Is country specific certification required or is CE/FCC approval sufficient?
What is the lead time to obtain type approval?
Are there any marking or logo requirements?
Is in country testing required or can we leverage existing FCC or CE test reports?
What are the types of equipment that would require approval in this country?
Do I need an in country local representative or local certificate holder?
Country Updates
December 2023
The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) has called for comments on the draft band plans for the 600 and 800 MHz radiofrequency spectrum. The authority has drawn up these drafts proposing the allocation of the aforementioned bands to International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) services, as part of the Government's Digital Transformation Policy.
August 2023
The National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA), considering that the 60 GHz band is widely perceived by the industry as an emerging area for products and services, that this band is ideally suited for deployment of Multi-Gigabit Wireless Systems (MGWS) to provide short range wireless links with high data rate and bandwidth and the new rising technologies, has released a public consultation on the draft band plan for this spectrum range.
July 2023
The National Information and Communication Technologies Authority (NICTA) of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has announced its intent to introduce two regulatory instruments under the National ICT Act of 2009.
The ICT Equipment Type Approval Rule outlines the requirements for approving, importing, selling, using, or connecting ICT equipment to PNG’s ICT networks, including obtaining PNG Customs authorization.
NICTA oversees the process of type approval and registration of ICT equipment under five distinct registration schemes categorized as follows:
Primary cell-operated equipment
Customer Equipment (CE)
Controlled Customer Equipment (CCE)
Low Interference Power Devices (LIPD) or Short-Range Devices (SRD)
Radio Communications Equipment
All type approval procedures, equipment registration schemes, and general guidelines must comply with the NICTA Type Approval Guideline.
As regulations change from time to time in many countries you should contact CSIA for up to date information.
CSIA can also provide supporting services should your company not be able to meet country specific requirements such as a local representative, local certificate holder, translating documents into the native language, etc. Contact CSIA at (503) 489 8006 or quotes@csiassoc.com for all your FCC certification, CE certification, Industry Canada and International Approval needs.