Let me add a bit to this. I have it on very good authority from a UK Competent Body that the only requirement in Europe for the device is Conformity with the essential requirements of the EMC Directive. Whether you use the TCF route or the standards route is up to you. (If you have myriad different flavors to cover all the cell phone types out there, the TCF route may be more economical in the long run, but it will certainly cost you more up front. If you need to get to market quickly, the standards route may be more appropriate for now.)
RT ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: Akihiro Sakuma, INTERNET:[email protected] TO: T-REG, INTERNET:[email protected] DATE: 12/18/96 10:00 PM RE: Re: Cellular Requirements, Digital Device Sender: [email protected] Received: from europe.std.com (europe.std.com [199.172.62.20]) by hil-img-1.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id VAA03131; Wed, 18 Dec 1996 21:57:18 -0500 Received: by europe.std.com (8.7.5/BZS-8-1.0) id VAA13868; Wed, 18 Dec 1996 21:55:19 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: europe.std.com: daemon set sender to treg-approval using -f Received: from world.std.com by europe.std.com (8.7.5/BZS-8-1.0) id VAA13859; Wed, 18 Dec 1996 21:55:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from gol1.gol.com by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA28742; Wed, 18 Dec 1996 21:55:14 -0500 Received: from tokyo-02-064.gol.com (tokyo-02-064.gol.com [202.243.51.64]) by gol1.gol.com (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA03250 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:55:10 +0900 (JST) List-Post: [email protected] Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:55:10 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <[email protected]> X-Sender: [email protected] X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2-J (16) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-2022-JP" To: [email protected] From: Akihiro Sakuma <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Cellular Requirements, Digital Device Sender: [email protected] Precedence: list Reply-To: [email protected] Roger, For Japan, if you plan to sell it as a part of a package with an already (JATE) approved phone, the corresponding approval file should be updated, even if there is no modification on the phone basic functions. the easiest thing to do is to take the JATE (Japan Approvals Institute for Telecommunications Equipment) approval file, check what characteristics have changed by adding this encryption device, (functional, physical Etc.) and re-submit the product. Now, I don't think you can have this device submitted alone. Also, in the case of celular phones, you know that JATE is not the only authority involved. You may want to check if during the submission process, your product doesn't need to be also re-tested at MKK, (Radio equipment Inspection and Certification Institute) probably with the phone it fits in. JATE has a detailed "Approval guide for cellular phones" (yellow book) available in English. It may answer to your questions. JATE homepage (some pages are in English) URL:http://www.sphere.ad.jp/jate Aki At 13:16 96/12/18 MST, you wrote: > Sorry about the delay in my answer. > > The device is an encryption device and as stated, clips between the cell > phone and its battery. The device takes the analogue signal from the > cell phone, digitizes the signal, encrypts/decrypts the signal, and changes > the data back to analogue for the cell phone. There are three versions of the > cell phone to which the encryption unit can connect, one for each of the > marketplaces in question: US, UK, and Japan. The cell phones are already > approved in the market places. > > Thanks in advance for any info about regulatory requirements in all > three marketplaces. > > roger > [email protected] > > "The smile is the shortest distance between people. > - Victor Borge > ========================= Previous Thread ==============> > >Roger, > >Can you give more details on this "device" ? > > > > > ======================================================== > >At 09:19 96/12/17 MST, you wrote: > >> Hey all, > >> > >> I have a digital device that clips between a cell phone and its battery. > >> I am looking at the Japanese and European (U.K. in particular) markets for > >> this device. Currently for the European market, I assume I will need to > >> comply with EN55022 and EN50082-1 for digital device emissions and immunity, > >> respectively. > >> > >> Could anyone tell me: > >> 1. If my European Market assumptions are correct? > >> 2. Are there any other requirements for the device in Europe? > >> 3. What are the requirements for the Japanese market? > >> 4. The cell phone already meets all market, regulatory requirements. Will this > >> attachment demand that the cell phone itself be subject to additional > >> requirements in either market? > >> > >> Thanks for all help, > >> > >> roger > >> [email protected] > >> > >> "There's someone in my head and it's not me!" > >> - The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > INCOM Ltd. > > Urban Hill, Sengoku 2F > > 5-6-7 Toranomon > > Minato-ku > > Tokyo 105 Tel. : +81-3-5473-9192 > > Japan Fax. : +81-3-5473-9190 > > > > > > > > > > > >
