ANATEL Proposes Update on Technical Requirements for Equipment Compliance

Published January 11, 2022/Brazil

Public Consultation Overview

On January 11, 2022, ANATEL provided Public Consultation 1, proposing an update to the technical requirements for conformity assessment of the following equipment:

Optical Network Terminal (ONT)
Optical Line Terminal (OLT)
Optical Network Unit (ONU)

Current testing requirements focus solely on GPON technologies. The public consultation is open for comments regarding the applicability of tests for XGPON and XGSPON.

Type Approval Impacted

Type Approval impacted: Telecom
Approval Process impact: Yes
Importation process impact: Yes
Type of product impacted: ONT, OLT, and ONU

Regulatory Impact

Impact Type	Status
Top Priority
Type Certificate
Spectrum Bands
Import Changes (HS Codes)
Standard Changes
Product Changes
Label Changes

Brazil Quick Facts

Regulatory Agency	ANATEL (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações)
Certification Type	Mandatory
License Validity	Technical compliance certificate: 2 to 3 years
Application Language	Portuguese
Legal License Holder	Required
In-country Testing Requirement	Requires testing

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