Brazil: Public Consultation No 13 – Amends the Regulation on Conformity Assessment and Approval of Telecommunications Products
On Feb 29th, ANATEL released the Public Consultation No. 13 with the intent to address four relevant themes for the Conformity analysis Theme 01 – Infractions and Sanctions in the Conformity Assessment and Homologation Process – assesses the need to adapt the standard in force due to the Agency’s actions in combating piracy and irregular […]
Brazil: Public Consultation to update the National Frequency Plan for Brazil
ANATEL has published on Feb 26th, the public consultation for the update of the attributions and destinations of Frequencies Brazil, the approved version of the document will serve as a guide for the next years regulations regarding the use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum in national territory. Some relevant changes are described below and include some […]
Brazil: Proposed Revisions to Telecommunications Product Approval Regulations
On February 15, 2024, the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) announced a proposal for public consultation regarding revisions to the Regulation on Conformity Assessment and Product Approval for Telecommunications. This document outlines significant changes to the current framework governing the approval and sale of telecommunications equipment in Brazil. Key Proposed Revisions: Enhanced Sanctions: The proposal seeks […]
Brazil: Office letter 463/2023 – Updates regarding Act 17089 – Safety requirements
ANATEL issued 2 office letters, 463/2023 and 466/2023 regarding additional information and instructions regarding Act 17087 from Dec 19th, 2022 that defined new requirements for safety evaluation for telecommunication devices. Act 17087 had updated references and similar testing to the previous Act 950, but with an additional item of “marking and instructions” that will evaluate […]
Brazil: Office Letter 464/2023 – Act 7971 – IPv6 requirements updates
ANATEL released the office letter 464/2023 to clarify and update the requirements for IPv6 presented in Act 7971 from June 22nd, 2023. The agency clarified that Act 7971 will come into force on January 8th, 2024, 185 days after its publication, and shall suppress the previous IPv6 requirements listed in the technical requirements for telecom […]
Brazil – ANATEL publishes ACT 13011 of Sep 1st 2023 to postpone changes in the Mobile Phone Charger’s Standard requirement
On May 31st 2019, ANATEL did publish an Act 3481, in which updates were done to the technical requirements for test procedures for Mobile Phone Chargers in the ANATEL Homologation process,mostly just standard updates with no changes in the tests execution.. Then, on April 8th 2022, it was published a new Act 5159 that would […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Public Consultation No. 11 About the 28 GHz Band
Last Friday, ANATEL published a Consultation About the Technical and Operational Requirements of spectrum use conditions for the 28 GHz band (sub-band 27.5-27.9 GHz) in accordance with the Regulation on Conditions of Use for the 24.25 GHz to 27.90 GHz Radio Frequency Band, approved by Resolution No. 742, of March 1, 2021 The objective is […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Public Consultation No. 9 About the 950 Act
End March, ANATEL published a Consultation to update the technical electrical safety requirements for conformity assessment of telecommunication products, intended for installation and use in the environment of the end user and consumer of telecommunication service (General Public). This is in order to timely monitor technological developments, in relation to the requirements and the test […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Act 2271 Technical Requirements of Signal Boosters Used in Personal Mobile Services
Last week ANATEL published Act 2271 related to the technical requirements for the conformity assessment of radio-frequency signal boosters used in the Personal Mobile Service – SMP which will enter into force on August 16th, 2022 (180 days after its publication). The signal booster must operate in accordance with the national frequency plan of Brazil […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Publish Act 423, Updating Annex I of Act 14.448
Act 423 updates the technical requirements for the assessment of restricted radiation radiocommunication devices, also allowing new devices in Brazil. Main points related to this new act: Inclusion of technical requirements for the following Body Scanning Emitter-Sensor for Security Application (operation band: 76-81 GHz); Interactive Motion Sensors installed in vehicles (operation band: 57-64 GHz); Wireless […]