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Our 15 years of testing experience have provided us with unique insight into the most common mistakes people make when it comes to compliance management. This background gives us measure of foresight that we can tap when consulting on your projects. Here are some examples of real world scenarios that clients went through before coming to MiCOM. They can help you avoid similar hiccups along your path to market.
Location, Location, Location
A successful engineering company designed a commercial-market device that used an embedded RF transmitting chip to make the item easy to locate. During development, the company took care to make sure that the device would operate over the FCC-approved frequency band for that use. When readying the product for its introduction within Europe and the ROW, however, the company realized that the frequency of operation was not approved for the specific, intended product use in Europe and the ROW. The cost of taking the product into world markets escalated, and the time-to-market lengthened considerably.
Rise and Fall
A wireless manufacturer had a globally deployed product that had passed all standards requirements when tested for certification. At some point during the product life cycle, an oscillator vendor changed a specification, introducing faster rise times. Delighted with the increase in reliability, engineers incorporated the revised component through an engineering change order (ECO) process. Months after the revised product began shipping, a potential customer discovered that the product did not meet standards for radiated emissions. The improved product had become a noncompliant product.
Taking Outside Chances
Standards govern the use of radio equipment with external antennas. It was during product testing that a radio manufacturer discovered that standards in place in North America prohibited use of an external antenna in a particular frequency band. Redesign and retesting of the additional product variant prior to certification multiplied costs and delayed the product release. The desire and attempt to test and certify one product for global purposes was foiled.
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"Design for Compliance: It's about time [and money!]"
and "There's Someting In the Air: Is it your succes?"
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