Wi-SUN certification: FAN, HAN, JUTA, fees and labs
Wi-SUN CERTIFIED is the interoperability programme of the Wi-SUN Alliance, an industry association formed in January 2012 whose certification programme launched in early 2013. It certifies products against Alliance technical profiles built on the IEEE 802.15.4 SUN (Smart Utility Network) physical layer: FAN for large outdoor IPv6 mesh networks, HAN for the Japanese smart meter to home link, and the Wi-SUN Profile for JUTA. Like Bluetooth SIG qualification or the LoRa Alliance programme, it never replaces national radio approval: RED with EN 300 220-2 in the EU, an FCC grant under 47 CFR 15.247 or 15.249 in the US, the Radio Act in Japan. This page reads the Alliance pages as of October 7, 2026: the two certification levels, the programmes per band and lab, the member tiers and published fees, FAN 1.1, the 2026 ISO/IEC ratification, and the radio limits each regional channel plan meets.
The Wi-SUN Alliance and what it certifies
Section titled “The Wi-SUN Alliance and what it certifies”According to its history page, a group formed in 2011 to drive interoperable Smart Utility Networks, which led to the Wi-SUN Alliance in January 2012. Its US address is in Beaverton, Oregon, with offices in Japan, the United Kingdom and Singapore. The Alliance does not write the radio layer: the SUN physical layers are IEEE 802.15.4 (first added by the 802.15.4g amendment, now in the base standard, current edition IEEE 802.15.4-2024, IEEE 802.15.4). The Alliance writes technical profile specifications that select options in that PHY and add the upper layers, writes the test plans, approves the labs and grants the logo.
What certification means, in the words of the Alliance: a product "has been tested for conformance to the relevant protocol standards and for interoperability with a range of other Wi-SUN CERTIFIED equipment implementing the same profile and operating in the same frequency band". Interoperability testing uses Certified Test Bed Units (CTBU). The certificate is therefore tied to a profile and a band.
| Aspect | Wi-SUN CERTIFIED | Radio approval (RED / FCC / Japan) |
|---|---|---|
| Nature | Private industry programme | Public law |
| Who decides | Wi-SUN Alliance, after testing at an approved lab | Manufacturer (RED self-declaration with harmonised standards), TCB grant (FCC ID), RCB certification in Japan |
| What is tested | Profile conformance, interoperability with CTBU test beds, PHY against the profile | Power, spectrum access, unwanted emissions, receiver |
| Reference documents | FAN Technical Profile Specification (revision 1v33 cited on the process page) and Conformance Test Plan (v68), members only | EN 300 220 Part 2, 47 CFR 15.247, Article 49-14 of the Japanese radio equipment ordinance |
| Output | Certificate and Wi-SUN CERTIFIED logo, listing in the certified products list | EU DoC and CE marking, FCC ID, Giteki mark |
See the RED pillar and the FCC pillar for the radio regimes, and LoRa Alliance, LoRaWAN end-device certification for the competing sub-GHz consortium programme.
Two certification levels: PHY and profile
Section titled “Two certification levels: PHY and profile”The Certification Tests page defines two levels.
- PHY Layer Testing, "primarily aimed at silicon and module vendors". It checks that the device under test meets the RF requirements of a profile and could pass profile testing with the right firmware.
- Technical Profile Layer Testing, for module and product vendors. It tests the upper layers in addition to the PHY.
The FAQ adds the dependency: to receive FAN profile certification, the PHY certification for the FAN data rate modes is required. A vendor can obtain the PHY certification alone, or the FAN profile certification, which includes both the upper-layer and the PHY testing.
