Foreign testing WITHOUT OCD witnesses for high frequency devices

Eldorado Harmonic Mixer Calibration and Testing Update

The Eldorado harmonic mixer was sent abroad for calibration on December 9, 2024. Therefore, the lab is NOT able to conduct testing for high frequency device until March of 2025.

Considering international standards align with ANATEL's testing items, the testing can be performed abroad according to international standards WITHOUT an OCD witness as long as the lab is ILAC-accredited.

57-64GHz Testing:

For 57-64GHz range, it applied to ANATEL act 14448 item 17 which is similar to FCC Part 15.255. However, ANATEL standards has not yet harmonized with the new FCC regulation as the attached FCC-23-35A1. (The new regulation FCC-23-35A1 is less strict than FCC Part 15.255.)

Therefore, ANATEL will NOT accept the test reports based on FCC-23-35A1 limits. The foreign ILAC labs must test the EUT according to old FCC Part 15.255 standards.

76-77GHz, 77-81GHz Testing:

For the 76-77GHz, 77-81GHz range, ANATEL has harmonized with FCC part 95M.

Test Report Format:

Test reports from foreign ILAC labs,

1. List FCC standard old Part 15.255 or Part 95M. if the ANATEL’s limits are harmonized with FCC standard.

2. Test reports in English language are acceptable.

IMPORTANT Notice: Due to the temporary lack of local capacity in Brazil, testing abroad can be accepted with prior authorization from the Designated Certification Body (OCD). According to the Official Letter 429/2023, foreign reports must comply with the Act 4083 requirements. Pre-approval from the OCD is crucial to ensure that the foreign testing will be recognized and accepted under the Brazilian certification process.

The Act 4083 stipulates in item 6.3.1.5 that before starting the test, the manufacturer or applicant MUST formally inform OCD (Certification Body) the following:

I - The manufacturing unit where the sample was produced; and

II - The traceability of the sample submitted for testing.

Laboratory CAN only start testing after OCD approval. Test dated in the report must be after date of Pre-approval.

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11-04-2024

ANATEL authorized the use of the 802.11be nomenclature

The Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL) officially authorized the use of the 802.11be nomenclature. With this update, Certificate of Conformity can list the WiFi 7 (802.11be) technology now.

Previously, ANATEL allowed the approval and testing of WiFi 7 (802.11be) products, but did not permit listing “WiFi 7” or “802.11be” in certification documents. Instead, OCDs were required to use terms like Modulation and Bandwidth to describe the technology.

The testing required for WiFi 7 (802.11be) is stated in ANATEL Act 14448, item 11.7. These requirements align with those for WiFi 6E.

Please find the official link for Act 14448 as below.

informacoes.anatel.gov.br/legislacao/atos-de-certificacao-de-produtos/2017/1139-ato-14448

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09-30-2024

ANATEL Enforces Certificate Renewal Conditions

On September 24, 2024, ANATEL held a meeting with all OCDs and informed that certificates suspended for more than 6 months can no longer be renewed by the OCDs. Instead, new approvals including tests are needed and resulting in a change of the ANATEL ID. From now on, it is only allowed by ANATEL to renew certificates before their expiry date.

The restriction for renewal is specified in ANATEL’s resolution 715 published in 2019. However, ANATEL had not previously enforced this rule and did not cancel certificates that had been expired for several years.

For ongoing renewal applications that OCDs have already contracted with, ANATEL is currently evaluating whether to accept their renewals.

For more details the link below:

informacoes.anatel.gov.br/legislacao/resolucoes/2019/1350-resolucao-715

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05-20-2024

New Act 5155 replaces Act 5159 (Testing requirements for Mobile Phone Chargers)

ANATEL published the new Act 5155 which replaces the actual Act 5159 with testing requirements for Mobile Phone Chargers on April 17, 2024. The new act will be enforced on October 14, 2024.

Here are the main changes of the new Act 5155:

1. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Levels for Vehicular Chargers: Under the new Act, the ESD requirements for Vehicular Chargers have been refined. Especifically, ESD must now comply with Item 8.3 of ISO 10605/2008, with levels set at 6 kV (removed 2/4kV) for contact discharges and 8 kV (removed 4/6kV) for air discharges.

2. Streamlined Surge and Transient Immunity Testing: For Vehicular Chargers, Surge and transient immunity testing now only need to be applied in pulses 2a, 3a, and 3b, as per ISO 7637-2/2004, eliminating the requirement for pulses 2b.

