1. Providing a single point of contact for all scheduling, planning, cost and resource issues. A TCSA consultant will plan and manage requested project activities and can be present on-site. Can also be available and travel to overseas facilities when needed (for extra cost).
2. Prepare a Test & Compliance Plan
   • Identify the tests that need to be performed (such as FCC, Industry Canada, Australia, European Union; RF Exposure and SAR; Product Safety and EMC)
   • Identify suitable test locations/laboratories based upon their expertise, scheduling and cost
3. Manage product Testing
   • Coordinate the scheduling of tests
   • Failure analysis and resolution
   • Pre-testing and setup for samples tested overseas
   • Shipment of test samples and supporting equipment where necessary
4. Manage other type approval and certifications
5. Advise on spectrum allocations, product labelling, User Guide and Packaging labelling for compliance purposes

Our extensive knowledge of compliance allows us to determine areas of cost and time savings. For instance, which activities can be done in parallel, how product families could be handled together rather than individually. In some cases, it makes sense to treat the compliance critical parts as modules or sub-assemblies so that type approvals do not need to be repeated. We can also help you understand how this will impact system integration of these pre-approved parts and what other problems may be raised in these cases. However, in order to be most effective some of these strategies need to planned and adopted early on, since they may place new requirements on your design and development processes.