nRF9160 global certifications

Overview

The nRF9160 SiP is certified to operate in the most important regions, networks and LTE bands around the world.

All certifications for the nRF9160 are listed below. These are divided into four main types:

Global: The GCF and PTCRB are global certifications that are designed to ensure compatibility with the LTE 3GPP specification so that the device can communicate with the eNBs (base stations) using LTE-M or NB-IoT.
Regulatory: The regulatory certifications are regional in nature and are required in order to use radio equipment in a region.
Mobile network operator (MNO): Some MNOs have their own certification programs. Most MNOs do not require other certifications than GCF or PTCRB.
Security

Learn more about the process of certifying a cellular IoT device here.

Global and regulatory certifications

The map below shows completed and ongoing regulatory certifications for the nRF9160 Revision 2 (SIxA-B1) all over the world.

nRF9160 Rev 2 regulatory certification map

The table below gives an overview of all global (GCF, PTCRB) and regulatory certifications the nRF9160 have for the different LTE bands, for both LTE-M and NB-IoT. A colored square means the certification is completed, while a more transparent square means it's ongoing. If you are after the actual certificates, please scroll further down.

Certification Table Revision 2 nRF9160 SiP

Please look here for nRF9160 Revision 1 (SIxA-B0) global and regulatory certifications.

Global certificates

GCF

PTCRB

Regulatory certificates

FCC (United States)

CE (Europe)

nRF9160 SiP EU declaration of Conformity
nRF9160 SiP certificate
nRF9160 DK EU declaration of Conformity
nRF9160 DK certificate
Nordic Thingy:91 EU declaration of Conformity

UKCA (United Kingdom)

ISED (Canada)

SRRC (China)

ACMA RCM (Australia)

NCC (Taiwan)

IMDA (Singapore)

MIC (Japan)

Japan’s TELEC regulatory approval requires the use of antennas with less than 3 dBi gain in any direction. This is a non-exhaustive list of antennas we expect to meet that requirement. Please follow the reference design from the antenna vendor.

No.	Manufacturer	Model No.	Freq.	Peak Gain	Connection
1	Antenova	SR4L002	698 – 798 MHz 824 – 960MHz 1710 – 2170 MHz	2,5dBi	SMD
2	Antenova	SRFC015	824-960MHz 1710-1990MHz 2110-2170MHz	2,5dBi	SMD
3	Johanson technology	0830AT54A2200	700-800MHz 824-960MHz 1700-2100MHz 1710-2690MHz	2dBi	SMD
4	Siretta	Delta 1A	850,900,1800MHz 1900MHz 2100MHz	2dBi	SMA male
5	Siretta	Echo 40	790-960MHz 1710-2170MHz	2dBi	u.FL plug
6	STAF	T16-062-1015	814-960MHz 1428-2690MHz	3dBi	u.FL plug
7	STAF	T16-062-1022	814-960MHz 1428-2690MHz	3dBi	u.FL plug
8	STAF	T16-062-1023	814-960MHz 1428-2690MHz	3dBi	MHF plug
9	STAF	T16-062-1016	814-960MHz 1428-2690MHz	3dBi	MHF4L
10	STAF	T16-062-1025	814-960MHz 1428-2690MHz	3dBi	MHF plug
11	STAF	T16-062-1024	814-960MHz 1428-2690MHz	3dBi	MHF4L
12	STAF	T18-018-1098	1575.42-2170MHz 1428-2690MHz	3dBi	Solder
13	STAF	T17-058-1069	689-960MHz 1428-2700MHz	3dBi	SMA-P
14	STAF	T17-058-1069	698-960MHz 1428-2700MHz	3dBi	SMA-P
15	STAF	13-023	815-960MHz 1428-2170MHz	3dBi	u.FL plug
16	STAF	T13-023-1001	815-960MHz 1428-2170MHz	3dBi	MHF4L
17	Unictron	CC26DH	824-960MHz 1710-2170MHz	2.4dBi	SMD
18	Unictron	CC40D7	824-960MHz 1710-2170MHz	2.9dBi	SMD
19	Unictron	CC26DV	824-960MHz 1710-2170MHz	2.2dBi	SMD
20	Unictron	AA880	824-960MHz 1710-2170MHz	2.8dBi	SMD
21	LS Mtron Co. Ltd.	LS01-I-19001-A0	814MHz~930MHz 1710MHz 2170MHz	0,38dBi	Spring Contact
22	TAOGLAS	GA.111.101111	698~960MHz/ 1710~2700MHz	1,89dBi	SMA(M)
23	TAOGLAS	MGA1.101111	698~960MHz/ 1710~2700MHz	1,57dBi	SMA (M)
24	TAOGLAS	PA.700.J	700~2600MHz	2,7dBi	SMA-Female
25	TAOGLAS	TG.08.0113	698 to 960MHz, 1561MHz, 1575.42MHz, 1602MHz, 1710 to 2700MHz.	0,94dBi	SMA(M)
26	TAOGLAS	TG.10.0113	698MHz to 960MHz, 1710MHz to 2690Mhz	1,3dBi	Hinged SMA(M)
27	TAOGLAS	TG.10R.A.0113	700~800 824~960 1575.42 1710 ~ 1880 1850 ~ 1990 1710 ~ 2170	2,5dBi	Hinged SMA(M)
28	TAOGLAS	TL.10.1HH11W	698MHz to 960MHz, 1575.42MHz, 1710MHz to 2700Mhz	1,7dBi	NMO
29	Ethertronics	P822601	698-960 MHz see the Antenna usage declaration	2.6 dBi	SMD
30	Ignion (previous "Fractus Antennas")	FR01-S4-210	698-960 MHz 1710-2690 MHz	1.1 dBi 2.4 dBi	SMD
31	Ethertronics	P822601/P822602	690-810 MHz 815-960 MHz 1710-2200 MHz	1.56 dBi 2.7 dBi 3.0 dBi	SMD
32	LS Mtron Co. Ltd	Braveridge AB Tracker (LS01-I-20013-A0)	814-960 MHz 1710-2170 MHz	1.55 dBi 2.46 dBi	Spring Contact
33	ANWEI Communications-equipment Co., Ltd.	W585	814-960 MHz 1710-2170 MHz	3 dBi	Spring Contact
34	Unictron Technology	WC35D1	824-960 MHz 1710-2170 MHz	3 dBi	IPEX
35	Sunnyway Technology	SWE002	824-960 MHz 1710-2690 MHz	3 dBi	SMA (M)

MSIP (South Korea)

KC certification (new antennas)
Weblink (old certificate)

nRF9160 certifications