Programmes, bands and labs (read October 7, 2026)
Section titled “Programmes, bands and labs (read October 7, 2026)”| Programme | Band codes and ranges | Labs listed |
|---|---|---|
| PHY for HAN | JP 920 to 928 MHz | TELEC, TUV Rheinland Japan, Allion Labs |
| PHY for FAN 1.0 | NA/BZ 902 to 928 MHz | TELEC, TUV Rheinland North America, TUV Rheinland Japan, Allion Labs |
| PHY for FAN 1.0 | NA, MX, BZ, AZ/NZ, PH, KR, MY, CN, HK, SG2, TH, VN (902 to 928 MHz) | Allion Labs |
| PHY for FAN 1.0 | EU1 863 to 870, EU2 870 to 876, IN 865 to 867, SG1 866 to 869 MHz | TELEC, TUV Rheinland India |
| PHY for FAN 1.1 | NA/BZ 902 to 928, JP 920 to 928, AU/NZ 915 to 928 MHz | TELEC |
| PHY for FAN 1.1 | EU1 863 to 870, EU2 870 to 876, EU3 863 to 876, IN 865 to 868, SG1 866 to 869 MHz | TELEC |
| PHY for JUTA | JP 920 to 928 MHz | TELEC, TUV Rheinland Japan |
| HAN Route B, Enhanced HAN | JP 920 to 928 MHz | TELEC, TUV Rheinland Japan |
| HAN Route IoT | JP 920 to 928 MHz | TELEC |
| FAN 1.0 (Border Router and Router) | IN 865 to 868 MHz | CNLABS |
| FAN 1.0 (Border Router and Router) | NA and the 902 to 928 MHz group above | Allion Labs, TELEC, Eldorado |
| FAN 1.1 (Border Router and Router), FAN 1.0+, High Performance, Low Energy | NA 902 to 928, JP 920 to 928 MHz | Allion Labs, TELEC, LocosLab |
| JUTA | JP 920 to 928 MHz | TELEC |
Two things stand out. First, the EU bands appear only in PHY programmes on this page: no FAN profile programme is listed for EU1, EU2 or EU3. Second, the only lab in Europe is LocosLab (Essen, Germany), appointed on September 15, 2026 as "the first Wi-SUN FAN authorized test lab in Europe" and listed for the FAN 1.1 programme in the North American and Japanese bands. Its announcement presents it as a way for European makers to certify for "North America, Brazil, Japan and Australia/New Zealand". Check the programme page before assuming an EU-band FAN profile certificate exists for your product.
Membership tiers and published fees
Section titled “Membership tiers and published fees”Certification starts with membership. The Alliance publishes four tiers; there is no "Sponsor" tier.
| Tier | Annual fee (published) | May receive product certification | Notes from the benefits table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adopter | USD 1,500 | No | Access to published technical profile specifications; no access to test specifications |
| Contributor | USD 5,000 below USD 100 million revenue, USD 10,000 above | Yes | Test specifications, draft specifications, working groups with voting rights, product listing |
| Promoter | USD 60,000 | Yes | Board seat, budget approval; requires proven contribution and Board of Directors approval |
| Observer | On request | No | For test labs that want to offer Wi-SUN certification testing |
On top of membership come two fees. The testing fee is agreed between the company and the lab, and "the Alliance is not involved in this arrangement". The certification fee is paid to the Alliance after the lab reports are submitted: USD 1,000 per product for PHY certification and USD 3,000 per product for full profile certification such as FAN.
For a small company certifying one FAN product, the published floor is therefore USD 5,000 of Contributor membership plus USD 3,000 of certification fee, plus the lab quote, plus the radio approvals.
The certification procedure
Section titled “The certification procedure”The Certification Process page gives eight steps:
- Become a Contributor or Promoter member.
- Select the Wi-SUN profile to test and certify against.
- Make sure the implementation and documentation are ready for an approved test laboratory.
- Apply to an approved lab for the specific profile.
- Get tested.
- Send the test reports and application documents to the Alliance.
- Pay the certification fee.
- The Alliance validates the reports and issues a certificate.
