TeleLab

New Zealand Telepermit Testing and

Australian Certification Testing

TeleLab has been created to provide a cost-effective NZ Telepermit and Australian Certification testing service for a wide range of products requiring approval and/or certification for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) in New Zealand and Australia.  Our Telepermit Reports are endorsed by Telecom New Zealand Ltd.  Our Australian Certification Reports and Electrical Safety Reports are endorsed by International Accreditation New Zealand Ltd (IANZ).

If ...

You need to get a telecom product approved for use in New Zealand and/or Australia, e.g. telephone, modem, fax machine, security dialler, etc

 

You need to get an ADSL or VDSL product approved for use in New Zealand,

 

You need technical assistance regarding the Telepermit Approval Scheme operating in New Zealand or the Certification Scheme operating in Australia

 

Then ...

Contact : Iain Whittet

Phone : +64 9 625 8200

Fax : +64 9 625 8200

Email : telelab@xtra.co.nz

Address : 870 Mt Eden Road, Three Kings, Auckland 1024, New Zealand

 

My technical expertise includes 10 years design and manufacturing experience related to telecom products and their interface with the telecom network in New Zealand, plus over 20 years experience testing a wide range of products for Telecom Approval. Providing a cost effective solution to achieve compliance has always been part of the service we have offered.

 

Our cost structure starts with a minimum-cost preview which includes a few critical tests to give an indication of compliance.  This leads on to the evaluation stage which includes sufficient tests to identify all the problems and email a summary.  This leads on to the full testing and reporting.

 

We promise a quality, user-friendly service and look forward to assisting you with your products for NZ Telepermit and/or Australian Certification.  Please call, fax or email for further information or to discuss your specific requirements.

 

Current Price List effective from February 2009

Product

Preview *

Evaluation *

Full Testing *

Modifications

Simple Phone

cordless or corded

$200 for NZ

 

$250 for Aust

$900 for NZ

 

$1000 for Aust

NZ: $2000 for PTC200

(+ $500 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

AUST: $2200 for S002+S004

(+ $500 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

A fixed quote is offered after the evaluation stage

Feature Phone

(eg with caller display, answering machine, etc)

$200 for NZ

 

$250 for Aust

$1100 for NZ

 

$1300 for Aust

NZ: $2200 for PTC200

(+ $500 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

 

AUST: $2400 for S002+S004

(+ $500 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

A fixed quote is offered after the evaluation stage

VoIP SIP LAN Phone for NZ

 

$400

 

 

$800 for clause 8 of PTC220

 

(+ $300 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

Analogue PBX

or IP-PBX or

similar device

(NZ only)

$400 for NZ

(assumes that the sample will be immediately operational)

$1800 to $4000

NZ:  From $2500 to $5000 depending on features and complexity. 

PTC200 and/or PTC220

$160 per hour.

Fax Machine, Voiceband Modem,

Security Product

$250 for NZ

 

$300 for Aust

$900 for NZ

 

$1300 for Aust

NZ: $2200 for PTC200

(+ $500 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

 

AUST: $2400 for S002+S004

(+ $500 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

A fixed quote is offered after the evaluation stage

ADSL2+ Modem, Router, Gateway

 

 

NZ: $2000 for PTC273

(+ $500 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

SHDSL Modem,

Router, Gateway

 

 

NZ: $2400 for Chorus C279

(+ $500 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

VDSL2 Modem,

Router, Gateway

 

 

NZ: $2400 for Chorus C279

(+ $500 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

ADSL2+ Filter

 

$1200

NZ: $1800 for PTC281

(+ $400 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

ADSL2+ Splitter

 

$1200

NZ: $2000 for ND-0135

(+ $400 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

VDSL2 Splitter

 

$1600

NZ: $2500 for PTC285

(+ $400 for AS/NZS60950 safety)

$160 per hour.

