Homologation of Telecom Equipment in Zambia Procedure and Experience
Learn about the homologation process for telecom equipment in Zambia as presented by Elliot N. Kabalo, a Type Approval Engineer at ZICTA. The overview includes information on ZICTA's mandate, type approval scope, application procedure, marketing regulations, type approval fees, and challenges in conformity assessment within the ICT equipment supply landscape.
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3rdSG13 Regional Workshop for Africa on ITU-T Standardization Challenges for Developing Countries Working for a Connected Africa (Livingstone, Zambia, 23-24 February 2015) HOMOLOGATION OF TELECOM EQUIPMENT IN ZAMBIA PROCEDURE AND EXPERIENCE Elliot N. Kabalo Type Approval Engineer, ZICTA ekabalo@zicta.zm
ZICTA MANDATE Regulating . ICT ACT NO. 15 2009 Quality Availability POSTAL SERVICES ACT No. 22 2009 Investments Cost ECT ACT No. 21 2009 ICT Sector
Type Approval Scope Regulation 4 Type Approval of EC apparatus Regulation 5 Type Acceptance (No MRAs) Regulation 8 Certification of ICT Equipment
Application Procedure Regulation 6 App. Procedure for TA Regulation 7 Grant of Type Approval Regulation 9 List of approved equipment
Marketing ICT Equipment in Zambia Obligations of Importer and Distributors Regulation 12 Regulation 14 Marketing ICT Equipment in Zambia Regulation 16 Complaint against Harmful apparatus Regulation 17 Facility installation clearance
Type Approval Fees TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINAL EQUIPMENT xDSL,ADM, PBX, ROUTERS DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT MSC, CORE NETWORK EQUIPMENT Base stations, broadcasting Tx, VSATs, Mobile Phones RADIO EQUIPMENT
Type Approval Process Equipment before entering Zambian Market ZICTA TYPE APPROVAL http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTkSaoEk6z88c44xV6G3Ka_ZdtuiQq0-5ZDlgSfxGkdyspWI2jWjbGyHE Standard Type Acceptance Approval http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTonAkycUzdouGxCeq6_BI_ku7Nr_ilawNyaqNnnQhRnDyDj5KKJy59PYE2 Type Equipment Allowed to Zambian Market Certification and Marking enter
Challenges Conformity Assessment ? I C T E q u i p m e n t S u p p l y L A N D S C A P E Integration Testing ? Interoperability & QoS ?? Accreditation ? Type Approval ? Regulatory Testing ? Fake Docs Cheap ICT Equipment Market Fake Products Big Vendors= 3 Small Vendors = > ? SDoC Manufacturers = ? Proprietary Standards No Accredited Test Labs Lock-in No MRAs Limited knowledge transfer Low cost poor quality
ZICTA ZABS MoU ICT Standardisation Steering Committee ISC Secretariat (ZICTA/ZABS) TC2 - TC4 - Terminal & Human Factors TC5 - Cyber security TC3 - QoS & Interconnection Electromagneti c Compatibility & Immunity TC1 - ICT Safety & Protection
Type Approval LAB Project ZAMTEST LAB PROJECT 2012 2013 2014-2020 Feasibility & Business Planning RFPs & Tender Process Procurement: Building & Equipment COMMIS SION 4 LABS Business Case PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH HUMAN EXPOSURE LAB WIRELESS LAB WIRELINE LAB 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 CALIBRATION LAB
Implementation Status Procedures for establishing a Conformity Assessment regime, described in SADC C&I Assessment Study Report: ZAMBIA IMPLEMENTATION STATUS A. Query for new products to be homologated B. Issuing and/or validating a Certificate of Conformity C. Issue of the Homologation (or acceptance) D. Import procedures for testing proposals E. Reference Standards for conformity assessment F. Recognized Laboratories and Test Reports G. Marking H. Monitoring, Enforcement, and Sanctions and Post-Market Surveillance