The application file listed on the same page: the signed "Certification Testing Application" (clause 7) and "Application for Wi-SUN Certification" (clause 8), a one or two slide block diagram with hardware, software and stack information, a self-declaration letter, PICS and PIXIT where applicable, the lab reports, and a 200 to 300 word product description with a product web link. Templates are members only.
Device certificates are part of FAN
Section titled “Device certificates are part of FAN”The FAN Technical Profile Specification requires FAN devices to contain device identity certificates issued by a Wi-SUN third-party certificate authority or by a manufacturer CA. Three CA operators, including GlobalSign and WISeKey, run the Wi-SUN FAN third-party PKI and supply test and production IDevID certificates. Requesting them requires Contributor or Promoter membership and a Proof of Wi-SUN Membership from the Alliance. The Alliance states that it does not audit CAs: the integrity of a manufacturer CA is a matter between manufacturer and customer. Plan certificate provisioning in production, not after certification.
The profiles
Section titled “The profiles”The certified products page lists the current profile certifications.
| Profile | What the Alliance says it covers | Bands on the test page |
|---|---|---|
| FAN (1.0, 1.1) | Large-scale outdoor networks: meters, distribution automation, street lights | 902 to 928 MHz group, IN, JP (1.1) |
| HAN Route B | "Specified by TEPCO for connection of Smart Meters to Home Energy Management Systems" | JP 920 to 928 MHz |
| Enhanced HAN | HAN with relay functionality; Basic HAN is "replaced by Enhanced HAN" | JP 920 to 928 MHz |
| HAN Route IoT | Joint gas and water meter reading through the electricity meter, JUTA Route IoT application | JP 920 to 928 MHz |
| Wi-SUN Profile for JUTA | Made "in collaboration with" JUTA, the Japanese association for utility meter telemetry | JP 920 to 928 MHz |
| Wi-SUN PHY profile | The PHY layer for the certified devices | All the bands above |
FAN, Field Area Network
Section titled “FAN, Field Area Network”FAN is an IPv6 frequency hopping mesh. The Alliance overview presented at IETF 97 (November 2016) describes the stack: PHY based on 802.15.4g with FSK at 50 to 300 kbps, MAC based on IEEE 802.15.4e with frequency hopping, 6LoWPAN adaptation and header compression, IPv6 with DHCPv6, RPL routing, and 802.1X with EAP-TLS and certificates for mutual authentication. The same slides note that not all nodes route: battery-powered leaf nodes exist alongside line-powered routers. The published profile test programmes cover the Border Router and Router roles.
The FAN 1.0 specification is public as IEEE 2857-2021 (approved June 16, 2021). The Bureau of Indian Standards adopted it as IS 18010 (Part 4/Sec 1), announced by the Alliance on March 4, 2024. On July 7, 2026 the Alliance announced its ratification as ISO/IEC/IEEE 32857:2026.
FAN 1.1
Section titled “FAN 1.1”| Point | What the Alliance pages say |
|---|---|
| Speed | Link speeds up to 2.4 Mbps with OFDM, about ten times FAN 1.0 (the SUN OFDM rates come from IEEE 802.15.4x-2019) |
| OFDM | Optional for FAN 1.1 certification; certified PHY devices can stay on FSK |
| Low power | Low Energy (LE) option for battery devices with a life of ten years or more |
| New ranges | 863 to 876, 865 to 868 and 920 to 928 MHz, aimed at Latin America and Asia (Brazil, India, Japan named) |
| Compatibility | "Fully compatible with existing Wi-SUN FAN 1.0 networks" |
| Replacement | "No. FAN 1.0 devices continue to be certified and sold" |
| Timeline | Programme announced February 4, 2025; first certified companies announced June 12, 2025 (six vendors or groups, including Landis+Gyr, Renesas, Silicon Labs and VertexCom) |
No FAN 1.2 programme appears on the Alliance pages as of October 7, 2026.
