Radio Type Approval Africa – Relevant components

Here is an overview of which components require certification for the Africa Radio Type Approval:

Radio equipment:

•     Cellular phones
•     Short range devices (specify types e.g. RFID)
•     WLAN access points
•     Cordless telephones or DECT phones
•     Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) equipment
•     Global Positioning System (GPS) devices
•     Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) equipment
•     Radars
•     Earth stations
•     Microwave radios or links
•     Navigational aids
•     Medical devices
•     Antennas (for example: broadcast antennas)
•     Peripherals
•     Optical telecommunication equipment
•     Portable radios (for example: handheld radios)
•     Radio base stations
•     Radio repeaters
•     Vehicle mounted radios

Terminal Equipment:

•     Landline/fixed-line telephones
•     Fax machines
•     Modems
•     Private Automated Branch Exchange (PABX) equipment
•     Video conferencing equipment
•     Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) equipment
•     Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) equipment
•     Switching elements
•     Network elements
•     Access elements

Additional Equipment List:

•     5 GHz high performance Radio Local Area Network (RLAN) and ancillary equipment
•     Amateur radio and ancillary equipment
•     Analogue Private Mobile Radio (PMR) equipment
•     Digital cordless telecommunications equipment
•     Fixed wireless access and ancillary equipment
•     Ground and airborne model control equipment
•     Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication base stations and ancillary equipment
•     Inductive applications and ancillary equipment
•     Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) equipment operating between 1 and 3 GHz
•     Non-specific short range devices
•     Radio hearing aids
•     Radio microphones in-ear monitoring and ancillary equipment
•     Road transport telematics and ancillary equipment
•     Sound broadcasting equipment
•     Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) equipment
•     Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) base stations
•     UMTS handsets and related equipment
•     VSAT and ancillary equipment
•     Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) equipment
• Wireless audio applications