MEXICO: IFT Approves NOM-196-SCFI-2016, Wired Terminal Equipment to be Impacted

On November 11, 2016, the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) published on it’s website, an official approval for NOM-196-SCFI-2016. This norm states that all Wired Terminal Equipment connected to public networks or that will be manufactured, imported, commercialized or to be used for personal use on Mexican territory must comply with the requirements and technical […]

MEXICO: IFT Announces Proposed Draft Update of the National Frequency Allocation Table

On November 10, 2016 the Mexican Regulator IFT published on its website, a public consultation related to the “Proposed Draft Update of the National Table of Frequency Allocation” in order to obtain comments, opinions, proposals or suggestions from citizens, governmental and non-governmental organizations, specialists, professors and, in general, any person who has an interest in […]

MEXICO: Mutual Recognition Agreement With EE.UU and Canada Has Been Modified

October of 2016: The Mexican Ministry of Economy published on the Federation Official Diary (DOF) two agreements to inform about the changes in the Mutual Recognition Agreements with EE.UU and Canada. The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) between EE.UU and Mexico was signed on May 26, 2011, and the MRA with Canada was signed on November […]

MEXICO: IFT Approves New Plan for 806-824 / 851-869 MHz Bands

On September 13, 2016, the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), published on the Federation’s Official Diary (DOF) the agreement that approves a new plan for the 806-824 / 851 869 MHz Band, which also approves the change of the band holders for another band. The objective of the agreement is to increase the availability of […]

MEXICO: NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015 to be Replaced This November

On September 13th 2016, the Mexican Economy Secretariat (SE), published on the Federation Official Diary (DOF) the PROY-NOM-208-SCFI-2016 “Radio communications systems that use the frequency-hopping spread spectrum technique and digital modulation to operate in the 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz bands – specifications and test methods”, which will replace the NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015. All the […]

MEXICO: NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015 Mandatory at Point of Entry

Certificate of Conformity for NOM-EM-016-SCFI-2015 (former NOM-121-SCT1-2009) is now mandatory at point of entry as of yesterday, August 29th. The Products that don’t have this certificate at the time of importation won’t be able to enter Mexico. As Entirety Informed, this was included in the new agreement with updated rules for foreign trade published by […]

MEXICO: Secretariat of Economy Publishes Agreement to Modify Foreign Trade General Rules

On August 26th 2016, the Mexican Secretariat of Economy published in the Federation Official Diary (DOF) an agreement that modifies the way the secretariat issues general character rules and criteria regarding foreign trade. The objective of the agreement is to announce the rules that establish the necessary dispositions for the accomplishment of the laws, agreements […]

MEXICO: IFT Released the IFT-011-2016 Technical Disposition Draft

On July 2016, the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) published on its website the draft of the “Technical disposition IFT-011-2016: Specifications of the mobile terminal equipments that use the radio electrical spectrum and that can be connected to public telecommunications networks”. The objective is to establish the specifications of the International Mobile Equipment Identifier (IMEI), […]

MEXICO: COFEMER Published the PROY-NOM-019-SCFI-2016 to Replace the Current NOM-019-SFI-1998

The Mexican Economy Secretariat (SE), published on COFEMER’s website on May 2016 the PROY-NOM-019-SCFI-2016 “Information technologies equipments and associated equipment, as well as office equipment – security requirements”. It is available for comments and soon it will be part of a public consultation. Once this NOM becomes official, published in the oficial diary, it will […]

MEXICO: The PROY-NOM-208-SCFI-2016 Document is Available for Comments

The Mexican Economy Secretariat (SE), published on the COFEMER website the PROY-NOM-208-SCFI-2016, a document with the proposed NOM (Norma Oficial Mexicana – Official Mexican Rule) for radio communications systems that use the frequency-hopping spread spectrum technique and digital modulation to operate in the 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz bands – specifications and test […]