Brazil – ANATEL New Acts for Access Terminal Station and Mobile Phone

ANATEL Act 14430

On November 29, 2021, the Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (ANATEL) published two new Acts that update technical requirements for Access Terminal Station (ETA – devices with WWAN) and for mobile phones.

Act Nº 10002 – Updates Act 3151 related to the technical requirements for Access Terminal Station

Act Nº 10003 – Updates Act 3152 related to the technical requirements for Mobile Phone

Both Acts add the inclusion of the of the 5G NR Frequency Range 2 (FR2) for Standalone and Non-Standalone inter-band and intra-band non contiguous and the inclusion of  NB-IoT NB2. Due to the test updates for the 4G and 5G dual connectivity (EN-DC combinations), ANATEL has put in place a 6 month grace period for manufacturers to present test reports for the new EN-DC combinations from devices approved before this act.

Update of technical standards:

NB-IoT LTE Cat. M1  – ETSI TS 136 521-1 V16.8.1 (2021-06)
NB-IoT Cat. NB1 & NB2 –  ETSI TS 136 521-1 V16.8.1 (2021-06)
5G NR Frequency Range 1 Standalone – ETSI TS 138 521-1 V16.6.0 (2021-02)
5G NR  Frequency Range 1 Non-Standalone Intra-Band Non Contiguous  – ETSI TS 138 521-3 V16.6.0 (2021-01)
5G NR  Frequency Range 1 Non-Standalone Inter-Band – ETSI TS 138 521-3 V16.6.0 (2021-01)

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