To encourage SADC Member States to establish their own National C&I Test
Laboratories. The ITU can provide the necessary Technical Assistance upon request from Member States.
Africa is the only region without any accreditation scheme similar to ILAC and the implementation of a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) may take time. A possible approach would be to start deploying In-Country (national) C&I Test Labs in SADC
Member States in order to build capacity and know how in the area of instrumentation, lab management, quality and instrumentation purchasing process (quality and instrumentation maintenance). This may lead to Member States developing these
National C&I Test Labs becoming references for their respective technology (domain) testing area in the SADC Region.
Tables A and B may be used as a guide for the selection of the technology (domain) testing area for the National C&I Labs. Table A provides indicative office floor requirements and cost factors.
Table B provides an indicative ranking by ITU Experts on the relevance of the technology testing area, taking into account the cost aspect.

lab
SAR
USX
BBA
VAS
EPS
ELA
EMC
RSL
PWR
QML
WIF
TPF
TPM
DTT activity m 2
Locatio n
Rent
Utility
K€/yea r
Instrument.
Asset
Personnel Instrument.
K€
K€/year
Specific
Absorption
Rate lab
User experience lab
Broadband access lab
Mobile value added services lab
Electrical safety & protection lab
Electroacousti c lab
Electromagnet ic compatibility lab
Radio &
Signalling lab
Powering consumption lab
Quality of material lab
Personal area network lab
Fixed Test plant
Mobile Test plant
Digital terrestrial
(DVB -T2)
150
130
300
40
80
250
300
250
80
250
170
900
2500
40
19
17
39
5
10
32
39
32
10
32
22
117
324
50
28
24
56
7
15
46
56
46
15
46
31
167
463
50
800
100
1,400
0
1,200
800
1,600
2,000
200
1,300
500
3,000
3,000
150
Number of people
#
4
6
7
3
4
4
5
12
2
6
5
33
55
2
Opex
K€/year
25
0
5
0
25
5
5
10
5
15
5
120
300
20

ELA
USX
BBA
TPF
TPM
LAB
DTT
SAR
PWR
QML
WIF
EPS
EMC
RSL
VAS activity Rationale
Digital terrestrial to verify the quality of set top box
SAR
Powering consumption lab
Quality of material lab
to verify the quality of mobile terminals for health reasons critical powering conditions either for main supply conditions and quality of equipment to verify the quality of equipment in severe environmental conditions
(temperature humidity, fog salt)
Personal area network lab
Electrical safety
& protection lab
Electromagnetic compatibility lab
Important to verify WIFI very common in SADC critical powering conditions either for main supply conditions and quality of equipment to verify the emitted and conducted radiations in low quality equipment
Radio &
Signalling lab to verify the quality of radio part of mobile terminals in low quality mobile equipment
Mobile value added services lab
Electroacoustic lab
User experience lab
Broadband access lab
Not useful in SADC
To verify audio quality in mobile terminals
Not useful in SADC to verify the quality of broadband lines in emerging fixed market
Usefulness
10
12
8
5
6
9
10
11
0
4
0
5
0
0
10
11
8
5
3
2 cost
10
6
9
12
4
1
1
7
10
10
16
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
9
1
1
20 total
20
18
17