Verkotan Oy
Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
+358 40 500 1241Elektroniikkatie 17, Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, 90590, Finland
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About
Verkotan Oy is an Oulu-based Finnish test laboratory specialising in wireless device testing and global market approvals, with over 25 years of experience developing wireless performance test systems. It holds FINAS accreditation to SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025 under laboratory code T287 across two Oulu sites, Elektroniikkatie 17 and Konekuja 8, with accredited activities covered by the ILAC MRA, and is separately certified to ISO 9001:2015 by Bureau Veritas. Since 9 January 2019 it has been a formally recognised testing laboratory for Canada, meaning ISED certification can run in parallel with FCC certification for the US market, and it is an FCC-recognised ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory for telecom, licensed RF and low-power transmitter products. Its accredited EMC and RF scope covers wireless devices and electrical equipment and accessories, and notably extends to 5G New Radio base station work including ETSI EN 301 908-24 radiated transmit power and OTA sensitivity and 3GPP active antenna system radiated conformance testing - Verkotan was among the first commercial laboratories to offer accredited 5G NR OTA certification testing for base stations. Beyond EMC the laboratory does SAR testing and RF exposure evaluation with a team carrying over 25 years of SAR experience, electromagnetic field measurements for RF exposure from 9 kHz to 30 MHz added under a 2018 FINAS extension, 2D and 3D antenna radiation pattern measurement from 400 MHz to 53 GHz for antennas up to 3 m and 150 kg, mobile device OTA testing to 5G, GNSS testing, IoT OTA measurement, FCC antenna gain measurement, satellite ground station antenna testing, product safety and cybersecurity testing. It is approved by Vodafone to execute OTA testing within Vodafone's internal terminal process, supplies tissue-simulating liquids, and sells AntView, its own antenna measurement analysis and visualisation tool. Because the test system software is developed in house, the team can modify test scripts on the fly and build new test cases within days.
Accreditations
| Accreditation |
|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025 |
| FCC Listed |
| ISED (Canada) |
| EMC Directive 2014/30/EU |
| Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU |
Testing Services
| Test Type | Applicable Standards |
|---|---|
| Radiated Emissions | EN 55032, EN 55011, FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B, FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart C, ISED RSS standards, Radiated spurious emissions |
| Conducted Emissions | EN 55032, EN 55011, FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B |
| Radiated Immunity | EN 61000-4-3, EN 55035, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2 |
| Conducted Immunity | EN 61000-4-6 |
| ESD | EN 61000-4-2 |
| EFT/Burst | EN 61000-4-4 |
| Surge Immunity | EN 61000-4-5 |
| Voltage Dips/Interrupts | EN 61000-4-11 |
| SAR Testing | IEC/IEEE 62209-1528, IEC 62209-2, FCC RF exposure requirements, ISED RSS-102, Electromagnetic field measurements 9 kHz - 30 MHz, Tissue-simulating liquids supplied |
| Radio Equipment Testing | ETSI EN 301 489-x, ETSI EN 301 908-24 5G NR base stations, 3GPP AAS radiated conformance testing, EN 300 328, EN 301 893, Accredited 5G active antenna (OTA) testing, Mobile device OTA testing up to 5G, Antenna radiation pattern 400 MHz - 53 GHz, GNSS testing, IoT OTA measurements, FCC antenna gain measurement, Cellular operator OTA approvals |
| Pre-Compliance Testing | Flexible pre-compliance EMC, SAR and OTA testing, EMC consulting, Tailored and custom test solutions, In-house test script modification |
| Product Safety | Product safety testing, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU |
Certifications / Marks
| Certification |
|---|
| CE |
| FCC |
| ISED (IC) |
| Vodafone OTA approval |
| Cellular operator approvals |
| ISO 9001:2015 (Bureau Veritas) |
| ILAC MRA |
Industries Served
| Industry |
|---|
| Automotive |
| Consumer Electronics |
| Industrial Equipment |
| Information Technology |
| Medical Devices |
| Radio & Wireless |
| Telecommunications |
Major Equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| EMC test chamber |
| Anechoic OTA chambers |
| 5G active antenna / beamforming OTA test system |
| Antenna pattern measurement system 400 MHz - 53 GHz (up to 3 m, 150 kg) |
| SAR measurement system |
| Tissue-simulating liquid preparation |
| Electromagnetic field measurement equipment (9 kHz - 30 MHz) |
| EMI receivers |
| ESD simulator |
| EFT/burst generator |
| Surge generator |
| Conducted RF immunity system |
| GNSS test equipment |
| Satellite ground station antenna test capability |
| AntView measurement analysis and visualisation software |
| In-house developed OTA test system software |
