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FCC RF Exposure for Wearable Device
Question: Has the FCC issued RF exposure guidance for an on-body device equipped with motion sensors to control its conducted power?...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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ISED Canada Permissive Changes
Question: How should we proceed with respect to the Canadian certification for our wireless device following changes we’ve made to it?...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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U.S. – FCC Grants Limited Waiver of WEA Rules
On October 4, 2023 at approximately 2:18 pm EDT, mobile devices throughout the United States and its territories will receive a test...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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Updating FCC Grantee Code
Personnel changes require that we update the contact information for our FCC Grantee Code that was registered many years ago. What do we...
Desmond Fraser
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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Europe – ECC Opens 4 Public Consultations
On July 7, 2023 the Electronics Communications Committee (ECC) opened the following public consultations, accessible here and available...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Brazil – ANATEL Issues Technical Requirements for IPv6 Compliance
On July 6, 2023, ANATEL published Ato No. 7971 approving the technical requirements to evaluate compliance for IPv6 protocol in...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Canada – ISED Publishes RSS-192, Issue 5
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) in Canada published Radio Standards Specification RSS-192, Issue 5,...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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U.S. – FCC Proposes Voluntary Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices
On July 18, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission announced a proposal to create a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program to...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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EU Standards Update: New ETSI Standards Recently Released
This is a shortened list of the new ETSI standards published during the past month: ETSI EN 303 687 V1.1.1 (2023-06) - (June 2023) - 6...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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FCC and ISED Documentation References
Question: Many of our certification applications contain some of the same technical documents we have submitted in support of prior...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Certifying Limited Modular Devices
Question: We want to FCC certify a new line of wireless modules that cannot be tested in a stand-alone configuration. How should we...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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FCC Releases Draft Order to Protect National Security from Chinese Espionage
On October 29, 2019, the FCC released draft Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking as part of a "permit-but-disclose" ...
Desmond Fraser
Nov 5, 20192 min read
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FCC Issues Warning to U-NII Device Operators after Interference with San Juan Weather Station
On August 22, 2019, the FCC issued an enforcement advisory in regard to several companies' interference with the Federal Aviation ...
Desmond Fraser
Nov 4, 20192 min read
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PCB Design Principles to Reduce Crosstalk
The PCB designer is no stranger to EMC issues, especially the issue of crosstalk.
Crosstalk is any undesirable signal transfer between ...
Desmond Fraser
Oct 21, 20193 min read
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Tricks to Eliminate EMI in High-Speed PCB Design
If there's one thing that PCB and EMC design have in common, it's that these designs are often left until the very end of the product ...
Desmond Fraser
Oct 14, 20192 min read
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FCC Issues Protective Order for Confidential Information
On August 26, 2019, the FCC issued a Protective Order, which establishes procedures to protect the confidentiality of information in ...
Desmond Fraser
Sep 15, 20192 min read
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Incorporating EMC Design to Reduce Costs and Consequences of EMC Testing Failure
When engineers begin designing their products, electromagnetic compatibility is usually the furthest thing from their minds. EMC testing...
Desmond Fraser
Sep 8, 20193 min read
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Value of RF Testing and Security Measures Evident as More IoT Devices Face Cyberattacks
According to a survey conducted by Irdeto Global Connected Industries, 80 percent of organizations’ IoT devices have experienced...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 31, 20193 min read
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NIST Releases Plan for Federal Engagement in Developing Technical Standards and Related Tools
In response to Executive Order 13859, on August 9th, 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released U.S...
Desmond Fraser
Aug 25, 20193 min read
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