| History of PCTEST Engineering Laboratory | |
|---|---|
| November 2007 | PCTEST Korea Ltd. was established in Seoul, Korea. |
| October 2007 | PCTEST is selected by the CTIA as a Battery Compliance Review Organization (BCRO) to evaluate Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer batteries compliance to IEEE 1725 for CTIA certification requirements. |
| June 2007 | PCTEST Expanded testing capability to include Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) of UNII devices (FCC Part 15E). |
| April 2007 | PCTEST becomes first CTIA ISO-17025 Accredited Testing Laboratory in Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) for wireless devices. |
| January 2007 | PCTEST acquires new EMC Semi-Anechoic Chamber. |
| September 2006 | PCTEST expands Mobile Testing coverage with the addition of Aeroflex's 3GPP2 C.S0073, C.S0060, and C.S0061 test cases. |
| August 2006 | PCTEST acquires acoustic chamber exclusively for HAC RF Emissions and T-coil testing. |
| July 2006 | First US CATL Laboratory to expand OTA Scope to include CDMA, AMPS, GSM, GPRS, EGPRS, UMTS (W-CDMA), CDMA 1xEvDO Data, CDMA 1xRTT Data. Expanded A2LA Scope to include 3GPP2 Standards & Test Methods for CDMA2000, EvDO, MoIP, and Signaling Conformance test cases. |
| July 2006 | PCTEST becomes a Verizon Wireless Safe-for-Network (SFN) approved Test Laboratory. |
| June 2006 | FCC issues world’s first C63.19 HAC T-coil grant for a device, tested by PCTEST Laboratory |
| June 2006 | PCTEST becomes a CCF Authorized Testing Facility to perform CCF Certification Testing. |
| February 2006 | PCTEST expands Mobile Testing coverage with the addition of Aeroflex's 3GPP2 C.S0043 test cases to support Sprint STIC and expansion of CCF and CTIA Testing requirements. |
| December 2005 | Added TTY test support for mobiles in compliance with ANSI-136, IS-95 Inter-vendor TTY Test Plan. |
| November 2005 | 100th ANSI C63.19 Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) test performed at PCTEST. |
| May 2005 | Expanded A2LA Accreditation Scope to include Over-the-Air (OTA) Antenna Testing capabilities for CDMA, GSM, and AMPS testing scopes. |
| May 2005 | PCTEST becomes first A2LA accredited HAC Laboratory. PCTEST TCB certifies first FCC HAC grant of authorization. |
| April 2005 | 100% passing record in the FCC sample request program for 15 years. |
| January 2005 | PCTEST expands Aeroflex AIME Testing Solutions to include EvDO Signaling Conformance and MoIP (for both CDMA2000 & EvDO) test cases. |
| October 2004 | Accepted by Industry Canada (IC) as a Foreign Certification Body (FCB) to issue IC Certification in all RSS Scopes. |
| October 2004 | PCTEST becomes first certified CDMA 1xEvDO Signaling Conformance and Location Based Services (LBS) testing Laboratory. |
| September 2004 | PCTEST expands cdma2000 services by adding Spirent PLTS and MoIP capabilities. Expansion also includes Spirent EvDO Min. Performance testing solutions. |
| April 2004 | First CATL Laboratory to acquire Aeroflex AIME Testing Solutions for CDMA Signaling Conformance Certification Testing. |
| June 2004 | PCTEST begins ANSI C63.19 HAC Testing for customers. |
| December 2003 | PCTEST launches Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Testing research and development at the ANSI C63.19 Workshop in Cedar Park, Texas. |
| April 2003 | FCC grants first true 5.8 GHz cordless phone compliant for SAR at PCTEST Laboratory. |
| February 2002 | One of the first CTIA Authorized Testing Labs (CATL) in AMPS and CDMA technologies. |
| June 2000 | One of the first FCC accepted Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB). |
| September 1999 | First laboratory capable of conducting SAR Testing using IDX North American and SPEAG European SAR Systems. |
| April 1999 | 100% passing record in the FCC sample request program for 10 years. |
| April 1996 | First SAR FCC Grant, tested by PCTEST Laboratory. |
| February 1996 | FCC grants first device tested for SAR at PCTEST Laboratory. |
| January 1996 | One of the first FCC Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) accepted laboratories. |
| April 1994 | 100% passing record in the FCC sample request program for 5 years. |
| March 1992 | Accredited by NVLAP (U.S.) for EMC Testing and FCC Telecommunication Services. |
| April 1989 | PCTEST Engineering Laboratory is established. |
