Element Expands North American Wireless Testing Capabilities Following CETECOM Acquisition

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Element Materials Technology ("Element") announced expanded wireless testing capabilities and increased capacity in North America following its recent acquisition of CETECOM Inc. The additions expand its wireless device compliance capabilities, including Regulatory (FCC, ISED, CE), Industry (PTCRB, GCF, CTIA, Wi-Fi Alliance, WPC), and U.S. Carrier approvals.

The expanded offering includes CTIA Over-the-Air (OTA) antenna performance testing, including passive antenna measurements, advanced 5G location performance (5G NR AGNSS), Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) testing, and support for emerging 5G technologies such as RedCap and eRedCap.

In addition, Element has expanded its Wi-Fi interoperability and Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) capabilities and is now the only Wi-Fi Alliance Authorized Test Laboratory in North America accredited to conduct integrated WPA3-R2 security testing across Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7.

Element has also added Qi certification capability in the Americas, making it the only Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) Approved Test Laboratory in North America. According to the company, this enables manufacturers of wireless charging products to complete both testing and certification through a single provider.

Together with broader wireless coexistence capacity, these additions further expand Element's capabilities across the wireless compliance process, including Regulatory (FCC, ISED, CE), Industry (PTCRB, GCF, CTIA, Wi-Fi Alliance, WPC), and U.S. Carrier approvals.

RJ Ortanez, Vice President Cellular, Connected Technologies & Mobility for Element, said: “With the acquisition of CETECOM Inc., we have significantly expanded our wireless testing capabilities and now offer one of the largest wireless and cellular device testing footprints in North America. That scale, combined with our technical depth, enables us to help customers around the world navigate growing complexity, meet evolving certification requirements and bring products to market faster and with greater confidence.”

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