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On December 26, 2023, the Mexico Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) issued a significant regulatory update through the publication of an agreement. This agreement, titled “Agreement Through Which the Plenary Session of the Federal Telecommunications Institute issues the Guidelines for the Use of the IFT Seal on Approved Products, Equipment, Devices...

Effective March 12, 2023: Mexico’s certification body, IFETEL (Federal Institute of Telecommunications, or IFT) issued IFT-011-2022 (NOM-221 Part 3), entitled “Cellular Broadcasting Service for Notification of Risk or Emergency Situations,” which sets the technical specifications for mobile terminal equipment that uses the radio spectrum or can connect to telecommunications networks...

A New Mexico conformity assessment procedure was entered into force on February 25, 2021, establishing procedures, periods and schemes to carry out the certification and evaluation of the conformity of a product, equipment, device, apparatus or infrastructure intended for telecommunications. Some of the changes, such as the inability for third...

Testing Partners received notification that NOM-001-SCFI-2018, Electronic Devices – Safety Requirements and Test Methods (which cancels NOM-001- SCFI-1993) will be postponed until August 14, 2020 (previously expected to go into effect this past May 2020). In summary, the new NOM-001-SCFI-2018 will note the following changes: Issuance of a test report...

New regulatory changes that will apply from next year, except certification NOM-001-SCFI-2018 that comes into force this year in May and that will affect all devices that are within its scope and that were previously exempt for being less than 24 V DC. Some main points: The holders of the conformity...