Certification services
IoT device certification and testing is an essential part of product development, and can have a huge bearing on whether a product is released on time – or, in some cases, at all. Quectel's seasoned certification experts understand the regulatory and carrier requirements that need to be met across the world’s many regions – and, more importantly, how to meet them. Quectel Certification Services provide a comprehensive certification and testing portfolio and offer a range of professional services and management tools, depending on each customer’s needs.
Our team is far larger than that of a single company and, because it supports so many customers across markets, has an in-depth, global view of certification demands in all nations, industries and technologies. This knowledge and experience would be expensive and time-consuming for all but the largest corporations, but we make it easily available to our customers. We work with the world's most trusted network operators and certifications bodies and consistently meet the high requirements they demand. In working with us to test and certify you'll have peace of mind that we'll reach the highest standards time and time again.
Why choose Quectel for testing and certification?
Pre-scan service in our own labs
Technical support and debugging solutions
Strong relationships with global carriers
Certification guaranteed in under 8 weeks*
*For Quectel customers
Use Quectel’s scale and expertise to drive down certification costs
The certification process
The certification process typically consists of three major checks: regulatory certification, conformance certification (which certifies that a device is compliant with the demands of a particular industry) and carrier certification.
You can find out more which of these apply to your region below
Country
|
Regulatory(mandatory for market access) |
Conformance(depends on customer/carrier requirement) |
Carrier(depends on customer/carrier requirement) |
Carrier
|
---|---|---|---|---|
United States | FCC | GCF (device can refer to module GCF) | Verizon | Y |
United States | FCC | PTCRB | AT&T | Y |
United States | FCC | PTCRB | T-Mobile | Y |
United States | FCC | PTCRB | Sprint | Y |
United States | FCC | PTCRB | US Cellular | Y |
Canada | IC | PTCRB | Rogers | Y |
Canada | IC | PTCRB | Bell | N |
Canada | IC | PTCRB | Telus | N |
Europe | CE | GCF | Vodafone Global / Deutsche Telekom / Telefonica / BT/ EE / Swisscom / TIM, etc. | N |
Australia | RCM | GCF (reports at least) | Telstra | N |
Australia | RCM | GCF (optional) | Spark | N |
China | CCC/SRRC/CTA | N/A | China Telecom / China Mobile / China Mobile, etc. | N |
Japan | TELEC/JATE | N/A | NTT DOCOMO / Softbank / KDDI, etc. | Y |
Korea | KC | N/A | KT / SKT / LGU+ | Y (if volume exceeds 1k) |
Thailand | NBTC | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Singapore | IMDA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
South Africa | ICASA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Brazil | Anatel | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mexico | IFETEL | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Our certification expertise and strong relationships with certification organizations enable us to help customers achieve IoT device compliance at speed, which would otherwise be challenging for individual companies.
Testing your device
Achieving certification is more than coordinating with organizations and submission of paperwork – it’s also about testing your IoT device and making sure it meets the highest standards. Our pre-scan service, conducted in our own labs, can be used to assess certification compliance before submission to the relevant authorities. We also offer our technical support facilities and debugging solutions to address both common and unique certification issues. This pre-test capability is extremely effective because we know what certification authorities look for, so we tailor testing to identify compliance or areas in need of improvement. Our scale means we are able to provide global on-site support which is particularly valuable to specialized vendors that do not necessarily have their own support network across every market in which they operate.
As part of the certification process, products typically need to overcome three hurdles before launch: