RFI Global Services has installed a specially commissioned Radiated Spurious Emissions (RSE) chamber at its test facility in South Korea, which was opened in June last year. With an investment of £500,000 the fully automated RSE measurement chamber will provide accredited radiated spurious emission measurements on cellular devices defined within TS51.010-1 and EN301908-1. The setting up of the RSE facility involved the collaboration of a number of suppliers and took three months to complete.
The facility includes a Rainford Fully lined Anechoic Chamber with Orbit DUT positioning system and a Rohde and Schwarz TS9976 measurement system. The chamber is fully accredited by UKAS for 2G and 3G handset testing and is unique in that it is the only facility to include a 3D positioner system. To date RFI’s investment in its Korean facility exceeds £4 M. The growth in cellular terminal manufacturing and development in East Asia is such that 60 percent of RFI’s cellular testing demand now comes from Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China.
As part of the test and compliance process, manufacturers must test for and certify that the output spectrum of their products meet the relevant criteria as to radiated levels for all spurious emissions. The new capability at the Korean facility aids RFI’s aim to be able to provide full 2G and 3G approvals worldwide.