I sent this on Monday but I do not think it got through to the group.
To Grace, and others who have replied,
Thank you. Your input is very much appreciated.
I did want a sanity check on my understanding of the regulatory requirements
and from the replies it seems I got those pretty much right. I also wanted to
understand how the network operator requirements fitted into the equation and
to what extent and when they were required.
If I now understand the situation network operator requirements correctly, for
the USA/Canada at least, as with other types of devices, network operators
heavily subsidise 3G devices they are supplying. Before supplying any
devices, the network operator requires those device be PTCRB certified and the
network operator may possibly also apply additional requirements of their own.
Where a device is purchased independently (i.e. the device is not supplied by
a network operator), all that is required before purchasing a SIM and
connecting to an operator's network is to comply with the regulatory
requirements (i.e. FCC certification in the USA or IC certification in
Canada).
As such, while it makes commercial sense for any vendor to 'partner' with a
network operator to supply their 3G device there is nothing stopping you
connecting a device that is not PTCRB certified.
I believe the situation in Europe to be similar.
Best regards,
Kevin Richardson
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From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Grace Lin
Sent: Friday, 17 October 2008 10:09 PM
To: emc-p...@ieee.org
Subject: Re: Compliance of 3G Equipment
Kevin,
If you need answers from the authorities, for FCC, you can submit an
inquiry
through the FCC OET web site at https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/index.cfm.
Click the "Submit an Inquiry" under the Site Options on the left. I
submitted one inquiry last Monday around noon and received a response early
Tuesday morning.
For Industry Canada, the email address for an inquiry is
certification.bur...@ic.gc.ca. You may receive a response within two days.
For EU, I depend on the experts from this group.
Regards,
Grace
On 10/16/08, Kevin Richardson <kevin.richard...@ieee.org> wrote:
To all the very knowledgeable people who are members of this
newsgroup,
I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could please confirm
for me if I
have correctly identified below the requirements for 3G devices
in Europe
and the USA/Canada, in terms of telecommunications compliance
(i.e. not
worrying about EMC, safety etc for the moment)?
As I understand it, from a telecommunications point of view, if
I am a 3G
device vendor and wish to market/sell my products in Europe and
the
USA/Canada, I need to comply with the legal/regulatory
requirements such as
R&TTE in Europe (as well as the LVD, EMC and other Directives
of course) and
in the USA & Canada gain certifications from the FCC and
Industry Canada
respectfully. That is it.
In addition to meeting the regulations however, although not a
regulatory
requirement, I understand I also need to get GCF certification
in Europe or
PTCRB certification for USA and Canada before any 3G network
operator would
authorize my 3G device to be connected to their network. Is
this correct?
The reason I ask is that in Australia, our present
telecommunications
regulations require a written 'permission to connect' be issued
by every 3G
network operator (operating a 3G network of device compatible
frequencies)
before a Declaration of Conformity (DoC) can be signed and the
device
labelled with the A-Tick. The approach is now becoming
unworkable, for
fairly obvious reasons. There is no incentive for network
operators to
expend the time and resource to evaluate a device they may have
no interest
in commercially.
I would like Australia to align with international best
practice and would
like a detailed understanding of 3G requirements, both
regulatory and other,
worldwide so would greatly appreciate any input.
Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Kevin Richardson
Stanimore Pty Limited
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