What is Ecuador ARCOTEL Type Approval?
ARCOTEL refers to Agencia de Regulacion y Control de las Telecomunicaciones (The Telecommunications Regulatory and Control Agency), regulating telecommunications in Ecuador, and managing the radio spectrum.
What products are required to get ARCOTEL type approval?
All products connected to the public phone system and products emitting radio frequency，for example, wireless products, telecommunication terminal equipment, cellular, satellite, and other PSTN equipment.
The key points of ARCOTEL
- It is mandatory.
- No in-country product testing required.
- A local representative required.
- No specific product labeling required.
- The overall process for ARCOTEL approval may cost about 3-5 weeks.
- Permanent validity period.
- No factory inspection.
- No market surveillance.
Various test reports and certificates accepted by ARCOTEL
The below test reports & certificates are all accepted as part of ARCOTEL’s type approval application process by Ecuador authority since August 20, 2021.
- National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (ANATEL)
- Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (CMIIT)
- European Community (CE) / Declarations of Conformity (DoC)
- European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI)
- Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America (FCC)
- Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
- Taiwan National Communications Commission (NCC)
- The Certification and Engineering Bureau of industry of Canada (CEBIC)