RFI Global Services Ltd (RFI) partners with Benetel Ltd

RFI Global Services Ltd, the leading supplier of Wireless and Electronics product approvals, has formed a strategic partnership with Dublin-based Benetel Ltd, a global provider of RF design and development services. The relationship will allow Benetel, with RFI’s approval expertise and extensive facilities, to offer a complete solution to its customers from conception, RF design, development through to the compliance testing and certification of the finished product. In turn RFI is now able to offer RF Design services through Benetel to those customers needing support in this area.

Grant Taylor, RFI’s Electronics & Wireless Business Manager commenting on the alliance said “There is great synergy between the two organiszations, not only in how complementary our services are but our shared philosophies in helping customers address the issues faced in developing new products as quickly as possible in the shape of a complete solution. The relationship allows us to focus on our core business while availing our customers of added value and enhanced services under one roof. We believe that this relationship will deliver a seamless service directly benefiting customers in helping them to further reduce their design, development and overall market entry time.”

John Doyle, Benetel’s Managing Director added, “RFI has worked with us over the past 3 years delivering the testing and compliance aspects on many of our product design and development projects. We are confident that combining both Benetel’s and RFI’s expertise in this way will enable us to offer competitive advantage to our customers in shortening product design and development life cycles”.

Benetel specialises in radio frequency product design for Bluetooth, WiFi, Broadband Wireless Access Systems, GPS, WiMAX, RFID and Ultra Wideband technologies. Established in 2001, Benetel works with customers worldwide, including leading 3G OEMs, suppliers of system solutions for the broadband access market and automotive electronics system suppliers.

For further information, please e-mail enquiries@marketing.rfi-global.com, telephone + 44(0)1256 312000 or visit www.rfi-global.com

Notes to editors

RFI Global Services (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 testing at its permanent laboratories and off-site locations. RFI is a Notified Body for the R&TTE Directive, a Competent Body for the EMC Directive, a Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) under the US-EU Mutual Recognition Agreement, a Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) and has two Bluetooth Qualification Bodies (BQB).

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