** The safety testing to AS/NZS60950 does not include the mains-power safety requirements. If the power supply or

AC adaptor does not already have safety approval then this will have to be tested separately by another laboratory.

 

* Preview Test : Conduct a few critical tests to give an indication of compliance for minimal cost. Freight costs not included.

* Evaluation : Conduct sufficient tests to identify all the problems and email a summary. Includes preview cost, excludes freight.

* Full Testing : Conduct all the tests and issue an authorized test report. Includes preview & evaluation & minor freight costs.

 

All prices are in NZ dollars and are exclusive of GST.  GST does not apply for non-New Zealand customers using the report only outside New Zealand.

 

 

New Zealand Telepermit Approval Scheme

Overview

Most of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) in New Zealand is owned by Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited (Telecom).

Telecom does not permit the connection of any product to their Network which has not been approved by them.

In brief, the approval requirements are;

The product shall not pose a safety hazard to the user or the Network.

The product shall be functionally compatible with the Network.

The product shall meet certain performance requirements.

 

Telecom welcomes a diverse variety of products using its Networks but not at the expense of Network safety or user safety and satisfaction. Telecom will not modify its Networks to suit any particular product. If there is any incompatibility it is always the product which must be modified.

In general the approval requirements have a lot in common with those of the UK or Australia, and it is often found that a product which has been designed for markets such as these will have little trouble in meeting the New Zealand requirements, although there are a few technical issues which are unique to New Zealand.

 

Requirements

Telecom Specification PTC 200 : May 2006
For most analogue products (telephones, modems, facsimile machines, auto-diallers, etc) the approval requirements are detailed in Telecom Specification PTC 200 : May 2006. This document is available from www.telepermit.co.nz

Electrical Safety
Clause 2.8 of PTC 200 requires that the product comply with the electrical safety requirements of AS/NZS 60950. Telecom will also generally accept an overseas test report to a recent edition of EN 60950, IEC 60950 or one of its derived Standards.

Network Interworking and Non-Interference Requirements
The numerous other test requirements within PTC 200 must be tested by a Telecom-approved laboratory, of which there are two in New Zealand and several others overseas. TeleLab is the only one which is specifically dedicated to Telepermit testing.

Legal Requirements
A Telepermit can only be granted to a
New Zealand resident person or organization. This is to ensure that all Telepermit holders are subject to New Zealand Law. Provisional applications are acceptable from overseas if the applicant is in the process of appointing a New Zealand representative who will undertake all the obligations and responsibilities of a Telepermit holder.

 

Some Relevant Documents

PTC 200 : NZ Requirements for Connection of Customer Equipment to Analogue Lines.
This is the test specification for telephones, modems, fax machines and all kinds of voice- band analogue products. Download from www.telepermit.co.nz.

TNA 102 : NZ Telecom Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Analogue Line Interface.
This document describes the nominal characteristics existing at the service delivery point in a customer's premises on analogue lines connected to the PSTN and Telecom Centrex system. Among other things, it gives details of the various signals and tones that the Network sends to the customer. Download from www.telepermit.co.nz.

PTC 220 : NZ Requirements for Private Voice Networks connected to the PSTN/ISDN.
This is the test specification for many VoIP products. Download from www.telepermit.co.nz.

PTC 273 : NZ Requirements for Connection of ADSL2+ Modem Products to the Telecom Network.
This is the test specification for ADSL2+ modems, routers and gateways.  Download from www.telepermit.co.nz.

PTC 281 : NZ Requirements for Customer-connected ADSL2+ Line Filters.
This is the test specification for ADSL2+ line filters. Filters are installed by the customer at each telco product except the ADSL modem/router/gateway.  Download from www.telepermit.co.nz.

ND-0135 : NZ Requirements for ADSL1 and ADSL2+ Splitters.
This is the test specification for ADSL1 and ADSL2+ splitters. Splitters are high-performance filters. One splitter is permanently installed at the customers line connection point. The splitter separates the ADSL2+ modem/router/gateway circuit from all the other wiring. No other filters are required.  This specification has been superseded by PTC 285.

