publication.
CANADA: RSS-247 — Digital Transmission Systems (DTSs), Frequency Hopping Systems (FHSs) and Licence-Exempt Local Area Network (LE-LAN) 5GHz Devices
IC Industry Canada recently published the Radio Standards Specification RSS-247, Issue 1, for Digital Transmission Systems (DTSs), Frequency Hopping Systems (FHSs) and Licence-Exempt Local Area Network (LE-LAN) Devices, which is a new standard to replace annexes 8 and 9 of RSS-210, Issue 8, Licence-exempt Radio Apparatus (All Frequency Bands): Category I Equipment. The RSS-247 entered […]
CANADA: RSS-119 — Land Mobile And Fixed Equipment Operating In The Frequency Range 27.41-960 MHz
IC Industry Canada recently published the Radio Standards Specification RSS-119, Issue 12, for Land Mobile and Fixed Equipment Operating in the Frequency Range 27.41-960 MHz, which replaces the RSS-119, Issue 11, dated June 2011. The RSS-119 entered in force as of its publication on the Industry Canada website (May 28, 2015), but the interested parties […]
USA AND CANADA: Reminder About the Acceptable ANSI Standards For FCC And IC
The following standards are currently applicable for FCC and IC as described below: FCC ANSI C63.4-2003 and ANSI C63.4-2009 are presently permitted and acceptable to TCBs/FCC ANSI C63.4-2014 is not permitted until the new FCC Report and Order becomes effective ANSI C63.10-2009 is presently permitted and acceptable to TCBs/FCC ANSI C63.10-2013 is not permitted until the […]
CANADA: Reminder About The New Revisions In The SAR Regulation- RSS-102
This is a reminder that all devices currently certified that are manufactured, imported, or sold in Canada, have a deadline of 180 days to be in compliance with the revised Radio Standards Specification 102, Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Compliance of Radio Communication Apparatus (All Frequency Bands), which set out the requirements and measurement techniques used to evaluate […]