HAN 2.0: Route B, Route HAN, Route IoT
Section titled “HAN 2.0: Route B, Route HAN, Route IoT”HAN is not a historical leftover. The Alliance describes HAN 2.0 as three routes on the same IEEE 802.15.4 SUN PHY at 920 MHz, all secured with AES-128 and PANA:
| Route | Link | Application protocol | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route B | Electricity smart meter to HEMS or in-home display | ECHONET Lite | None |
| Route HAN | HEMS to appliances | ECHONET Lite | Enhanced HAN relay |
| Route IoT | Gas, water meters and EV equipment through the electricity meter | JUTA Route IoT application | Route IoT relay |
Route B "is the original and most widely deployed Wi-SUN HAN profile", born in the Japanese smart meter ecosystem. The three route specifications are published by TTC, the Japanese standards organisation, as TTC JJ-300.10 and are publicly available.
Regional channel plans and the radio rules behind them
Section titled “Regional channel plans and the radio rules behind them”The band is part of the certificate. A product certified in NA 902 to 928 MHz is not certified in EU1, and its radio approvals are separate too. The Alliance itself says the regulatory references for each domain are listed in the members-only PHY specification and that implementers must verify them. The table below gives the public texts.
| Wi-SUN range | Main legal text | Key limits from the text |
|---|---|---|
| EU1 863 to 870 MHz | Decision 2006/771/EC (SRD bands), RED Article 3(2) with EN 300 220-2 V3.3.1 (EN 300 220) | Per sub-band power and duty cycle or spectrum access rules, see license-free SRD bands |
| 915 to 921 MHz in the EU | Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 as amended by (EU) 2025/650 | Band 5: 916.1 to 919.4 MHz, non-specific SRD, 25 mW e.r.p., bandwidth 600 kHz or less, duty cycle 1 % or less, data networks under a master network access point, deadline October 1, 2025. Band 1: 874 to 874.4 MHz, 500 mW e.r.p. with APC, 200 kHz, duty cycle 10 % (access points) or 2.5 %. Member States may opt out for defence use |
| EU2 870 to 876 MHz | Outside the 863 to 870 MHz entries most designs use | Check the EU decisions and the national rules before assuming access |
| NA 902 to 928 MHz | 47 CFR 15.247 (or 15.249 at low field strength) | Hopping with 20 dB bandwidth under 250 kHz: at least 50 channels, 0.4 s in 20 s, 1 W peak conducted; 25 to 49 channels: 0.25 W. Digital modulation: 6 dB bandwidth at least 500 kHz, 1 W, 8 dBm in any 3 kHz. 6 dBi antenna allowance |
| JP 920 to 928 MHz | Article 49-14 of the Ordinance Regulating Radio Equipment, implemented by ARIB STD-T108 | General telemetry in 920.5 to 928.1 MHz: 200 kHz unit channels, EIRP up to 16 dBm, carrier sense and transmission time limits, see TELEC and Giteki |
| IN 865 to 867/868 MHz | Indian national rules | See India BIS, TEC, WPC |
On the EU harmonised standards: Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2499 of December 9, 2025 cited EN 300 220-2 V3.3.1 and EN 303 659 V1.1.1 (SRD in data networks at 865 to 868 and 915 to 919.4 MHz) under the RED; the withdrawal of EN 300 220-2 V3.1.1 applies from June 11, 2027.
RED: the other articles
Section titled “RED: the other articles”Article 3(2) is only one part of the RED file. Article 3(1)(a) covers health and safety, Article 3(1)(b) EMC (the EN 301 489-1 and -3 series for SRD), and, from August 1, 2025, the delegated act on Article 3(3)(d), (e) and (f) applies to internet-connected radio equipment, with EN 18031-1 to -3 cited with restrictions by Decision (EU) 2025/138. An IPv6 FAN node that reaches a head-end system is a candidate for that scope. See RED tests.