Adopted ITU-T Standards No . 1 ZS ITU-T E.420 2 ZS ITU-T E.422 3 ZS ITU-T E.425 ZS ITU-T E.426 ZS Number Title Checking the quality of the international telephone service General considerations Observations on international outgoing telephone calls for quality of service Internal automatic observations General guide to the percentage of effective attempts which should be observed for international telephone calls 4 ZS ITU-T E.431 ZS ITU-T E.543 ZS ITU-T E.721 ZS ITU-T E.723 ZS ITU-T E.771 ZS ITU-T E.800 ZS ITU-T G.108 ZS ITU-T G.109 ZS ITU-T G.114 ZS ITU-T G.175 ZS ITU-T Q.931 ZS ITU-T Y.1541 ZS T-REC-E.419-200602 ZS T-REC-E.420-198811 ZS T-REC-E.421-198811 ZS T-REC-E.423-198811 Service quality assessment for connection set-up and release delays Grades of service in digital international telephone exchanges Network grade of service parameters and target values for circuit-switched services in the evolving ISDN Grade-of-service parameters for Signalling System No. 7 networks Network grade of service parameters and target values for circuit-switched public land mobile services Telephone network and ISDN QoS, Network Management & Traffic Engineering Application of the E-model: A planning guide Definition of categories of speech transmission quality One-way transmission time Transmission planning for private/public network interconnection of voice traffic ISDN user-network interface layer 3 specification for basic call control Network performance objectives for IP-based services Business Oriented Key performance indicators for management of networks and services Checking the quality of the international telephone service General considerations Service quality observations on a statistical basis Observations on traffic set up by operators Collection and statistical analysis of special quality of service observation data for measurements of customer difficulties in the international automatic service Subscriber-to-subscriber measurement of the public switched telephone network Comparative metrics for network performance management 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ZS T-REC-E.427-198811 21 ZS T-REC-E.434-199206 ZS T-REC-E.437-199905 22 23 ZS T-REC-E.470-200502 Operational considerations for QoS of voice over IP-based networks with PSTN-IP-PSTN architecture 24
Adopted ITU-T Standards ZS T-REC-E.490.1-200301 ZS T-REC-E.493-199602 ZS T-REC-E.500-199811 ZS T-REC-E.501-199705 ZS T-REC-E.503-199206 ZS T-REC-E.504-198811 ZS T-REC-E.506-199206 ZS T-REC-E.507-198811 ZS T-REC-E.508-199210 ZS T-REC-E.540-198811 Over view of recommendations on traffic engineering Telephone network and ISDN QoS, Network Management & Traffic Engineering Traffic intensity measurement principles Estimation of traffic offered in the network Traffic measurement data analysis Traffic measurement administration Forecasting international traffic Models for forecasting international traffic Forecasting new telecommunication services Overall grade of service of the international part of an international connection 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ZS T-REC-E.724-199602 GOS Parameters and Target, Objectives for in-services 35 ZS T-REC-E.733-199811 Methods for dimensioning resources in Signalling System No. 7 networks Introduction to E.750 series of Recommendations on traffic engineering aspects of networks supporting personal communications services Framework for Service Quality Agreement Framework and methodologies for the determination and application of QoS parameters Framework of a service level agreement Field data collection & evaluation on the performance of equipment, networks and services Communications QoS: a framework & definitions End-user multimedia QoS categories 36 ZS T-REC-E.750-200003 37 ZS T-REC-E.801-199610 ZS T-REC-E.802-200702 ZS T-REC-E.860-200206 ZS T-REC-E.880-198811 ZS T-REC-G.1000-200111 ZS T-REC-G.1010-200111 38 39 40 41 42 43 ZS T-REC-Y.1540-200711 Internet protocol data communication service - IP packet transfer & availability performance parameters 44 ZS T-REC-Y.1541-200602 ZS T-TEC-E.731-199210 Network performance objectives for IP-based services Methods for dimensioning resources operating in circuit switched mode 45 46
Installation Standards Started with installation for optical fibre Intend to develop other standards for data centres installations and other infrastructure To put in place guidelines that will enable issuance of installation permits and certification of installations
Way Forward on Application of Standards Government and Private Procurement- Specifications Dealers & Eqp. Homologation Certification Programs e.g. Qos Guidelines, Interconnection etc. Regulations & Guidelines Codes of Practice Professional bodies e.g. EIZ, IEEE etc.
END HOMOLOGATION OF TELECOM EQUIPMENT IN ZAMBIA PROCEDURE AND EXPERIENCE Elliot N. Kabalo Type Approval Engineer, ZICTA ekabalo@zicta.zm
