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WiMAX Forum Congress ASIA 2010 will take place on April 13 and 14

This year's WiMAX Congress Asia will take place in Taipei on April 13 and 14. As one of the leading WiMAX testing and certification solution providers, we, Bureau Veritas ADT, will have a booth during the Congress to show you our total solutions including Cell phone (GCF), OTA, A-GPS, WiMAX Forum, M-Taiwan, Safety, EMC, RF, SAR, TELECOM and so on.

Booth info:

1. Booth No: 27 (Taiwan Pavilion)
2. Company Name: Bureau Veritas ADT
3. Date: April 13 (Tue) & 14 (Wed), 2010
4. Time: 10:00 - 17:00
5. Venue: TICC (Taipei International Convention Center)
6. Address: 1 Hsin-Yi Rd., Sec. 5, Taipei, Taiwan (Map)
7. Event website: http://asia.wimax-vision.com/
8. Free Exhibition pass: http://asia.wimax-vision.com/registration/register_for_free_pass

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Wi-Fi Alliance Regional Symposium Taiwan will take place on April 22

Wi-Fi Alliance will hold a free one day Symposium on Wi-Fi technology advances, new applications and devices, and details on the Wi-Fi industry's only testing program. Bureau Veritas ADT will have a table outside the venue during the Symposium. Event details are as below:

1. Date: April 22 (Thur.), 2010   

2. Location: Taipei, Taiwan. Shangi-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel.

3. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Please click here to register:
•Members register here: https://www.wi-fi.org/outreach_registration.php
•Guests register here: https://www.wi-fi.org/guest_outreach_registration.php

4. This event will include:
•An update on 2010 Wi-Fi Alliance initiatives
•An overview of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® programs 
•Detailed review of forthcoming revisions to the Wi-Fi Simple Configuration specification for the Wi-Fi Protected Setup certification
•Wi-Fi Direct® technical training: 
a. Thorough summary of the Wi-Fi P2P specification, including core  P2P functionality, P2P Device features, and special considerations for P2P Devices)
b. Overview of the evolving Wi-Fi P2P test plan

Taipei event agenda 

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Essential Reminder: Release of version 2.0.5, 11n approved test plan

Wi-Fi Alliance released the new version of the test plan. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n System Interoperability Test Plan Version 2.0.5 now replaces 2.0.4. There will be the usual 90 day transition period for the switch over. The 90 days will expire on June 15, 2010.

Important update information please see here

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Reminder: Wi-Fi Regulations update

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) version 1.8 replaces version 1.7
As of June 30, the 90 day transition will end and only version 1.8 may be used for certification.
•S7, change script rates. Thresholds changed.
•All the changes please check the change history table at the front of version 1.8

Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) version 1.10 replaces version 1.09
After April 5, only versions 1.9 or 1.10 may be used. As of June 30, the 90 day transition will end and only version 1.10 may be used for certification.
•Change MCA2 from “B” mode to “G” mode.
•Through put values were adjusted for the following: S1DT2 S6DT2 S6DT3 S6DT2-WPA2 MS10.
•All the changes please see the change history table at the front of version 1.10.

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Reminder: Wi-Fi Requirements update

The 20/40 Coexistence test new requirements
If the DUT can do 40 MHz BW in the 2.4 GHz band, then coexistence is required. If there is no coexistence supported, then the DUT does not respond properly when there are devices on the extension channel.

The CERTIFIED n test plan v2.0.4 is not explicit in this requirement, and now have updated on test plan v2.0.5 to reflect that coexistence is required for 2.4 GHz devices supporting 40 MHz BW. The MRD covers this.

In the 2.4 GHz band, the AP must back off to 20 MHz when it senses the following
•APUT is not starting a 40 MHz BSS in presence of an 802.11g BSS.
•APUT is appropriately switching from 40 MHz to 20 MHz in presence of 40 MHz intolerant STA.
•APUT is appropriately switching from 40 MHz to 20 MHz when receiving frames disallowing the use of 40 MHz channel width.
In addition, an AP must not power up in 40 MHz mode in 2.4 GHz band.