FCC: 15.247 or 15.249
Section titled “FCC: 15.247 or 15.249”Section 15.247 covers frequency hopping and digitally modulated systems only. Which paragraph applies depends on how the device occupies the band: FAN hops between channels, so the hopping rules of 15.247(a)(1)(i) are the usual starting point, while a wide OFDM option may qualify as digital modulation if its 6 dB bandwidth reaches 500 kHz. Section 15.249 is not a sub-band: it is an alternative for any modulation in 902 to 928 MHz at a much lower field strength. The FCC grant comes from a TCB under 47 CFR Part 2; see the FCC pillar and EU + US dual certification.
Claims the texts contradict
Section titled “Claims the texts contradict”| Common claim (including earlier versions of this page) | What the source says |
|---|---|
| "Membership tiers are Contributor, Sponsor and Promoter" | The tiers are Adopter, Contributor, Promoter and Observer (labs). Only Contributor and Promoter may receive product certification. |
| "Tests are run by an Authorized Test Bed (ATB)" | Tests are run by Wi-SUN Alliance approved test laboratories. The test beds are Certified Test Bed Units (CTBU), reference devices used for interoperability. |
| "JUTA is a smart-city and street-lighting profile used in Asia-Pacific" | The JUTA profile is made with JUTA, a Japanese utility meter telemetry association, and is listed only in JP 920 to 928 MHz, at TELEC. |
| "HAN never reached deployment and is only historical" | HAN Route B is "the original and most widely deployed Wi-SUN HAN profile" in the Japanese smart meter ecosystem, and HAN 2.0 is current. |
| "FAN 1.1 replaces FAN 1.0" | FAN 1.0 devices continue to be certified and sold; FAN 1.1 is compatible with FAN 1.0 networks. |
| "FAN 1.1 requires OFDM" | OFDM is optional; certified PHY devices can continue with FSK. |
| "Wi-SUN uses 15.247 or 15.249 depending on the sub-band" | 15.249 is a field strength alternative over all of 902 to 928 MHz; 15.247 depends on hopping or digital modulation, not on a sub-band. |
| "The EU has no Wi-SUN spectrum above 870 MHz" or "915 MHz is American only" | (EU) 2018/1538 as amended by 2025/650 harmonises 916.1 to 919.4 MHz at 25 mW e.r.p. for SRD in data networks, with a defence opt-out. |
| "A module integrator inherits the module certificate with reduced testing" | No such route is published on the Alliance pages; the process requires an application for each product with lab reports. Ask the Alliance before relying on module reuse. |
| "Any mention of Wi-SUN on a product needs a licence" | The pages say that after passing tests a maker may apply to use the Wi-SUN CERTIFIED logo. Trademark questions beyond that belong to the Alliance governing documents. |
| "The Alliance is based in San Ramon, California" | Its US address is Beaverton, Oregon. |
Common pitfalls
Section titled “Common pitfalls”- Wi-SUN is not Wi-Fi. Different band (sub-GHz versus 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz), different PHY (IEEE 802.15.4 SUN versus 802.11), different alliance. Check tender wording.
- Certificate without a band. The certificate is tied to a profile and a band: a product sold in North America and Japan needs both covered.
- No EU profile programme assumed. Read the Certification Tests table for your band before promising a "Wi-SUN FAN certified" EU product.
- Adopter membership. It gives access to the specifications but not to certification or test specifications.
- PKI late. FAN devices need identity certificates; set up the CA account and factory provisioning early.
- Radio approvals forgotten. None of the Wi-SUN reports replaces EN 300 220-2, 15.247 or Japanese certification, and vice versa.
Cross-references and support
Section titled “Cross-references and support”See also the glossary, the harmonised standard entry, radio EMC, FHSS, and the guides RED standards, FCC scope, LoRa Alliance, LoRaWAN end-device certification and Matter certification for comparable consortium programmes.
