TEST LABORATORY

PROPOSAL FOR UAE-LAB ACCREDITATION

TO ISO 17025 STANDARDS

UAE-LAB Objectives

Provide reliable accurate test reports to customers

Improve the Type Approval process
Develop facilities for testing new technologies
Maintain reference networks for interoperability tests
Continuously improve test procedures and costs
Recommend standards for Approval testing
Build relationships with international companies
Create a teamwork environment with Etisalat

ISO 17025 overview

To meet the requirements for ISO 17025 Accreditation the Laboratory must
demonstrate (by external audit) that it is adhering to appropriate procedures
which control the following:

Organization and Structure

( technical and quality)
Quality System
( ISO 9002 suffices)
Staff Competence
(qualifications and training)
Test Equipment, Calibration and records
Reference equipment and standards
Measurement trace ability and accuracy
Inter laboratory proficiency testing
Laboratory environment and climate
Test reports, certificates and records
The use of outside services or sub contractors

Benefits of ISO 17025 Accreditation

Improved Customer and supplier satisfaction

Internationally accepted test reports
Support for the economic development of UAE
Reduction of costs associated with failure
Staff Development and motivation
Additional Revenue opportunities
Company prestige and regional standing
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Secure Development

Secure Relationships
Identifies the Type
Approval requirements
for Network Strategies

Defines the
Telecommunication
Network Strategies
to be deployed

Determines the
equipments compliance
to Type Approval
requirements

Millions of Minutes per year

Global Scales
UAE imports ofTtelecommunications Equipment
from USA

100

Millions $

80
60
40
20
0
1996
source: US DTI

1997

1998
Years

1999

2000

12
10
8

Top 20 Netw ork Operators

in the w orld

6
4

Etislat

2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011121314151617181920

AT&T (United States)

MCI WorldCom (United States)

Deutsche Telekom (Germany)

Sprint (United States)

France Tlcom (France)

BT (United Kingdom)

Telecom Italia (Italy)

Telefnica (Spain)

China Telecom (China)

10

Hongkong Telecom (Hongkong Sar)

11

KPN (Netherlands)

12

Swisscom (Switzerland)

13

Belgacom (Belgium)

14

PTA (Austria)

15

Teleglobe (Canada)

16

KDD (Japan)

17

Telmex (Mexico)

18

Etisalat (UAE)

19

STC (Saudi Arabia)

20

Chungwa Telecom (Taiwan-China)