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Bureau Veritas ADT now can provide GCF conformance test services

Bureau Veritas ADT's cell phone test capability (GERAN and UTRAN) has been accredited by TAF ISO 17025 in March. We are glad to inform you that we could provide GCF conformance test for both 2G and 3G mobile terminal now (i.e. cell phones). GCF certification test is one kind of voluntary test for mobile terminals in a GERAN (2G) and UTRAN (3G) network. And the test is major developed from 3GPP and OMA's standards against the technical requirement of the GCF.

The certification program includes all 2G and 3G (GERAN and UTRAN) frequency bands and selected application enabler. It’s complementary to all regulatory regimes with participation on a voluntary basis. The completed GCF certification program contains conformance test, interoperability test and field trial test. For the GCF qualified mobile terminal, both operator and user will have more confidence that the mobile terminal operates well in the real network.

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Reminder: Electronic documents will not be accepted when applying for CCC certification

CQC notified that from now on, all the applications, agreements and Power of Attorneys should be the original documents. It will not issue the application if the documents are photocopied, scanned or with Electronic seal / signature.

Foreign companies need to submit the original document with signature, while domestic companies must submit original document with Seal. Signature is not accepted.

* Domestic Company: Company from China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan

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Reminder: UAE TRA requests each manufacturer to register its Brand when applying for Type Approval

As per Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) new regulation in UAE (United Arab Emirates), each manufacturer needs to get their Brand registered before any product approvals. This is applicable for all future UAE applications starting from March 10, 2010.

This is a Single time registration which is valid for FIVE years, for all the products being approved for the same manufacturer.

This requirement is a voluntary requirement previously, but now become mandatory.

If you need our assistance to help you register your brand with TRA, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Press Release: Bureau Veritas ADT has been appointed as an Egypt NTRA Accredited Lab

Bureau Veritas ADT has been appointed as NTRA accredited lab and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Egypt National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) in March 2010.

Type Approval at NTRA
NTRA has issued a set of rules and specifications for telecom equipment to be introduced in the Egyptian market. Equipment is considered approved once it is tested in the lab and found to be complying with the conformity standards set for each type. All products of telecommunication equipment used in Egypt require an NTRA Type Approval Certificate, including terminal equipment, radio communication equipment and all indoor/outdoor, wired/wireless IT communication equipment. The telecommunications regulatory arrangements apply to any person, business, or company that is the initial point of supply of customer telecom equipment to the Egyptian market.

The Type Approval Certificate shall be issued once, based on equipment brand & model when Egypt NTRA is satisfied that:
* The applicant complies with the Type Approval regulations;
* The telecom equipment meets all relevant requirements.

Greater China-manufactured telecom equipment
In accordance with the new Egyptian Type Approval regulatory arrangements regarding the labeling requirements of these equipment with one of the international labels (FCC, CE & Tick-mark), in addition of compliance to technical evidence documentations submission to NTRA.

NTRA aims at building a healthy and cooperative win-win relationship with specific internationally-accredited test labs in Greater China in order to facilitate the importation process for importers as well as ensure standardized quality products in the Egyptian market.

And with the rapid increase of the market share of Greater China-manufactured telecom & information Technology equipment in the Egyptian market; NTRA has selected Bureau Veritas ADT (BV ADT), who is specialized in the field of testing Telecom & IT equipment in compliance with International standards regarding Radio/Telecom, EMC and Safety (Electrical & Health) as business partners in Greater China (China, HK, Taiwan).

