On September 27, 2018, India Telecommunication Engineering Centre(TEC) announced Mandatory Certification of Telecom Equipment.
This announcement is regarding an extension which eliminated the original effective date, October 1st. The new enforcement date will be two phases implementation on January 1 and April 1, 2019, by specific types.
According to this announcement,
1. The following Telecom equipment imported or sold in India on or after 1.1.2019 shall be subjected to testing and certification as envisaged in the said rules:
Telephone Instrument, Modem, Audio conferencing equipment, Fax machines, ISDN CPEs, Radio an Transmission products including Microwave, UHF and VHF equipment, MRTS Equipment, Satellite equipment, WiFi Access Points and Controllers, DWDM Equipment, Digital Cross Connect, Multiplexing Equipment, SDH Equipment and Cordless Phone.
2. The following Telecom equipment imported or sold in India on or after 1.4.2019 shall be subjected to testing and certification as envisaged in the said rules:
GPON equipment, DSL Equipment, IP Terminal, PABX, Media Gateway, Signalling Gateway, SBC, Soft Switch, Mobile Devices, BTS, Repeater, Compact Cellular Network, Router, Lan Switch and IoT Devices, and any other Telecom equipment not indicated in para1.
3. The mandatory testing and certification, as envisaged in the said Rules, shall be carried out in accordance with ‘Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipments(MTCTE) Procedure, which is including the all detailed guide and is being notified.
Enforcement date: January 1, 2018 and April 1, 2018