SARA-N2 / N3 series - System integration manual
UBX-17005143 - R13
Approvals
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Approvals
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Approvals 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”, which can be divided into
three distinct categories:
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Regulatory certification
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Country approvals required by local government in most regions and countries, such as:
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CE (European Conformity) marking for European Union
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FCC (Federal Communications Commission) approval for United States
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NCC (National Communications Commission) approval for Taiwan
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Conformance certification
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Telecom industry approvals verifying the interoperability between devices and networks:
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GCF (Global Certification Forum), partnership between device manufacturers and network
operators to ensure and verify global interoperability between devices and networks
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PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board), created by United States network operators
to ensure and verify interoperability between devices and North America networks
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Operator certification
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Operator-specific approvals required by some mobile network operator, such as:
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China Telecom network operator in China
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AT&T network operator in United States
lists the main approvals achieved or planned of SARA-N2 / N3 series modules.
Certification scheme
SARA-N200 SARA-N201 SARA-N210 SARA-N211 SARA-N280 SARA-N300 SARA-N310
CE (Europe)
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SRRC (China)
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NCC (Taiwan)
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ANATEL (Brazil)
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RCM (Australia)
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NBTC (Thailand)
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IMDA (Singapore)
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ICASA (South Africa)
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ATEX (Atmosphere Explosive)
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GCF conformity
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China Telecom
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China Unicom
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Deutsche Telekom
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Telefonica
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Vodafone
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Table 28: SARA-N2 / N3 series main certification approvals
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For all the certificates of compliance and for the complete list of approvals (including country,
conformance and network
operators’
approvals) of SARA-N2 / N3 series modules, please contact
the u-blox office or sales representative nearest you.
Even if SARA-N2 / N3 series modules are approved under all major certification schemes, the
application device that integrates SARA-N2 / N3 series modules must also be approved under all the
certification schemes required by the specific application device to be deployed in the market.