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 Compliance Advice & Solutions for Technology (Legislation/Regulations/Standards/Australian Agent Services) Ph: 02-4329-4070 (Int'l: +61-2-4329-4070) Fax: 02-4328-5639 (Int'l: +61-2-4328-5639) Mobile: 04-1224-1620 (Int'l: +61-4-1224-1620) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] URL: www.stanimore.com Confidentiality This material (this email including all attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged information intended to be read or used by the addressees only. If you are not one of the intended recipients, any copying, disclosure, distribution, use of or reliance upon this material is prohibited. If you receive this material in error, please immediately notify Stanimore Pty Limited and delete/destroy all copies (electronic and hardcopy) of this email and all attachments. While the sender tries to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this material, Stanimore take no responsibility for any actions taken as a result of receiving this material or for any consequence of its use. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
