Radio performance

RFI: We understand the issues facing you in radio technology compliance.

Why is radio technology important?

Radio technology is now firmly established as a prime tool for controlling and using everyday business and domestic devices. Yet the increasing number and variety of radio-enabled devices present further challenges for designers and manufacturers, as each development requires radio performance testing of new products for compliance against increasingly complex worldwide industry standards and statutory regulations.

How RFI can help

At RFI we are the leading international provider of compliance, wireless product approval and testing services. We fully understand the issues facing you as the manufacturer, and can apply our expertise and experience in radio performance testing to ease the compliance process. Due to radio technology migrating into previously uncharted territories, such as the automotive, medical and industrial sectors, many approvals engineers are facing the issue of global Radio approvals for the first time. We have adapted our radio services in order to offer maximum support to our customers, from design concept to placing the product on the market.

Radio testing services

A sample of technologies and products covered by RFI's testing services includes:

• Short range devices (SRD), e.g. radio local area networks (RLANs), alarms, data telemetry, pagers, walkie talkies;
• Microwave fixed link radio, e.g. point to point and point to multipoint networks.
• Private mobile radio (PMR), e.g. base stations, modems, CB radios, repeaters;
• Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), e.g. repeaters, mobile phones, game consoles.

Our many accreditations, third-party recognitions and appointments ensure our customers gain fast access to European, North American and other key markets. These include:

• Accreditation to ISO 17025 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
• Appointment as a Notified Body under the R&TTE Directive
• Appointment as a Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

We have a sharp focus at RFI on FCC and ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) compliance. A small sample of standards covered by RFI-Wireless accredited standards includes:

• FCC – Parts 15, 18, 22, 24, 27, 90, 101.
• ETSI – EN 300 328, EN 300 220, EN 300 440, EN 300 113, EN 300 086, EN 300 330, EN 300 893.

Contact us for more information on Radio testing services or ask one of our experts a question