Intentional Radiator (wireless) testing for user and area safety is crucial for today’s compliance requirements. Partner with an RF testing authority like MiCOM Labs to ensure that regardless of communications protocols and technology emissions, your product will be ready for target market entry. Our combination of decades of experience with the latest in automation and cloud-based reporting offers our partners up-to-the-minute access to results.
As a certifying body for numerous Domains, partnering with us ensures you can meet requirements for international launches. Contact us today or call our headquarters at +1 925 462 0304 to start the conversation.
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MiCOM Labs leads the way in certifying products for North America, EU, UKCA and MIC (Japan) for the last four years. We support clients with harmonized testing strategies to meet regulatory requirements across regions, simplifying compliance for both emissions and radiation standards.
Our MiTest® platform revolutionizes the testing process by combining automation with precision. This fully automated system accelerates RF emissions, reduces errors, and delivers comprehensive reports Whether wireless emissions testing or human safety, MiTest ensures efficiency and accuracy.
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MiPassport® serves as a centralized platform for managing regulatory compliance documentation packages. This cloud-based tool simplifies documentation, consolidates approvals, and provides real-time tracking for global certifications, ensuring your product remains compliant across markets.
With over two decades of leadership in RF testing and certification, MiCOM Labs has supported clients ranging from innovative start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Our expertise in emissions and radiation testing enables us to address complex compliance challenges while driving products to market faster.
Our automated DFS testing infrastructure with comprehensive reporting structure streamlines 5GHz compliance requirements, reducing time-to-market for advanced wireless devices. This compliments our emissions and radiation testing by verifying DFS performance criteria, ensuring compliance under real world circumstances.
MiCOM Labs excels in testing devices operating at frequencies up to 220 GHz. From wearable devices to high-frequency IoT applications, our lab provides unmatched expertise in ensuring performance and compliance.
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| Partner with a Facility Specializing in Human Safety Compliance |
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| Not all labs are created equal. Select a lab with proven expertise in Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) testing and familiarity with global safety standards (e.g., FCC, ICNIRP). This ensures that your device meets stringent human safety requirements, especially for wearables and body-adjacent devices. |
| Engage Early in the Design Process |
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| Involve the lab during the early stages of product development to identify potential radiation safety concerns before designs are finalized. Sharing schematics and product specifications early allows engineers to preemptively address issues, reducing costly redesigns. |
| Clearly Define All Operating Scenarios |
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| Provide comprehensive details about your device's operational modes, including dynamic frequency hopping, adaptive power levels, and standby states. Testing every operational scenario ensures no compliance gaps. |
| Verify Global Standards Expertise for RF Radiation Safety |
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| Partner with a lab experienced in navigating the complex web of international safety regulations. A lab that harmonizes testing for overlapping standards across regions can streamline certification and avoid unnecessary delays. |
| Test Across Multiple Device States |
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| Collaborate with the lab to test your device under varying conditions, such as different battery levels, network connectivity states, and environmental conditions. These factors can influence RF emissions, and testing for them ensures consistent compliance. |
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For more than 20 years, MiCOM Labs has strived to become the number-one option for RF, wireless and EMC testing, along with regulatory compliance certification services. Founded in 2001 by Gordon Hurst, MiCOM Labs is a only privately-owned, family-driven business providing full ISO 17065 certification capability covering FCC, ISED, EU, UKCA, and MIC. Ranging from first-in-class cloud solutions like MiTest and MiPassport to cybersecurity certification, MiCOM clients partner with a leader in testing and certification that is forward-thinking with the results to match.
We specialize in harmonized testing approaches that identify overlapping safety requirements across regions. For example, SAR limits set by the FCC and ICNIRP often have comparable thresholds, allowing creation of unified testing plans. Our team can advise on minor design changes, such as antenna adjustments, to meet stricter standards globally and avoid costly rework.
For wearable devices, anatomically correct phantoms are used to simulate human tissue during SAR testing. This state-of-the-art measurement system ensures precise assessments under all operational conditions. If SAR levels exceed limits, we can provide detailed recommendations, such as modifying antenna placement or reducing transmission power, to bring your device into compliance while maintaining performance.
We simulate real-world conditions using automated testing scripts to capture RF radiation levels across all power states. This includes edge cases where power adaptation may fail, ensuring compliance under worst-case scenarios. Our analysis identifies areas for optimization, such as improving software algorithms or hardware shielding, to ensure your device meets global safety standards.
Devices used near the body require specialized testing to evaluate RF exposure under realistic usage scenarios. Device performance is assessed in various orientations and positions using phantoms designed for specific body parts (e.g., head, torso). The team can provide actionable insights to optimize radiation patterns and ensure compliance with safety standards.
Conducting frequency-specific SAR testing across all operational bands, including sub-GHz, mid-band, and mmWave frequencies. This comprehensive approach evaluates each band independently and in combination, identifying areas where power adjustments or design tweaks may be necessary to meet regulatory limits.
Yes, depending on the design, battery levels can influence RF output. We test devices at full charge, mid-charge, and fully depleted states to capture variations in output caused by voltage drops or power management changes. If significant differences are detected, we recommend adjustments to circuitry or software to ensure compliance across all power levels.
If your device fails SAR testing, we can provide detailed root-cause analysis, including heat maps of radiation patterns and recommendations for mitigation. Engineers can collaborate with your team to implement changes such as antenna reconfiguration, power adjustments, or improved shielding. We also offer rapid re-testing to validate the effectiveness of these fixes.
Intentional Radiator testing requires specialized equipment and a partner who is well-versed in not just current best practices, but also future standards requirements. MiCOM Labs has been leading the way in RF testing since our founding in 2001, and we have combined certification capabilities across numerous countries with numerous automations to ensure our partners can validate compliance quickly. Call us at +1 925 462 0304 or fill out our short submission form to find out how partnering with MiCOM Labs for testing and compliance can speed up your time to your target markets.
