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ITU C&I WORKSHOP - SADC
By
E LLIOT N. KAB ALO
TYPE APPROVAL ENGINEER
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PRESENTATION AGENDA
ICT LANDSCAPE
ZICTA MANDATE
CURRENT SITUATION
ZYGOTE REGISTRATION SYSTEM
STANDARDS
ZAMTEST LAB PROJECT
PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING C&I
CONCLUSION
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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
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ZICTA MANDATE
ZICTA FUNCTIONS
Regulating….
RELEVANT ACTS
ICT ACT NO. 15 2009
POSTAL SERVICES
ACT No. 22 2009
ECT ACT No. 21
2009
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ZYGOTE EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM
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ZYGOTE EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM
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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
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TYPE APPROVAL REGIME
ZICTA RECEIVING
THE AWARD OF
MERIT FOR ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION IN
DEVELOPMENT OF
STANDARDS IN
ZAMBIA
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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
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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
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WORLD STANDARDS DAY
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