Hong Kong OFTA certification Mandatory Wireless Certification the Office of the Telecommunications Authority

The full name of Hong Kong OFTA is "the Office of the Telecommunications Authority", which is the Hong Kong Telecommunications Authority. OFTA certification is the abbreviation of the Hong Kong Telecommunications Authority's certification of communications products in Hong Kong.
The purpose of OFTA certification is to ensure the safety of products used in Hong Kong and to prevent telecommunications products from causing interference to public networks. Telecommunications equipment that has been tested and meets the relevant technical specifications and is certified by the Telecommunications Authority can be used in Hong Kong.

According to the Hong Kong Telecommunications Equipment Qualification and Verification Scheme, telecommunications equipment verification requirements are divided into Voluntary Certification Scheme (VCS) and Compulsory Certification Scheme (CCS). Under the Voluntary Certification Scheme, application for certification of telecommunications equipment is voluntary. Such equipment may be sold or used in Hong Kong even if it has not been verified to comply with the relevant technical specifications. However, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors must ensure that their telecommunications equipment complies with relevant technical specifications even if they do not apply for verification. Public telecommunications network operators can refuse to allow users' indoor equipment that does not meet specified specifications to connect to their networks. In addition, anyone who uses or sells radio communications equipment that does not comply with the relevant HKTA specifications is in violation of the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) and will be prosecuted.

Under the mandatory certification scheme, applying for certification for telecommunications equipment is mandatory. Before the telecommunications equipment is used or sold in Hong Kong, it must be verified to comply with one of the following specifications:
(1) Relevant HKCA specifications;
(2) Technical standards prescribed or recognized by the Communications Secretary, if there are no relevant HKCA specifications;
(3) Specifications equivalent to (1) or (2) above.

OFTA certification process is divided into document identification and equipment identification
Document identification:
(1) Review the submitted technical specifications or user manual to verify whether the telecommunications equipment is likely to pass the corresponding equipment appraisal;
(2) Review the submitted type calibration certificates issued by other authorities and relevant test reports to verify whether the equipment needs to be certified;
(3) Review the test report submitted by the accredited testing agent to verify whether the equipment needs to be certified.

Equipment identification:
(1) Test samples of telecommunications equipment according to relevant HKTA specifications by the certification body;
(2) Test samples of telecommunications equipment according to relevant HKTA specifications or equivalent specifications by accredited testing agents;
(3) Based on type certification of telecommunications equipment issued by other authorities according to equivalent specifications to the relevant HKTA specifications, together with relevant test reports.

About Us

Shenzhen LCS Compliance Testing Laboratory Ltd., abbr. for LCS, was founded in 2004 in Shenzhen, LCS is now growing into an independent comprehensive third-party institution which focuses on test & certification. Profound technical background and diligent working attitude decided LCS with an outstanding high starting point from the outset，pioneering spirit and consciousness of keeping pace with the times which predestined the thoroughly tempered course of LCS.

Our Labs

LCS Founding Members have engineering background and had gradually built up Safety Lab, EMC Lab, RF Lab, SAR & HAC Lab, Reliability Lab, Lighting Electrical Lab, LED Lighting Performance Lab, Energy Efficiency Lab, Electronic Cigarette Testing Lab, Chemistry Lab, BQTF, Environmental and Occupational Evaluation Lab, Battery Lab, Toy Lab, Textile Lab, Food and Food Grade Material Lab. The establishment of our comprehensive labs ensure our test and certification scope covers almost all fields, such as Reliability and Safety test, EMC test, Chemical Hazardous Substances test, Material Analysis, Food Contact Material test, Bluetooth Test & Certification, Environment and Occupational Health, Performance test of spare parts of Automobile and so on.

Authorization

Moreover, LCS won many authorized qualifications both domestic and overseas. LCS is recognized as IEC/ISO17025 laboratories accepted by CNAS and NVLAP, accredited by CPSC, CMA, accredited for CQC, ISTA, CBTL, SASO, SABS. Meanwhile LCS become laboratory authorized by TUV, BQTF issued by the SIG. LCS had also signed cooperation agreements with FCC, ISED, ETL, CEC, UL, E-Mark, CETECOM, KTC, SAA Approval and many other authoritative institutions, hence we can provide our clients with efficient and professional service for product test and certification.

Experience

Our RF experience ranges from WLAN (802.11b/g/n/a/ac), Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth (802.15.1), ZigBee (802.15.4), Z-Wave, UWB (802.15.3), WiMAX (802.16), SRD, DECT, RFID, NFC, GSM, WCDMA (+HSDPA/HSUPA), LTE, 5G (NR/VoNR/eMTC/eMBB/URLLC),UHF/VHF, WHDI, AM, FM, DAB, DVB, GPS, GNSS, COMPASS, GLONASS and more. The products we are mostly working with are basestations, client adapters, laptops, cordless phones, baby monitors, cellulars, radars, sensors, scanners, receivers, immobilizers, remote controls, etc. Modern products incorporate not often one, but a variety of co-existing technologies.

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LCS is a reliable party. With more than 20 years hands-on experience in the field of Radio, Telecom, EMC and Safety certification, including country approvals worldwide, we will guide you with our knowledge. You are very welcome!

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