See also
Section titled “See also”- Zigbee + CSA: certification of the 802.15.4 mesh protocol
- Niche wireless: ANT+, KNX-RF, DECT ULE, 6LoWPAN
- KNX, DALI-2 and EnOcean certification
- DLNA and OCF: media + IoT interoperability
- Bluetooth SIG qualification, process and product listing
- Wi-Fi Alliance: interoperability + Wi-Fi brand
- License-free radio bands for short range devices
- TELEC and Giteki, Japan radio certification
Sources & references
- Wi-SUN Alliance, Certification Process: steps, fees, FAN TPS and CTP (read October 7, 2026), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/certification-process/
- Wi-SUN Alliance, Certification Tests: PHY and profile programmes, bands and approved labs (read October 7, 2026), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/certification-tests/
- Wi-SUN Alliance, Become a Member: tiers, annual fees and benefits table (read October 7, 2026), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/membership-pricing/
- Wi-SUN Alliance, Certified Products: profile and PHY certifications, Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/certified-products-list/
- Wi-SUN Alliance, Wi-SUN FAN 1.1, Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/wi-sun-fan-1-1/
- Wi-SUN Alliance, FAQs (PHY and FAN certification, FAN 1.1 bands, IEEE 2857-2021), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/faqs/
- Wi-SUN Alliance, Home Area Networking: HAN 2.0, Route B, Route HAN, Route IoT, Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/home-area-networking/
- Wi-SUN Alliance, Cyber Security Certificates: FAN device certificates and CA partners, Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/cyber-security-certificates/
- Wi-SUN Alliance, About Us (programme launched early 2013, CTBU test beds), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/about/
- Wi-SUN Alliance, Our Story (formation in January 2012), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/our-story/
- First companies achieve global FAN 1.1 certification (June 12, 2025), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/news/first-companies-achieve-global-fan-1-1-certification/
- Wi-SUN FAN becomes first wireless mesh network standard adopted by ISO/IEC, ISO/IEC/IEEE 32857:2026 (July 7, 2026), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/news/wi-sun-fan-becomes-first-wireless-mesh-network-standard-adopted-by-iso-iec/
- Wi-SUN Alliance appoints LocosLab as first European Wi-SUN FAN authorized test lab (September 15, 2026), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/news/wi-sun-alliance-appoints-locoslab-as-first-european-wi-sun-fan-authorized-test-lab/
- Bureau of Indian Standards adopts Wi-SUN FAN, IS 18010 (Part 4/Sec 1) (March 4, 2024), Wi-SUN Alliance wi-sun.org/news/bureau-of-indian-standards-adopts-wi-sun-fan/
- IEEE 2857-2021, Standard for Wireless Smart Utility Network Field Area Network (FAN), IEEE Standards Association standards.ieee.org/ieee/2857/10218/
- IEEE 802.15.4-2024, Standard for Low-Rate Wireless Networks, IEEE Standards Association standards.ieee.org/ieee/802.15.4/11041/
- IEEE 802.15.4x-2019, Amendment 7: SUN PHYs supporting up to 2.4 Mb/s data rates, IEEE ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8700703/
- Wi-SUN Alliance Field Area Network (FAN) overview, LPWAN at IETF 97 (November 2016), IETF (Wi-SUN Alliance slides) www.ietf.org/proceedings/97/slides/slides-97-lpwan-35-wi-sun-presentation-00.pdf
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/650 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1538 (874 to 876 and 915 to 921 MHz), Official Journal of the European Union eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/650/oj
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2499 (EN 300 220-2 V3.3.1 and EN 303 659 V1.1.1 cited under the RED), Official Journal of the European Union eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/2499/oj
- ETSI EN 300 220-2 V3.3.1, short range devices 25 MHz to 1 000 MHz, Part 2, ETSI www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/300200_300299/30022002/03.03.01_60/en_30022002v030301p.pdf
- 47 CFR 15.247, operation within the bands 902-928 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 5725-5850 MHz, eCFR www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-15/subpart-C/section-15.247
- ARIB STD-T108 overview: 920 MHz-band telemeter, telecontrol and data transmission radio equipment, ARIB www.arib.or.jp/english/std_tr/telecommunications/desc/std-t108.html
Frequently asked questions
- Does Wi-SUN certification replace RED or FCC radio certification?
