Cinterion is pleased to work closely with the world’s leading wireless industry test and certification service centers to expedite M2M solution design, certification and time to market.

CETECOM and 7Layers, two industry leading international wireless technology test houses, serve as Cinterion’s main certification partners. Both are long time Cinterion partners with a deep knowledge and understanding of the telecommunications industry as well as the technical aspects of Cinterion’s complete product line.
They have executed all applicable certification tests on Cinterion’s complete line of modules including but not limited to R&TTE, FCC, IC, GCF and PTCRB. In addition, CETECOM and 7Layers provide all the necessary certification documentation and paper work which eases this burden for manufacturers integrating Cinterion’s market leading products. For more information, please explore the links below.

	CETECOM is an internationally leading service provider for the telecommunications and information technology industries with more than 15 years of experience in mobile and other telecommunications technologies. This long-standing experience, comprehensive expert knowledge and the independence of the company make CETECOM a neutral partner of the industry that contributes to the smooth running of products and applications and ensures that they meet international standards. CETECOM’s one-stop-shop services include consulting and training, development and engineering services, validation, testing in accredited laboratories (GSM, 3G/UMTS, LTE, Applications, OTA Performance and EMC), field trials, certification and approval handling and cover the entire life cycle of a mobile/wireless communications product. Thanks to its worldwide network, CETECOM is present all over the world. The test centres in Europe, the USA and Asia are equipped with state-of-the-art testing systems from a number of renowned manufacturers and form a worldwide service network.    Being a member of numerous specialist bodies, CETECOM is also actively involved in the development and standardisation of global specifications for future technologies. And as a leading test laboratory CETECOM is channelling its knowledge and experiences into the proprietary development of own test solutions and platforms for the industry
	7 layers is an international group of test and service centers for the wireless communications industry. End-product manufacturers, chip-set, reference design and module manufacturers benefit from the 7 layers’ services and we have a close relationship to major network operators. 7 layers has years of experience with certification and type approval handling services for products with integrated wireless communications technologies such as GSM, GPRS, 3G, HSPA, GPS, Bluetooth® etc. These global market access services are combined with state-of-the-art conformance, field, interoperability and antenna test services, taking place in our accredited laboratories. If applicable these services are complimented by our global network of partner laboratories and type approval agencies. For integrators of wireless modules we offer expert analysis, pre-testing and consultancy services, so that their products are well prepared for the necessary certification, regulatory and type approval processes. In order to keep these certification and type approval efforts as low as possible, 7 layers has developed “Module Integration Concepts”. These help manufacturers to optimize module integration in such a way that the necessary test efforts are kept to a minimum: We help you take care that the significant alterations to an already certified, integrated module or to a forerunner end-product can be kept small so that the corresponding test and certification efforts can be kept low at the same time! This way 7 layers supports manufacturers in bringing their products onto the global market in the shortest possible time with a maximum of security regarding essential requirements. We cover certification requirements such as GCF, PTCRB, CTIA, Bluetooth® and regulatory requirements, e.g CE marking (R&TTE), FCC, IC Canda etc.