ACMA Carrier Acceptance of IMT-2000/3G and GSM Mobile Devices slightly more pragmatic
A-Tick compliance of GSM and 3G devices in Australia requires testing to the relevant ACMA standards, carrier acceptance, the compilation and holding of a compliance folder with the required standards and marking of the product with the A-Tick logo and suppplier code (or ABN/ACN Aust Trademark).
Testing to the required standards such as AS/NZS60950, AS/ACIF S042.1 and S042.3 is relatively straight forward and assumes a supplier is able to source existing reports such as ETS EN 301 511 and SAR. What has been difficult is carrier acceptance. Until recently, a supplier must have obtained written permission from each of the carriers operating the related networks prior to labelling and supply. This has proven near impossible as particular network managers are notoriously hard to pin down or provide assistance.
A supplier of IMT-2000 CE need only hold written permission from one IMT-2000 network manager even where a device has the ability to connect to more than one IMT-2000 network.
The following ACMA link provides additional information, including the contact details of all the network managers.
