Radio Frequency Investigation becomes first UK Lab to be accredited for complete Bluetooth Testing Service

Radio Frequency Investigation (RFI) Ltd is now accredited by the Bluetooth Qualification Review Board to provide Bluetooth Protocol and Profile conformance testing. RFI is the first Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) in the UK to be accredited for both radio conformance testing and protocol\profile conformance testing covering RF, Baseband, Link Manager, L2CAP, SDP, GAP, RFCOMM and SPP. It is an important milestone for RFI in rounding out its Bluetooth test services, giving its customers full support for mandatory category A test cases. Coupled with its established regulatory services and two BQB's RFI can offer a complete 'one-stop-shop' for Bluetooth based product designs.

RFI was the first lab in the UK to become an accredited BQTF in May last year - achieving accreditation in only four months following installation of its BITE RF conformance tester. At the time there were only 10 BQTFs worldwide - the number now stands at 22.

RFI is a leading provider of Bluetooth services including training and has been working closely with companies such as ORIX Rentec Corporation in Japan, helping to establish its Bluetooth conformance and testing services.

Radio Frequency Investigation Ltd (RFI) supplies comprehensive regulatory and compliance services to the wireless and related technology industries around the world. Specific areas of expertise include compliance management, regulatory investigations and applications, development and conformance testing.

The scope of RFI's UKAS accreditation covers both testing at its permanent laboratories and off-site locations. RFI is a Notified Body for the RTTE Directive, a Competent Body for the EMC Directive, a Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) under the US-EU Mutual Recognition Agreement, and a BQTF and has two BQBs.