India Updates Mandatory Certification Procedure for Telecom Equipment

The Ministry of Communications earlier adopted the procedure of Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) in India.

According to the TEC/10/2018-TC, the following telecom equipment should be subject to MTCTE after January 2019:

Telephone instruments

Modems

Audio conferencing equipment

Fax machines

ISDN CPEs

Radio and transmission products including microwaves

UHF and VHF equipment

Satellite equipment

Wi-Fi access points and controllers

DWDM equipment

Digital cross connects

Multiplexing equipment

SDH equipment

Cordless phones

The TEC/10/2018-TC also sets up the following telecom equipment as subject to MTCTE after April 2019:

GPON equipment

DSL equipment

IP terminals

PABX

Media gateways

Signaling gateways

Soft switches

Mobile devices

Repeaters

Compact cellular networks

Routers

LAN switches

Any other telecom equipment not indicated above

The date of mandatory testing is extended and is under consideration of the Government of India.

Please, find the official notifications of the Government via links below:

http://tec.gov.in/pdf/Whatsnew/TECNotificationSept18.pdf

http://tec.gov.in/pdf/Whatsnew/TECNotification31Dec18.pdf