10/15/2014 ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC By E LLIOT N. KAB ALO TYPE APPROVAL ENGINEER ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC PRESENTATION AGENDA ICT LANDSCAPE ZICTA MANDATE CURRENT SITUATION ZYGOTE REGISTRATION SYSTEM STANDARDS ZAMTEST LAB PROJECT PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING C&I CONCLUSION ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC 1 10/15/2014 ICT LANDSCAPE Ov e r v i e w o f t h e IC T Se c t o r FACT SHEET CARD POPULATION = 14 million AREA = 75 million Hectare GSM Coverage = 80% Geog, 74% pop ICT Sector= Fully Liberalized in 2009 TECHNOLOGY & SERVICE CARD PSTN 2G, 2.5 G, 3G, 4G (LTE) Optic Fibre national and Sector Regulator = ZICTA, 2009 Metropolitan Licensing = Unified, Tech neutral Microwave PSTN Penetration = < 1% GSM Mobile Subscription = 9.3 million- ADSL march 2014 Internet Subscriptions = 23,039 (Fixed) 2.8m (Mobile) International Gateways = 3 SAT3, ESSY, SEACOM connections ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC ZICTA MANDATE ZICTA FUNCTIONS Regulating…. RELEVANT ACTS ICT ACT NO. 15 2009 POSTAL SERVICES ACT No. 22 2009 ECT ACT No. 21 2009 ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC 2 10/15/2014 STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 6 2011 SCOPE OF TYPE APPROVAL Regulation 4 • Type Approval of EC apparatus Regulation 5 • Type Acceptance Regulation 8 • Certification of ICT Equipment ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 6 2011 APPLICATION PROCEDURE Regulation 6 • App. Procedure for TA Regulation 7 • Grant of Type Approval Regulation 9 • List of approved equipment ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC 3 10/15/2014 STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 6 2011 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT Regulation 10 • App. Procedure for TA Regulation 11 • Responsibility of Compliance Regulation 13 • Conformity of Equipment+ Technical specifications Regulation 15 • Labeling Requirements. ZICTA TA Mark ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 6 2011 MARKETING OF ICT EQUIPMENT IN ZAMBIA Regulation 12 • Obligations of Importer and Distributors Regulation 14 • Marketing ICT Equipment in Zambia Regulation 16 • Complaint against Harmful apparatus Regulation 17 • Facility installation clearance ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC 4 10/15/2014 STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 6 2011 TYPE APPROVAL FEES TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINAL EQUIPMENT • xDSL,ADM, DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT • PBX, ROUTERS CORE NETWORK EQUIPMENT • MSC, RADIO EQUIPMENT • Base stations, broadcasting Tx, VSATs, Mobile Phones ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC TYPE APPROVAL REGIME Equipment before entering Zambian Market ZICTA TYPE APPROVAL Standard Type Approval Type Acceptance Equipment Allowed to enter Zambian Market Certification and Marking ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC 5 10/15/2014 Current Situation ICT Equipment Supply LANDS CAPE Conformity Assessment ? Integration Testing ? Interoperabili ty & 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 ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC ZYGOTE EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC 6 10/15/2014 ZYGOTE EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC STANDARDISATION ICT Standardisation Steering Committee ISC Secretariat (ZICTA/ZABS) TC1 - ICT Safety & Protection TC2 Electromagnetic Compatibility & Immunity TC3 - QoS & Interconnection TC4 - Terminal & Human Factors TC5 - Cyber security ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC 7 10/15/2014 TYPE APPROVAL REGIME ZICTA RECEIVING THE AWARD OF MERIT FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS IN ZAMBIA ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC ZAMTEST LAB PROJECT ZAMTEST LAB PROJECT 2012 Business Case 2013 RFPs & Tender Process 2014-2020 Feasibility & Business Planning Procurement: Building & Equipment COMMIS SION 4 LABS PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH WIRELESS LAB 2015 CALIBRATION LAB 2016 HUMAN EXPOSURE LAB 2017 WIRELINE LAB 2018 2019 2020 ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC 8 10/15/2014 PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING C&I 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 ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC WORLD STANDARDS DAY ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC 9