3. Safety Tests on Wall Adapters: The new regulations stipulate that 22 normal samples of the adapter will be required for safety testing, ensuring robust assessment procedures.

4. Dimensional test for wall adapters’ Plug: Effective from January 1, 2025, adapters will be mandatory to demonstrate compliance with the dimension specifications, as per item 9.1 of standard ABNT NBR NM 60884-1/2010 (Plugs and sockets for domestic and similar use) and Annex A of standard ABNT NBR 14136/2012 (Plugs and sockets for domestic and similar use up to 20A/250 V in AC current). If manufacturers wish to perform testing using Act 5155, the dimensional requirements will be optional for chargers homologated before January 1, 2025.

5. New mechanical, electrical and thermal stresses testing for wall adaptor: 1,000 cycles of connection and disconnection to see if there is any deterioration that affects safety or prevents their subsequent use, withstand voltage (2000V) after the connection/disconnection cycle to check leakage current. Chargers must withstand mechanical testing such as Free Fall, Impact, Compression, Traction, and Abrasion tests without exhibiting safety-compromising deterioration. 

After the enforcement of the new Act 5155, Vehicles chargers certified according to Act 5159 will NOT need to repeat testing during the renewal.

Please see below official link for Act 5155 on ANATEL website.

sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php

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04-01-2024

Official Letter 100/2024 Clarifications of the scope for cybersecurity testing for CPE equipment

Following up on the last news regarding ANATEL Act No. 2436/2023 for cyber security requirements for assessing the conformity of CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) enforced on March 10, 2024, ANATEL release Official Letter 100/2024 on March 20, 2024, with clarifications of the scope for cybersecurity testing for CPE equipment.

According to the scope contained in item 1.1 of the Annex of Act No. 2436/2023 , the requirements are applicable to CPE equipment used by the general public which connects subscribers to the Internet service provider's network. According to the definition contained in the requirements, the general public is understood as any person who uses and/or has access to the product and who does not have specialized technical knowledge about the telecommunications equipment and who is only interested in using its functionalities and consuming the telecommunications services. It is understood that equipment intended exclusively for corporative use is installed and configured by a professional team with specialized technical knowledge. Additionally, such equipment operates on corporative networks that have different layers of security and, for this reason, normally do not connect directly to the Internet service provider's network.

Considering these characteristics, ORCN (Anatel's Certification and Numbering Management) clarifies that the requirements approved by Act No. 2436/2023 are not applicable to CPE equipment intended exclusively for corporative use.

ANATEL website:

sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php

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03-11-2024

Act 2436 Cyber Security requirements for CPE products

ANATEL published Act 2436 with cyber security requirements for assessing the conformity of CPE (Customer Premises Equipment). This Act is enforced on March 10, 2024.

This Act establishes a set of mandatory cybersecurity requirements for CPE devices used to connect to the Internet service provider's network, such as:

a) Cable modem;

b) xDSL modem;

c) ONU, ONT;

d) Router or modem intended for fixed wireless access (FWA - Fixed Wireless Access);

e) Router or modem for fixed broadband access via satellite;

f) Wireless router or access point.

The main requirements are related to:

1) Requirements for passwords;

2) Defense requirements against unauthorized access attempts;

3) Requirements for vendors, such as requiring a Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Policy and policies for releasing software/ firmware updates to fix security vulnerabilities.

For more details, please find the Official link:

informacoes.anatel.gov.br/legislacao/atos-de-certificacao-de-produtos/2023/1850-ato-2436

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01-15-2024

Letter No. 429/2023

ANATEL published the new Official Letter No. 429/2023 on Nov. 11, 2023, which reiterates that all testing reports (done in Brazil or abroad) must follow and meet the previous Act 4083 requirements, including the traceability information.

Act 4083 stipulates in item 6.3.1.5 that before starting the testing either in Brazil or abroad, the manufacturer or applicant MUST formally report to the OCD (Certification Body) the following:

I - The manufacturing unit where the sample was produced; and

II - The traceability of the sample submitted for testing.

The most important point of new Official Letter No.429/2023 is that from now on, it will NOT be accepted testing report done abroad before the OCD’s pre-validation of the traceability and approval.

According to Act 7280, ANATEL accept foreign reports for some specific products, such as non-RF Network switch for corporative/ industrial use, OLT, Digital Multiplexer, Coaxial cables, some types of Optical cables, Satellite transceivers and some others.