Fields of Cooperation
1. BV ADT is accredited to perform testing for Telecom & IT equipment in accordance with international requirements for FCC, CE & Tick-mark labels, European harmonized standards for R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC, EMC Directive 2004/108/EC & Low Voltage directive 2006/95/EC.
2. BV ADT is authorized to issue Verification of Conformity for Telecommunication & IT products which complied with standards.
3. BV ADT is authorized to perform Factory Audit and/or Pre-shipment Inspection to products ready for shipment to Egypt, and to issue Pre-shipment Verification of Conformity.
This Pre-shipment VoC is an essential document for NTRA in issuing clearance permit for the shipment upon arrival to any of the Egyptian ports.

Should your Chinese manufactured Telecommunication products need to enter Egyptian market and required NTRA Type approval, please contact us for further advice, thank you.

•Taiwan Contact Window:
Beita Wu   beita.wu@tw.bureauveritas.com
(886) 3 318 3232 ext. 1812

•Shenzhen Contact Window:
Anna Yu   liang.yu@cn.bureauveritas.com
(86) 137 5109 5520

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Press Release: Bureau Veritas ADT is accredited as a Designated Testing Lab under the SPRING-BSMI EE MRA

Bureau Veritas ADT is glad to announce that its Linkou Laboratory is registered as a Designated Testing Laboratory under the SPRING-BSMI EE MRA.

From now on, we can provide testing and certification relevant services for 18 Controlled Goods (CGs) for the Singapore Consumer Protection (Safety Requirement) Registration Scheme.

About 18 Controlled Goods (CGs) items, please refer to here

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Essential Notice: Change of Bureau Veritas ADT’s e-mail address

For the sake of enhancing resource-sharing with the Bureau Veritas Group (hereinafter “Group”) to offer faster and more services to clients, Bureau Veritas ADT (“Company”) is integrating its system to the Group’s. Accordingly, the e-mail addresses under the Company’s domain name are being shifted to the Group’s. Please be informed of the following items:

1. The domain name of the e-mail address (the part after the @sign) is changed from adt.com.tw to tw.bureauveritas.com.
2. The username of the e-mail address (the part before the @sign) is changed depending on the account owner, who will inform his/her clients of the change respectively. However, in most case, the account owner can keep his/her original usernames but changes “underline (_)” to “dot (.)”, ex. abc_xyz@adt.com.tw may be changed to abc.xyz@tw.bureauveritas.com.
3. E-mails sent to old addresses will be forwarded to new ones automatically.

To keep contact information correct and up-to-date, please kindly modify your address book when you receive the notice from the Company’s staffs.

Many thanks for your long-term support and hope to continue to be of service to you.

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Event: Opening of Bureau Veritas ADT Hsinchu New Lab

After being accredited by TAF (Taiwan Accreditation Foundation) and FCC (Federal Communications Commission), Bureau Veritas ADT Hsinchu new lab had an official ceremony to announce its opening on March 17.

Since the foundation of Hsinchu lab in 1998, Bureau Veritas ADT has served the local clients for more than 10 years. On account of growing demands from Hsinchu local electronics industry that has expended progressively over the past years, we planned to establish another testing base last year. Then, the building was completed this January as well as the installation of equipments. After accredited by authorities, we are pleased to announce that the new lab is put into service. Per a free trial taking place last month, we got favorable comments from clients on the new facilities. On March 17, we had an official opening ceremony to announce the operation of the lab.

Facilities
There ate few 10m chambers in Hsinchu. To save client’s time on traveling to Taipei, we included a 10m chamber at the beginning of the planning. The new lab have the following facilities now:

(1) 10m chamber X 1
(2) 966 chamber X 2
(3) Conducted test room X 1
(4) Oven X 1
(5) EMS test room X 1 (available soon)
(6) ESD test room X 1 (available soon)

We invite you to visit the lab and to test your products there!

Hsinchu new lab contact information:
Tel: +886-3-512-0595
Fax: +886-3-512-0568
Add: No. 49, Ln. 206, Wende Rd., ChiungLin Hsiang, Hsinchu Hsien, 30745, Taiwan

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