PTC 285 : NZ Requirements for VDSL2 Splitters.
This is the test specification for VDSL2 splitters. Splitters are high-performance filters. One splitter is permanently installed at the customers line connection point. The splitter separates the VDSL2 modem/router/gateway circuit from all the other wiring. No other filters are required.  Download from www.telepermit.co.nz.

Chorus C279 : NZ Requirements for connection of Deployment Class Systems to Chorus Copper Local Loops.  This is the test specification for all families of xDSL modems/routers/gateways connected to a Chorus copper local loop.  C279 calls up the appropriate requirements in the Interference Management Plan (IMP).

New Zealand Copper Local Loop  -  Interference Management Plan (IMP)

Download from www.comcom.govt.nz/IndustryRegulation/Telecommunications/StandardTermsDeterminations/interferencemanagementplan.aspx

Part 1  -  Performance Requirements.

The Interference Management Plan (IMP) applies to Telecom and to other Service Providers that use Telecom's local loop network as defined in Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 2001 (i.e. "that part of Telecom's copper network that connects the end user's building (or, where relevant, the building distribution frames) to the handover point in Telecom's local telephone exchange or distribution cabinet (or equivalent facility)"). 

Part 2  -  Spectral Compatibility Determination Process.

Part 1 of this IMP requires that Service Providers that propose to deploy a system that is not within a Deployment Class use the Spectral Compatibility Determination Process to determine whether or not the proposed system causes either Unacceptable Interference into a Basis System or Unacceptable Excess Power.

Part 3  -  Requirements for Deployment Class Systems.

This Part sets out the Deployment Classes and Deployment Rules for operation of Deployment Class Systems using the copper local loop.  Deployment Classes are based on technologies that are common or expected to be used in the network.  The technologies include ADSL1, ADSL2, READSL2, ADSL2+, HDSL, SHDSL, ESHDSL and VDSL2. There are extensive cross-references to the appropriate ITU-T Recommendations. 

 

AS/ACIF S002 : Australian Requirements for Connection of Customer Equipment to Analogue Lines.
This is the Australian test standard for a wide variety of voice-band analogue products.

AS/ACIF S004 : Australian Voice Frequency Performance Requirements.
In conjunction with S002, this is the Australian test standard for telephones.

AS/NZS 60950 : Information Technology Equipment - Safety
This is the
New Zealand and Australian test standard for electrical safety of telecommunications products.

Telecom's Site
Click here to go to Telecom's site for more details about NZ Telepermit.

 

 

EMC - Electromagnetic Compatibility - NZ Compliance Requirements

The trans-Tasman EMC arrangements consist of a set of technical standards and common regulatory processes for products supplied to the Australian and New Zealand markets. The EMC arrangements have the same legal standing in Australia and New Zealand and compliance in one country will be recognized in the other. An NZ government booklet can be downloaded from http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/compliance/product-compliance

Here is a very brief summary of the requirements.

 

1. Register yourself or your company with the RSM as a supplier of products to the NZ market and get a supplier code number. http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/resource-library/forms/forms-for-suppliers

2. Get the EMC test report for the product. Overseas reports are generally acceptable. Ask the product manufacturer for a copy, and permission to use it. The applicable Test Standard is EN55022, CISPR22 or AS/NZS CISPR22.  If the product incorporates an intentional radio transmitter (eg cordless phone or wireless router), also ask the manufacturer for the radio transmission reports.

3. Make and keep a compliance folder containing all the relevant documents for the product.

4. Make and sign a Declaration of Conformity for the product and file it in the compliance folder. http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/resource-library/forms/forms-for-suppliers

5. Label the product.

 

 

Legal disclaimer.

The information, opinions and references on this web site must not be relied on as legal advice or regarded as a substitute for legal advice in individual cases.