In a bid to bring Low-Power Wide-Area (“LPWA”) telecommunications devices into conformity with national standards, the Director-General of Postal and Informatics Resources and Devices (“Director-General”) has issued Regulation No. 3 of 2019 on Technical Requirements for Low-Power Wide-Area Telecommunications Equipment and/or Devices (“Regulation 3/2019”).[1]
In terms of technical requirements, Regulation 3/2019 addresses the following specific matters:
Scope of LPWA equipment/devices;
Technical requirements; and
Testing methods and certification.
Scope of LPWA Equipment/Devices
LPWA equipment/devices are capable of emitting low-power transmissions and offer wide coverage for the purpose of radio communications which utilize certain radio frequencies through the use of the factory-lock method, which means that any radio frequencies which are used cannot be altered.[2] There are two classifications of LPWA equipment/devices, i.e. non-cellular and cellular, each with its own different types of parts and components, as elaborated upon in the table below:
In a bid to bring Low-Power Wide-Area (“LPWA”) telecommunications devices into conformity with national standards, the Director-General of Postal and Informatics Resources and Devices (“Director-General”) has issued Regulation No. 3 of 2019 on Technical Requirements for Low-Power Wide-Area Telecommunications Equipment and/or Devices (“Regulation 3/2019”).[1]
In terms of technical requirements, Regulation 3/2019 addresses the following specific matters:
Scope of LPWA equipment/devices;
Technical requirements; and
Testing methods and certification.
Scope of LPWA Equipment/Devices
LPWA equipment/devices are capable of emitting low-power transmissions and offer wide coverage for the purpose of radio communications which utilize certain radio frequencies through the use of the factory-lock method, which means that any radio frequencies which are used cannot be altered.[2] There are two classifications of LPWA equipment/devices, i.e. non-cellular and cellular, each with its own different types of parts and components, as elaborated upon in the table below: