Cambodia Imposes Technical and Conformity Standards on Telecommunications Equipment

Cambodia has introduced mandatory technical standards and type approval requirements for telecommunications equipment to ensure safety, performance, and interoperability across its telecom infrastructure including smartphones, cellular base stations, optical fiber cables, coaxial cables, and Wi-Fi routers^{1, 2}.

CAMBODIA – TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

Cambodia Imposes Technical Standards on Telecom Gear

All equipment must receive type approval before it can be sold.

What changed

Technical standards are now mandatory for all telecommunications equipment to ensure safety and interoperability¹.

Type approval is required before equipment can be introduced to the market².

Rules cover a wide range of devices including smartphones, base stations, optical fiber, coaxial cables, and Wi-Fi routers^{1, 2}.

Who it affects

Importers and distributors must secure type approval for any equipment brought into Cambodia.

Manufacturers of covered devices must ensure their products meet the new national technical standards.

Cambodia — telecommunications equipment type approval and technical standards

Cambodia has enacted comprehensive technical standards for telecommunications equipment to ensure safety, performance, and interoperability within its national infrastructure, covering a broad range of devices including smartphones, cellular base stations, optical fiber cables, coaxial cables, and Wi-Fi routers^{1, 2}. These standards define specific technical requirements for both wired and radiocommunication equipment, including apparatus for voice, image, or data transmission in wired or wireless networks^{1, 2}. The new framework also establishes formal type approval and conformity assessment procedures to verify compliance with national technical benchmarks².

Technical Standards for Telecommunications Equipment

A formal prakas has been issued outlining detailed technical standards for telecommunications equipment to ensure safety, performance, and interoperability, covering devices such as smartphones and other wireless telephones, insulated wires, coaxial cables, and optical fiber cables¹.

Type Approvals and Conformity Assessment

A separate prakas mandates that all telecommunications equipment must undergo formal type approval and conformity assessment processes to verify compliance with national technical standards before being introduced into the market².

Sources

↩ G/TBT/N/KHM/24 — Prakas on Technical Standards of Telecommunications Equipment https://docs.wto.org/imrd/directdoc.asp?DDFDocuments/T/G/TBTN26/KHM24.docx
↩ G/TBT/N/KHM/25 — Prakas on Type Approvals and Conformity Assessment of Telecommunications Equipment https://docs.wto.org/imrd/directdoc.asp?DDFDocuments/T/G/TBTN26/KHM25.docx