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Bahamas: New Guidelines on Type approval procedure (Low Power Devices)

nacon — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:01:13 +0000

The authority in Bahamas, URCA (Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority), published on January 23, 2013, the “Guidelines for the Type Approval of Licence-Exempt Radio Spectrum Devices”. The Type Approval process established is applicable to radio spectrum devices not requiring electronic communications service or networks and is intended to verify that the device complies with standards [...]

United of Kingdom: Auction on 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum bands

nacon — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:23:56 +0000

On 7 of January, Ofcom, the Authority for the UK communications industries, published the name of the bidders for the auction on 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum bands.
The names of the bidders are:

- Everything Everywhere Limited

- HKT (UK) Company Limited

- Hutchison 3G UK Limited

- MLL Telecom Ltd

- [...]

Bolivia: New National Frequency Plan

nacon — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:30:45 +0000

The Minister of Works, Services and Housing approved the National Frequency Plan of Bolivia by Ministerial Resolution No. 294 dated November 8, 2012.

“The National Frequency Plan (NFP), is the policy and technical instrument which establishes the use and allocation of electromagnetic frequencies ranging from 8.3 kHz to 3000 GHz named [...]

Singapore: Guide for Registration of Telecommunication Equipment Updated

nacon — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:40:07 +0000

On August, Info-communications Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore updated the Guide for Registration of Telecommunication Equipment where it is described the equipment registration procedure.

On 27 August 2012, IDA published the Technical Specification for Powerline Communications (PLC) Home Networking to address and reduce the risk of electromagnetic interference to telecommunication services. [...]

Singapore: Revised Technical Specification for SRD and WBA equipment

nacon — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:30:18 +0000

Info-communications Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore launched two public consultations on October 2, 2012:

1) Revised Technical Specification for Short Range Devices

- To allow the use of 9-315 kHz for medical & biological telemetry with field strength up to 30 dBµA/m @ 10m

- to revise [...]

Republic of Korea: Revision of the Medical Devices Regulatory System

nacon — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:39:43 +0000

The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) issued a public consultation on Proposed revision of Regulation on the Approval Notification Examination, etc. for Medical Devices, according to the Korea Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice No.2012-191 (10 September 2012).

The purpose of this revision is to harmonising domestic regulations with international [...]

Montenegro: Products following R&TTE Directive are accepted (CE Marked)

nacon — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:01:01 +0000

Montenegro’s Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Society will accept radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment (R&TTE) that complies with CE from January 1, 2013.

On the last June 22, 2012, Official Gazette No. 53/11 was published and new regulation, which allows CE marked product to be imported into Montenegro without any [...]

United of Kingdom: Decisions on the auction of 4G spectrum licences

nacon — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:23:13 +0000

Ofcom (Independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries) has published its decisions on the auction of 4G spectrum licences, including measures to encourage competition and extend next-generation mobile broadband coverage to nearly everyone in the UK.

Ofcom is publishing a statement on this, together with a draft of the [...]

Ireland: New Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 2012 on 800 MHz, 900 MHZ and 1800 MHz Band

nacon — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:14:55 +0000

The Commission for Communications Regulation in Ireland (Comreg) published the last July 13, 2012 the Wireless Telegraphy (Liberalised Use and Preparatory Licences in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz Bands) Regulations 2012 (Reference number S.I. 251 of 2012).

The new regulations states how and who can apply for the [...]

Japan: the change of the Conformity Mark

nacon — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:00:55 +0000

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) inJapanupdated its labelling guidelines and introduced the Simplification of the display for the Certification of Construction Type.

Main change on the new labelling proposed is the way of generating the certification number:

In the older label was made as:
R [...]