By verbal discussion, NBTC has informed about change in type approval of cellular mobile products.

Related technical standards:
NBTC TS 1027-2560 International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) using technology Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) (Technical standard for LTE equipment).

Change Summary:
Announcement date: January 2019 (verbal announcement)
Effective date: Immediately

As recently, some network operators intended to use LTE LAA/eLAA Band 46 frequency. Now NBTC require us to submit test reports for LTE LAA/eLAA Band 46 for type approval of WWAN products.

Requirement of test reports:
For LAA Band 46 (receiver only): ETSI TS 136 101 (3GPP TS 36.101) version 13.2.0 or newer.
For eLAA Band 46 (transmit and receive): ETSI TS 136 101 (3GPP TS 36.101) version 14.4.0 or newer.

Below is checklist of required test clauses:

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