Product approval, certification services - South Africa
Telecoms and radio
TRaC offers a full testing and type approval service for a wide range of telecoms equipment to ensure that products intended for sale or use in South Africa meet all of the necessary regulatory and compliance requirements for Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) approvals.
TRaC is an ICASA accredited test lab and its reports are also accepted by SABS. KTL also offers project management of the ICASA and SABS type approval processess, from completion of application forms to ongoing liaison with the approvals bodies to ensure type approval is granted.
| Type of Equipment | Approval Authority |
|---|---|
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Telecommunication line terminal equipment (TLTE) Radio Frequency (RF) equipment |
ICASA |
| Non-Telecommunication line terminal equipment | SABS |
TLTE and RF Equipment – ICASA Certification
Types of Equipment
TLTE and RF Type Approval is applicable but not necessarily limited to, data and text processing equipment, data preparation equipment, data terminal equipment, data circuit terminating equipment (for example, modems), automatic telephone answering machines, facsimile transceivers, call restriction devices, cordless telephones, digital and analogue feature telephones, lightning protection devices, line monitoring equipment, and speech recorders.
Type Approval Requirements
ICASA requires that EMC and Safety testing is performed at an accredited test facility and for analogue equipment testing must be performed by organizations such as at TRaC, which is an ICASA accredited test lab.
TLTE equipment intended for sale or use in South Africa is subject to:
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Terminal attachment requirements (if applicable)
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RF requirements (if applicable)
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EMC requirements
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Product safety requirements
Project Management for ICASA Approvals
For ICASA approvals, the process that TRaC can project manage includes the following services:
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Completion of all paperwork including application forms, declarations, and letters of authority to be sent to ICASA in South Africa
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Liaison with local offices and distributors in South Africa
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Submission of the approval applications to ICASA
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Making payment for the certification on your behalf
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Ongoing liaison with ICASA until type approval is granted
Test Standards required by ICASA
All of the following tests are mandatory.
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Type of Testing |
Title |
Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Radio | ETSI | ICASA accept test reports against the relevant EU standard, providing the testing has been performed at an accredited test facility |
| EMC | ETSI | ICASA accept test reports against the relevant EU standard, providing the testing has been performed at an accredited test facility |
| Safety | IEC | ICASA accept test reports against IEC 60950 |
| Telecoms Analogue | DPT-TE-001 | Standard for Telecommunication Line Terminal Equipment (TLTE) for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) |
| DPT-TE-002 | Functional requirements for Telephone Answering Machines and Recording equipment | |
| DPT-TE-003 | Functional requirements for Repertory Dialling Equipment | |
| DPT-TE-004 | Functional requirements for Remote Supervisory Equipment | |
| DPT-TE-005 | Functional requirements for Loud Speaking Equipment | |
| DPT-TE-006 | Functional requirements for Facsimile Transceivers | |
| DPT-TE-007 | Functional requirements for Automatic Call Diverting Equipment | |
| DPT-TE-008 | Functional requirements for Equipments for use in Industrial Environment | |
| DPT-TE-009 | Functional requirements for Attachments connected to Leased-Line Circuits | |
| DPT-TE-010 | Functional requirements for analogue calling line identification (CLI) Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) | |
| DPT-TE-015 | Functional requirements for Call Restriction Device | |
| DPT-TE-018 | Functional Requirements for Data Modems | |
| DPT-SWS-001 | General standard for switching system for connection to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) | |
| Telecoms Digital | ETSI TBR 3 | Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN);Attachment requirements for terminal equipment to connect to an ISDN using ISDN basic access |
| ETSI TBR 4 | Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN);Attachment requirements for terminal equipment to connect to an ISDN using ISDN primary rate access |
Non-Telecommunications Equipment – SABS Certification
A SABS letter of authority (LOA) is required for all manufacturers and importers for non-Telecommunication line terminal equipment intended for sale or use in South Africa.
Type Approval Requirements
The LOA is issued based on the submission of a safety test report, which must be produced, by a labortatory that is accredited by a national accreditation body or a CB scheme member, be in IEC format and must contain all South African national differences where applicable.
SABS accept TRaC test reports for the following standards
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Standard Ref. |
Title |
|---|---|
| IEC 60365 | Safety of audiovisual equipment and similar electronic apparatus, for example, TVs, VCRs, Hifis, and Radio |
| IEC 60950 | Safety of information technology equipment and related equipment, for example, computers, printers, and copiers |
Project Management for SABS Approvals
TRaC can assist manufactures and importers in gaining a SABS LOA by providing a project management service that includes the following services:
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Compiling the appropriate submission package which includes the completion of application forms, declarations
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Letters of authority
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Liaison with local offices/distributors in South Africa
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Submission of all documentation to SABS
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Making payment for the certification on your behalf
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Liaison with SABS until the LOA is granted
