Wireless
Navigating IoT Network Certification: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Market Readiness for PTCRB
Understanding PTCRB Certification for IoT Devices: A Step-by-Step Guide For manufacturers of IoT devices aiming to enter the North American market, obtaining IoT Network Certification (INC) through PTCRB is a critical step. This certification ensures that devices are compatible with global wireless networks, which is essential for carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. What is IoT... Read More
Eurofins E&E North America Awarded Status of PTCRB Associate Test Laboratory for RSE of 5G FR1 by CTIA Certification Authority
Eurofins E&E North America Awarded Status of PTCRB Associate Test Laboratory for RSE of 5G FR1 by CTIA Certification Authority Santa Clara Testing Facility Now PTCRB Associate Laboratory Eurofins Electrical and Electronics (E&E) North America- part of the Eurofins global network of premier testing, inspection, and certification laboratories, has been awarded the status of... Read More
Eurofins E&E North America has been Authorized by the CTIA
Eurofins E&E North America has been Authorized by the CTIA as a Test Laboratory (ATL) for the Test Plan for Wireless Device Over-the-Air Performance latest version 3.9.2 and the Test Plan for RF Performance Evaluation of Wi-Fi® Mobile Converged Devices version 2.2.1 released this month. Santa Clara Testing Facility is an Authorized Test Laboratory... Read More
Eurofins E&E’s David Trevayne-Smith to Chair PTCRB Editorial Working Group
Eurofins E&E’s David Trevayne-Smith to Chair PTCRB Editorial Working Group Eurofins Electrical & Electronics (E&E) North America—part of the Eurofins global network of premier testing, inspection, and certification laboratories—is pleased to announce that Business Development Executive David Trevayne-Smith has been named the chair of the PTCRB Editorial Working Group. PTCRB is a certification program established... Read More
Eurofins E&E North America Becomes An Official Bluetooth® Qualification Test Facility (BQTF)
Eurofins E&E North America Becomes An Official Bluetooth® Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) Santa Clara Testing Facility Now Certified by Bluetooth SIG in The United States Eurofins Electrical & Electronics (E&E) North America, part of the Eurofins global network of laboratories, has been formally listed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) as an official Bluetooth®... Read More
Eurofins E&E North America Offers 5G Antenna OTA Performance Testing
Eurofins Electrical & Electronics (E&E) North America, part of the Eurofins global network of laboratories, is pleased to announce that it is now able to provide FR1 5G sub-6 and FR2 5G mmWave over-the-air (OTA) pre-testing at its Santa Clara lab facility. OTA Performance Testing For 5G FR1 (sub-6) OTA testing, Eurofins utilizes the ETS... Read More
Eurofins E&E North America Earns CTIA Accreditation
April 23, 2020 (Baltimore, MD) Eurofins Electrical & Electronics (E&E) North America, part of the Eurofins global network of laboratories, recently earned accreditation as a CTIA authorized testing laboratory for wireless device over-the-air (OTA) performance. As an authorized testing laboratory for CTIA Revision 3.8.X with cellular—including LTE CAT-M1 as well as the CWG Revision 2.1... Read More
What you should know about FCC Part 95: FAQ
What you should know about FCC Part 95: FAQ Recent revisions to FCC Part 95 for Personal Radio Services: Frequently Asked Questions. As radio devices have expanded their functionality and purpose, so have the standards that govern how they may be used. As of May 19, 2017, the FCC has adopted a series of reforms... Read More
R&TTE to RED Transition Period for Radio Equipment Nearing an End
The European Parliament and Council Directive on Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (1999/5/EC) was revised in 2014 to become the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU. The R&TTE Directive covers all equipment that uses the radio frequency spectrum, with a few exceptions. It also covers all terminal equipment attached to public telecommunication networks. The main objective of... Read More
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED HaLow: Low power, long range Wi-Fi
In 1985 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made the decision to open, what were considered, “garbage bands” of wireless spectrum (900MHz, 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz) to allow them to be used for communication purposes. This small swath of unlicensed radio frequencies were already allocated to ISM equipment that used radio-frequency energy for purposes other than communication... Read More
