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SARA-R4 series - System Integration Manual
UBX-16029218 - R06 Approvals
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4 Approvals
For the complete list and specific details regarding the certification schemes approvals, see SARA-R4 series
Data Sheet [1], or please contact the u-blox office or sales representative nearest you.
4.1 Product certification approval overview
Product certification approval is the process of certifying that a product has passed all tests and criteria required
by specifications, typically called “certification schemes” that can be divided into three distinct categories:

Regulatory certification
o
Country specific approval required by local government in most regions and countries, such as:
 CE (Conformité Européenne) marking for European Union
 FCC (Federal Communications Commission) approval for United States

Industry certification
o
Telecom industry specific approval verifying the interoperability between devices and networks:
 GCF (Global Certification Forum), partnership between European device manufacturers and
network operators to ensure and verify global interoperability between devices and networks
 PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board), created by United States network operators to ensure
and verify interoperability between devices and North America networks

Operator certification
o
Operator specific approval required by some mobile network operator, such as:

AT&T network operator in United States
 Verizon Wireless network operator in United States
Even if SARA-R4 series modules are approved under all major certification schemes, the application device that
integrates SARA-R4 series modules must be approved under all the certification schemes required by the specific
application device to be deployed in the market.
The required certification scheme approvals and relative testing specifications differ depending on the country or
the region where the device that integrates SARA-R4 series modules must be deployed, on the relative vertical
market of the device, on type, features and functionalities of the whole application device, and on the network
operators where the device must operate.
Check the appropriate applicability of the SARA-R4 series module’s approvals while starting the
certification process of the device integrating the module: the re-use of the u-blox cellular module’s
approval can significantly reduce the cost and time to market of the application device certification.
The certification of the application device that integrates a SARA-R4 series module and the compliance of
the application device with all the applicable certification schemes, directives and standards are the sole
responsibility of the application device manufacturer.
SARA-R4 series modules are certified according to all capabilities and options stated in the Protocol
Implementation Conformance Statement document (PICS) of the module. The PICS, according to the
3GPP TS
36.521-2 [12] and 3GPP TS 36.523-2 [13], is a statement of the implemented and supported capabilities and
options of a device.
The PICS document of the application device integrating SARA-R4 series modules must be updated from
the module PICS statement if any feature stated as supported by the module in its PICS document is not
implemented or disabled in the application device. For more details regarding the AT commands settings
that affect the PICS, see the
SARA-R4 series AT Commands Manual [1].
Check the specific settings required for mobile network operators approvals as they may differ from the
AT commands settings defined in the module as integrated in the application device.