India TEC issues mandatory control list of phase III and IV telecom equipment
On September 22, 2021, Tec of Indian Telecommunication Engineering Center issued Notice No. 5-2 / 2021-tc / TEC / 93 - on the control list of compulsory telecommunication equipment in phase III & IV, in which phase III covers 10 categories and phase IV covers 36 categories.
Based on the products in phase I and II that Tec has forced in the early stage, the corresponding control list and requirements are summarized as follows:
| stage | Controlled products | Mandatory date | ILAC test report Acceptable deadline (except safety regulations / EMC) |
| Phase I (Category 6) | 2-wire telecommunication equipment Modem modem G3 fax machine ISDN CPE of ISDN client equipment Cordless telephone cordless telephone SPC exchange system PAB | October 1, 2019 | November 30, 2021 |
| Phase II (Class 3) | Transmission terminal equipment SDH, multiplexing PON family products in broadband devices Feedback devic | October 1, 2020 | November 30, 2021 |
| Phase III (class 10) | Cellular base station Cellular repeater Compact cellular network Smart camera Smart bracelet, IOT gateway, 2.4G and 5GHz device | -Mtcte can accept applications: October 11, 2021 -Market compulsory certification: July 1, 2022 | June 30, 2022 |
| Stage IV (category 36) | Transmission terminal equipment DWDM, DXC Single mode fiber Satellite communication equipment Router LAN switch POS device Conference system device Base station controller BSC / Radio Network Controller RNC | -Mtcte can accept applications: October 11, 2021 -EMC mandatory certification of safety regulations: February 1, 2022 -Er other requirements mandatory certification July 1, 2022 | Not applicable |
remarks:
The above products can apply for certification to the mtcte portal (compulsory testing and certification procedure for telecommunication equipment) based on GCS or SCS authentication modes.
Safety regulations and EMC reports of local tests in India shall be provided.
The test report shall not exceed 2 years (calculated by the time of submission to mtcte), and the reports issued by Tec approved laboratories and ILAC laboratories shall meet this validity.
For phase IV mandatory products (note * in notification_mtcte_3_4), er standards will be uploaded to mtcte certification system one after another.