Due to this new Official letter No. 429/2023, foreign laboratory MUST only start testing after OCD’s approval.

P.S.: It is mandatory for FCC (or CE) testing lab be ISO/IEC 17025 accredited since ANATEL only accept testing reports from accredited labs.

Please find the links of official documents as follows:

sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php

informacoes.anatel.gov.br/legislacao/atos-de-certificacao-de-produtos/2020/1493-ato-7280

www.anatel.gov.br/legislacao/atos-de-certificacao-de-produtos/2020/1453-ato-4083

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11-01-2022

Act. 13423 amends Act. 5159

Following up on the Act 5159 published on April 29, 2022 which updated testing requirements for Mobile Phone Charger, ANATEL published Act 13423 on October 14, 2022, which amends Act 5159.

According to the new Act 13423, the old Act 3481 will not be revoked until October 21, 2023, and the Act 5159 will be enforced after October 21, 2023.

Between October 26, 2022 and October 21, 2023, charger manufacturers can choose either the requirement approved by Act 3481/2019 (Old Act) or requirement approved by Act 5159/2022 (New Act).

See the official links for the regulations as below.

sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php

informacoes.anatel.gov.br/legislacao/atos-de-certificacao-de-produtos/2022/1657-ato-5159

informacoes.anatel.gov.br/legislacao/atos-de-certificacao-de-produtos/2022/1746-ato-13423

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08-08-2022

Official letter nº 265/2022 extend the time range of certificates’ validity date for renewal process

On July 26, 2022, ANATEL published the Official letter nº 265/2022 to extend the time range of certificates’ validity date for renewal process. Due to the remaining impact of COVID-19, ANATEL decided that all certificates with expiry date between March 6, 2020 and October 31, 2022 are exempt from doing renewal testing and providing new external/internal photos as long as the device does not suffer any modification.

Please see the official link as below:

sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php

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05-12-2022

ANATEL published the new Act. 5159 with testing requirements for Mobile Phone Charger on April 29, 2022. The new Act. will be enforced in 180 days (October 26, 2022) to replace the actual Act. 3481.

The main changes are as follows:

1) USB interfaces that integrate the electrical/electronic design do not requireANATEL approval (such as TV, computer, Multimedia central, etc.);

2) For Vehicular Chargers, the ESD tests must be applied in accordance with Item8.3 of ISO 10605/2008 (previously, it was referring to IEC 61000-4 Electrostaticdischarges must be applied to the following levels:

a)2 kV, 4 kV and 6 kV for contact discharges; and

b)4 kV, 6 kV and 8 kV for air discharges.

3) For Vehicular Chargers, the surge and transient immunity testing must beperformed in accordance with ISO 7637-2/2004;

4) For USB type built-in Vehicular Chargers, ANATEL will accept the ESD (ISO10605/2008), surge and transients (ISO 7637-2/2004) testing reports done in the 1stpart or 2nd part laboratory (manufacturer’s laboratory, for example). The laboratorymust be accredited by ILAC or evaluated by the certification body.

5) The use of Security Seal (MINT label) will be optional for built-in VehicularChargers sold along with the Vehicle. If the manufacturer chooses not to use theMINT label, the device must have the ANATEL marking in its label, such as ANATELID: HHHHH-YY-FFFFF;

6) Removal of safety testing for built-in Vehicular Chargers;

7) Removal of Voltage Dips/variation (IEC 61000-4-11) immunity testing.

To view the Act. please click on the link below:

sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php

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04-25-2022

Brazil ANATEL MINT label for built-in vehicle chargers will be optional

Brazil ANATEL released the draft Act. 7789242 on April 8, 2022, informing the MINT label for built-in vehicle chargers which will be optional according to item 9.1.1 in the draft Act.

Item 9.1.1. The Security seal described in the caput is optional for the built-in vehicle chargers supplied with the vehicle. However, the equipment must bear the identification of Anatel homologation in one of the forms provided for in the Operating Procedure for Marking the Identification of Anatel Homologation in Telecommunications Products.

Also, the Act. will be enforced after 180 days of its publication as mentioned below in Art. 3. Art. 3 This Act enters into force 180 (one hundred and eighty) days after its publication in Anatel's Electronic Service Bulletin. We will provide a further update once the ANATEL released the official new Act. later in the year. 

To view the draft Act. please click on the link below:

sei.anatel.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_processo_exibir.php