- No. Wi-SUN CERTIFIED is a programme of the Wi-SUN Alliance, a private industry association. It tests conformance to a Wi-SUN technical profile and interoperability with other certified products. Placing the radio on the market still needs the national route: the RED with EN 300 220-2 (or EN 303 659 for data networks at 865 to 868 and 915 to 919.4 MHz) in the EU, an FCC grant under 47 CFR 15.247 or 15.249 for 902 to 928 MHz in the US, and Article 49-14 of the Ordinance Regulating Radio Equipment in Japan.
- What are the Wi-SUN certification programmes?
- The Alliance runs two levels: PHY certification, aimed at silicon and module vendors, and technical profile certification, which tests the upper layers in addition to the PHY. Its certified products page lists the profiles: FAN (Field Area Network), HAN (Route B, Enhanced HAN, Basic HAN replaced by Enhanced HAN, and Route IoT in the test list), and the Wi-SUN Profile for JUTA, the Japanese utility meter telemetry association. FAN profile certification requires the FAN PHY certification.
- What does Wi-SUN certification cost?
- The Alliance publishes two fee layers. Membership: Adopter USD 1,500 a year (cannot certify), Contributor USD 5,000 a year below USD 100 million revenue or USD 10,000 above, Promoter USD 60,000 a year subject to Board approval. Certification fee paid to the Alliance: USD 1,000 per product for PHY certification and USD 3,000 per product for full profile certification such as FAN. The test lab invoices testing separately, and the Alliance is not involved in that price.
- Which membership level do I need to certify a product?
- Contributor or Promoter. The membership benefits table on wi-sun.org marks "May receive Product Certification" as Yes for Contributor and Promoter only, and No for Adopter and Observer (the tier for test labs). There is no Sponsor tier. Requesting Wi-SUN FAN device certificates from the Alliance CA partners also requires Contributor or Promoter membership.
- Which labs can test a Wi-SUN product?
- The Certification Tests page names Allion Labs (Taiwan), CNLABS (India), Eldorado (Brazil), TELEC (Japan), LocosLab (Germany), TUV Rheinland Japan, TUV Rheinland North America and TUV Rheinland India, each for specific programmes and bands. LocosLab was appointed on September 15, 2026 as the first Wi-SUN FAN authorised test lab in Europe. There is no self-certification route.
- What is the difference between FAN 1.0 and FAN 1.1?
- FAN 1.1 adds an optional OFDM PHY with link speeds up to 2.4 Mbps, a Low Energy profile for battery devices with ten-year-plus life, and more bands (863 to 876, 865 to 868 and 920 to 928 MHz). The Alliance states that FAN 1.1 is fully compatible with FAN 1.0 networks and does not replace it: FAN 1.0 devices continue to be certified and sold. A FAN 1.0 certificate does not cover FAN 1.1, which has its own programme. The first FAN 1.1 certifications were announced on June 12, 2025.
- Is JUTA a smart-city or street-lighting profile?
- No. The Wi-SUN Profile for JUTA was developed in collaboration with JUTA, the Japanese association for utility meter telemetry. Its PHY and profile programmes are listed only for the Japanese 920 to 928 MHz band, and the HAN page describes the JUTA Route IoT application for joint gas and water meter reading through the electricity meter. Street lighting is a FAN use case.
- Is Wi-SUN FAN an international standard?
- Yes. The FAN specification was published as IEEE 2857-2021 (approved June 16, 2021), adopted in India as IS 18010 (Part 4/Sec 1) according to the Alliance announcement of March 4, 2024, and ratified as ISO/IEC/IEEE 32857:2026, announced by the Alliance on July 7, 2026. Certification and the logo remain Alliance programmes: compliance with the standard alone does not entitle a product to use the Wi-SUN CERTIFIED logo.