The EU market plans to add the requirements of cycle life of battery used in cell phone,
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▍What is CTIA CERTIFICATION?

CTIA, the abbreviation of Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, is a non-profit civic organization established in 1984 for the purpose of guaranteeing benefit of operators, manufacturers and users. CTIA consists of all U.S. operators and manufacturers from mobile radio services, as well as from wireless data services and products. Supported by FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and Congress, CTIA performs a large part of duties and functions that were used to be conducted by the government. In 1991, CTIA created an unbiased, independent and centralized product evaluation and certification system for wireless industry. Under the system, all wireless products in consumer grade shall take compliance tests and those complying with the relevant standards will be granted to utilize CTIA marking and hit store shelves of North American communication market.

CATL (CTIA Authorized Testing Laboratory) represents labs accredited by CTIA for testing and review. Testing reports issued from CATL would be all approved by CTIA. While other testing reports and results from non-CATL will not be recognized or have no access to CTIA. CATL accredited by CTIA varies in industries and certifications. Only CATL which is qualified for battery compliance test and inspection has access to battery certification for compliance to  IEEE1725.

▍CTIA Battery Testing Standards

a) Certification Requirement for Battery system Compliance to IEEE1725— Applicable to Battery Systems with single cell or multiple cells connected in parallel;

b) Certification Requirement for Battery system Compliance to IEEE1625— Applicable to Battery Systems with multiple cells connected in parallel or in both parallel and series;

Warm tips: Select above certification standards properly for batteries used in mobile phones and computers. Do not misuse IEE1725 for batteries in mobile phones or IEEE1625 for batteries in computers.

▍Why MCM？

● Hard Technology: Since 2014, MCM has been attending battery pack conference held by CTIA in US annually, and is able to obtain latest update and understand new policy trends about CTIA in a more prompt, accurate and active way. 

●Qualification: MCM is CATL accredited by CTIA and is qualified to perform all processes related to certification including testing, factory audit and report uploading.

Directive 2009/125/EC is an ecological requirement directive for energy-related products, released by the EU in 2009, namely “Establish the framework of ecological design requirements for energy-related products”. It is not for product requirements, but only a framework directive. In accordance with the relevant provisions of this directive, the EU further develops a directive on the eco-design requirements to be met by certain types of energy-consuming products. Manufacturers selling related energy-using product in the EU must ensure that the product meets the energy and environmental standards set by the measure. The product scope of this directive currently includes more than 40 product groups (such as boilers, light bulbs, TVs and refrigerators, etc.) The ErP Directive, like the LVD Directive, EMC Directive and RoHS Directive, is part of the CE Directive system, and the relevant products must take into account the requirements of the ErP Directive before being exported to the EU for CE marking.
This year the EU has proposed a new draft that proposes to expand the product scope of Directive 2009/125/EC to include cell phones, cordless phones and tablet PCs in the Directive’s product catalog, and has added their eco-design requirements. The draft is expected to be implemented in the fourth quarter of 2022, and the eco-design requirements will be mandatory 12 months after the regulation coming into force, which allowing manufacturers to redesign their products.