Issue No. 026 | February 16th, 2009

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Wireless

 

Electromagnetic & Safety

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Wireless

Bureau Veritas ADT has completed the testing of the FIRST 3.5GHz WiMAX Forum Certified product

WiMAX Forum announced first batch of 3.5GHz WiMAX Forum Certified products. One of them is certified through Bureau Veritas ADT's assistance. That is ZTE's base station, ZXMBW B9100(BBU)-R9100(RRU), operating at 3.4-3.6GHz Frequency Band, 5MHz, 7MHz and 10MHz Bandwidths, TDD mode (Profile MP09, MP10 and MP12). With ZTE's great cooperation during testing, Bureau Veritas ADT finalized all the Certification Process in an efficient way. WiMAX Forum's news release

Bureau Veritas ADT's WiMAX service is dedicating to assist our clients in getting WiMAX Forum Certified Logo and speeding time to market for their WiMAX products. Our ONE-STOP WiMAX Certification service, including WiMAX Forum Certification, M-Taiwan, and Worldwide Regulatory, gives our clients a convenient environment to complete testing. Any interests in our WiMAX service please feel free visit our website or contact our sales representatives for further information. We are pleased to provide consultancy service to you. top


New WiMAX Forum Certification item update during February Orlando Member Conference

WiMAX Forum CWG will implement NCT certification test. The test case will be selected by the end of June 2009 and the certification testing will be initiated around then with conpliance with CRSL 7.0.0. top


New WiMAX Forum Certification Profile 2.3GHz update during February Orlando Member Conference

The validation of two new 2.3GHz certification profiles MP2300T-1 (2.3GHz,8.75MHz) & MP2300T-2 (2.3GHz,5 & 10MHz) will be performed on October 1st, 2009. And Certification will be initiated around the end of year 2009 / Jan 2010. top


WiMAX Market update during February Orlando Member Conference

WiMAX Regional offices located in India, Russia, Japan, China, Taiwan & Brazil have been updating their latest status such as country WiMAX spectrum, WiMAX implementation information etc, and also Intel, UQ communication presented their goal and vision of WiMAX products and services respectively. For detailed information please link to the website: http://www.wimaxforum.org/apps/org/workgroup/marketing/documents.php?folder_id=1630#folder_1630 top


Bureau Veritas ADT Certification Center accredited as NCC RCB to launch NCC Certification Service

Bureau Veritas CPS Taoyuan Branch Certification Center (formerly ADT Certification Center) obtained Regulatory Certification Body (RCB) authorized by Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF) and National Communications Commission (NCC) to issue Taiwan Low-Power Radio-Frequency Device (LPD) certificate and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (TTE) certificates. Thus, the Certification Center is pleased to announce that we are qualified to issue NCC certificate, including LPD, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), and Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) from Feb. 13, 2009. read more top


China modifies the format of Radio Transmission Equipment Type Approval Code

In order to accord with the English abbreviation of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of the People's Republic of China, "CMII" shown in the Radio Transmission Equipment Type Approval Code has been modified to "CMIIT".

The issued "Radio Transmission Equipment Type Approval Certificate" and its type approval code corresponding to original type approval code format are still valid during their specified term. read more top


Electromagnetic & Safety

China implements testing sample retention of China Compulsory Certification in testing labs and applicants

In order to guarantee certification effectiveness, ensure sample's truthfulness and facilitate the factory inspection and market surveillance, China Quality Certification Center (CQC) will implement testing sample retention in testing laboratories. As of March 1st, 2009, products with lower acceptance within the market surveillance and higher risk concerns,

  • Audio & Video: Set Top Boxes, DVD Players
  • ITE: Switching Power Supplies, Power Supplies/Chargers

will endure to the compulsory samples retention.

Testing laboratories are in charge of sealing and retaining the samples for 2 years after issuance of the certificates. The samples are returnable to applicant after 2 years. Applicants shall do their utmost to keep them well and shall not cease the contention until 6 months after the certificates are revoked / deregistered. read more top


Green

Implementing measure of EuP Directive 2005/32/EC for simple STB published in OJEU

On Feb. 5th, 2009, the ecodesign implementing measure for simple set-top boxes was published in OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union). The Regulation (No 107/2009) shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication and apply as from one year after entry into force.

Ecodesign requirements: Power consumption limits of Simple STB

1st stage: One year after this Regulation has come into force

Standby mode
Active mode
Simple STB
1.00 W
5.00 W
Allowance for display function in standby
+1.00 W
-
Allowance for decoding HD signals
-
+3.00 W

2. 2nd stage: Three years after this Regulation has come into force

Standby mode
Active mode
Simple STB
0.50 W
5.00 W
Allowance for display function in standby
+0.50 W
-
Allowance for hard disk
-
+6.00 W
Allowance for second tuner
-
+1.00 W
Allowance for decoding HD signals
-
+1.00 W

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