Saddle Ranch Media Inc (SRMX)

[Magna300]

Time and Money

PTCRB Certification process
M2M Application developer should setup an account in the PTCRB website.
After an account has been setup, send an email to [e-mail] requesting access to the PTCRB certification database.
Once the access to the PTCRB certification database is granted, create the PTCRB test request on the PTCRB website. Here information about the device such as model number/name, technologies/bands supported, module information, FCC ID, IMEI etc needs to be provided. Also the lab name where the testing will be performed needs to be included.
PTCRB notifies the selected lab who will then gather the hardware samples, documentation and other information to perform the testing.
Upon sucessful completion of all tests, the test lab will upload the test report to PTCRB certification database.
CTIA, which acts as an administrator of PTCRB will review the test report and notify the developer about the certification decision.
PTCRB Timeframe
The duration for PTCRB testing depends on features supported by the device – number of bands, data-only, data & voice, external or internal antenna etc. An important consideration is whether the device uses a module that has already received PTCRB certification. When the devices uses an already PTCRB-approved module, the PTCRB certification for the device will take 2-3 weeks.
PTCRB Certification Cost
It is better to get the cost estimates from PTCRB-approved test labs. However PTCRB costs for a data-only device that uses an external antenna will cost $16K – $20K. As the complexity of the device increases, the costs goes up. PTCRB costs for a device that supports voice, which has internal antenna and has multiple bands will be $40K – $50K.