MEXICO: IFT Approves Modification for National Table of Frequency Allocations
On February 10, 2017 by a unanimous vote from the Plenum of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT), there came an agreement to approve the modification for the National Table of Frequency Allocations. This was published on March 3, 2017 on the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) of Mexico. Please see attached PDF for […]
MEXICO: IFT Modifies Frequency Bands and Adds New Coverage Range in Annual Program
The Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) modified the annual program for the use and harnessing of frequency bands in the 2017 Program, which includes modifications to the National Table of Frequency Allocation Table, frequency modifications and a new coverage range. Please refer to the IFT website to access the following tables: 1) Summary of the […]
MEXICO: IFT Publishes Preliminary Draft for 57-64 GHz Band
The Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) in Mexico has made consultation processes for drafts available to the general public in an exercise of transparency and openness. In this regard, IFT published a preliminary draft involving the classification of the 57-64 GHz band being used as a free spectrum. The consultation process for this draft will […]
MEXICO: Standard NOM-208-SCFI-2016 Approved to Regulate Spectrum Usage and ISM Bands
On November 28, 2016, the Ministry of the Economy established the ideal instrument for the protection of consumer’s health and safety interests. The Mexican Official Standard is as follows: “NOM-208SCFI2016, Products Radio systems used. The technique spread spectrum – Radio equipment frequency hopping and modulation digital to operate in the bands 902 MHz – 928 […]
Mexico: IFT Extends Technical Provision IFT-007-2016 Proposal by 20 Days
On January 17, 2017 the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) approved an extension of the following public consultation for an additional twenty working days: “Technical Provision Proposal IFT-007-2016: Restrictions to maximum exposure to human beings of non-ionizing radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation in the range of 100 kHz to 300 GHz.” Those interested in the consultation process may […]
MEXICO: IFT Announces Public Consultation for IFT-007-2016 and IFT-012-2016
On December 12, 2016, Mexican regulator, Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) published on its website a public consultation related to the Technical Provision IFT-007-2016, which limits a maximum exposure for humans to non-ionizing radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation in the range of 100 kHz to 300 GHz in the radio communication environment. The proposed draft and technical […]
LATIN AMERICA: 9 Latin American Countries to Allocate Mobile Broadband in 2017 and 2018
OBSERVACOM (Observatorio Latinoamericano de Regulación, Medios y Convergencia) published on December 9, 2016, an article which states that over the next two years, 2017 and 2018 respectively, Latin American countries such as: Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, México, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, will be deploying a capacity on output power of 1,156 MHz […]
MEXICO: CCNNPURRE to Regulate Marking And Testing Limits for External Power Supplies
On December 5, 2016, the Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización para la Preservación y Uso Racional de los Recursos Energéticos (CCNNPURRE) published on its official gazette, a project which aims to establish the Mexican Official Norm with the general requirements, testing limits, methods and labeling guidelines for external power supplies. The main purpose of this […]
MEXICO: CCONNSE Public Consultation of the PROY-NOM-106-SCFI-2016, “Design Features and Conditions of Use of the Mark Requirement”
On November 1, 2016, The National Consultative Committee for Standardization of the Ministry of Economy (CCONNSE) published on the Mexican Gazette (DOF), a public consultation related to “design features and conditions of use of the mark requirement” in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from any person who has an interest in the […]
MEXICO: IFT Public Consultation to Review 57 – 64 GHz Band as a Possible Classified Free Spectrum
On November 17, 2016, the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) published on its website, a public consultation related to the 57 – 64 GHz band and It’s possible classification as an unlicensed spectrum in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from citizens, governmental and non-governmental organizations, specialists, professors and, in general, any person […]