Brazilian ANATEL Certification

What is Anatel Certification?

This certification uses categories such as I, II, and III to mark the telecommunication products that need homologation and testing. That’s to means: having Anatel certification ultimately allows the manufacture to access the telecommunication market in Brazil and the vise verse is true.

The National Telecommunication Agency abbreviated as Anatel is an agency had been established in Brazil, by the general telecommunication act.

And furthermore has been controlled by Decree 2338 1997.

What Product Categories are Being Defined by Anatel Certification?

ANATEL certification is cover vast products in the different spectrum and therefore it had been divided into 3 different categories, henceforth:

Terminal Equipment

Terminal equipment features in products such as modems or chargers for mobile phones, mobile phones, etc.  For your product to be certified under this category it usually takes 10 to 12 weeks and its validation lasts for 1 year. Contrary, modulation recertification can be done immediately your approval is out of place. 

Restricted Radiation Equipment

Products with WLAN, radar technology, or Bluetooth fall under this category. For that reason, its certification corresponds to that of terminal equipment. 

Remaining Radio Equipment

Products such as fiber optic cables, mobile radio signaling devices, cable connectors, and more get a permanent Anatel certification to be used in the local Brazilian market. Meaning, these products need not recertification.