CCAC Overview
Objectives
The Communication Conformity Assessment Center of the National Radio Research Agency was founded in December 1993, under the Presidential Decree No. 13763, to ensure the quality of broadcasting and communications equipment through shielding performance tests of shielding materials and buildings and conformity assessments. It aims to foster the development of Korea’s broadcasting and communications industry by maintaining the safety of the broadcasting and communications equipment and protecting the rights and interests of the citizens.
Vision
Realizing the future of ICT by establishing an order in the use of broadcasting and communications equipment
Objective
Becoming the leading central institution for the assessment and certification of communication equipment to take the lead in the international community
Key Initiatives
Realize efficient and trustworthy organizational culture
- Improve educational system to nurture knowledge-based professionals
- Build harmonious, motivational workplace
Heighten expertise in conformity assessment and international competitiveness
- Provide customer-based conformity assessment and certification service
- Manage performance assessment scheme in accordance with international standards
- Perform calibration inspection on the measuring instruments for conformity assessment
- Build facilities to measure millimeter wave antennas and provide technological support to the industry
Create safe communications environment through distribution of certified equipment
- Manage post-market surveillance to prevent the use of nonconforming equipment
- Establish order in the use of broadcasting and communications equipment through information sharing
- Cultivate capability to assess new technology and build testing facilities
History
1990
- Nov. 23, 1992
- Founded Radio Research Laboratory Icheon Branch (Presidential Decree No. 12763)
- Dec. 29, 1993
- Opened Radio Research Laboratory Icheon Branch
- July 3, 1995
- Introduced the electromagnetic susceptibility testing service
- April 3, 1996
- Introduced the calibration of electromagnetic measurement equipment service
- Sept. 11, 1997
- Began the observation and research of electromagnetic environment in space
- April 4, 2005
- Introduced the electromagnetic shielding performance measurement service
- Dec. 24, 2009
- Finished the construction of Jeonpa-nuri Building
2010
- Oct. 27, 2010
- Began the certification of broadcasting and communications equipment
2011
- Aug. 19, 2011
- Changed the name to National Radio Research Agency Icheon Branch
2012
- June 1, 2012
- Changed the name to Communications Conformity Assessment Center
- July 1, 2012
- The transfer of safety certification services for telecommunication equipment and electrical appliances (Korean Agency for Technology and Standards)
- Nov. 26, 2013
- The establishment of electromagnetic compatibility test facility for electrical appliances
- Dec. 31, 2018
- The establishment of millimeter wave test facility