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ANATEL Standardizes Testing for Irradiated Immunity

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ANATEL Standardizes Testing

ANATEL published Ofício No. 556. It standardizes the testing method for irradiated immunity, drastically reducing the costs of this testing.

Example Configurations

Equipment with the following configuration possibilities:

  • Wifi 2.4 GHz 802.11b
  • Wifi 2.4 GHz 802.11g
  • Wifi 2.4 GHz 802.11n (20 MHz)
  • Wifi 5 GHz 802.11a
  • Wifi 5 GHz 802.11n (20 MHz)
  • Wifi 5 GHz 802.11n (40 MHz)
  • Wifi 5 GHz 802.11ac (80 MHz)
  • Bluetooth
  • NFC

Evaluation Configurations

For the radiated emission and immunity to radiated disturbances tests, the following configurations shall be adopted in the evaluation of equipment with such functionalities:

  • 2.4 GHz: 802.11n (20 MHz)
  • 5 GHz: 802.11ac (80 MHz)
  • 2.4 GHz: Bluetooth in configuration with higher bandwidth and higher transmission rate
  • 13.56 MHz: NFC

Most importantly, all Category I and II products that were homologated prior to September 29, 2018, in renewal, will not be affected.

Brazil Quick Facts

Regulatory AgencyANATEL (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações)
Certification TypeMandatory
License ValidityTechnical compliance certificate: 2 to 3 years
Application LanguagePortuguese
Legal License HolderRequired
In-country Testing RequirementRequires testing

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