On 26 June 2025, the Telecommunications Engineering Centre (TEC) of India issued a notice announcing the extension of the general exemption (no test report required) for the following products in the MTCTE certification scheme until 31 December 2025 or until further notice.

• mobile wireless trunking systems;
• cellular repeaters;
• Precision Timing Protocol (PTP) master equipment;
• Very High Frequency (VHF) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio system equipment;
• PTP PMP Microwave Fixed Radio System;
• ADSLx；
• VDSLx；
• optical fiber (single-mode);
• Fiber optics (cables);
• high-frequency radio systems;
• GSO VSAT/GSO user terminals;
• NGSO Endpoints/NGSO Integration Gateways.

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On June 26, 2025, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India issued a notice updating the documentation requirements and exemptions for PON series broadband devices under MTCTE. The updates include extending the protocol test exemption period for any PON interface from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025, and extending the acceptance period for applicant/original equipment manufacturer (OEM) self-declaration of conformity for Automatic Laser Shutdown (ALS) or Automatic Power Shutdown (APSD) from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

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On 26 June 2025, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India issued a notice announcing that the deadline for ILAC test reports for non-border sharing countries could be extended until 31 December 2025 for specific products. These test reports should be issued within two years from the date of submission to the MTCTE portal. Related products include:

• cellular base stations;
• SIM card;
• Very High Frequency (VHF) Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) radio equipment systems;
• E-band fixed radio relay system.

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On May 19, 2025, India's Ministry of Telecommunications (DoT) released the draft Rules for the Use of Low Power and Ultra-Low Power Radio Access Systems (including Wireless LANs) in the Low 6 GHz Band 2025. The rule applies to the band 5925-6425 MHz. The maximum equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) is 1 W for low-power indoor (LPI) devices and 25 mW for ultra-low-power outdoor (VLP) devices.

Click this link to view the original draft and the comment period is until 15 June 2025.

On 30 May 2025, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published the Implementation Guidelines for Amendment No. 1 of IS 16333 Part 3:2022. The guidelines require that all mobile phones must be available in printed or electronic form (online user guides and/or QR codes on packaging) of instruction manuals in Indic languages as of 19 September 2025.

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On 21 April 2025, the National Communications Security Centre (NCCS) of India issued the following Indian Telecommunications Security Assurance Requirements (ITSAR):

• ITSAR309062504 - Smart camera;
• ITSAR309052504 - Smart meter;
• ITSAR309072504 - Vehicle tracking device;
• ITSAR702052504 - Class 5 equipment (OLT and ONT passive optical network equipment);
• ITSAR702042504 - Class 4 equipment (Wi-Fi CPE, IP routers, Cell Broadcast Centers and Dedicated Automatic Exchange Extensions);
• ITSAR702012504 - Category 1 equipment (including 23 types of 5G network function equipment, see the original text for details);
• ITSAR309042504 - Feedback device.

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On April 7, 2025, India's National Communications Security Centre (NCCS) issued a notice announcing that Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and Optical Line Terminal (OLT) products will be included in the Voluntary Security Certification (VSC) regime with an extension until August 31, 2025. As of September 1, 2025, ONT and OLT products must be certified under the ComSec scheme by mandatory ITSAR. This notice supersedes the notice dated December 6, 2024, which allows for voluntary certification to be valid until March 31, 2025.

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On March 5, 2025, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India issued an announcement numbered 6-35/2024-CA/TEC. The announcement proposes that in order to support start-ups and micro- and micro-sized enterprises, the Ministry of Telecommunications has decided to subsidize the cost of testing for start-ups and micro- and micro-sized enterprises under the mandatory/voluntary testing and certification scheme, which will be implemented by TEC.

Subsidies may be provided for tests carried out at TEC or National Communications Security Centre (NCCS) designated/accredited laboratories, NABL accredited laboratories if there is no TEC designated CAB in India for a particular type of testing. 75% of the fee is subsidized for start-ups, 60% for micro-enterprises, and 50% for small businesses. The total cost is 250 million rupees (about 21.23 million CNY), and the subsidy will be implemented for two years.

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On February 25, 2025, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre of India (TEC) issued an announcement numbered No. 5-2/2024-TC/TEC (Pt.1) announcing the list of Phase VI products of MTCTE (Mandatory Testing and Certification Procedure). The mandatory certification date will take effect on August 24, 2025. A total of 14 categories of products are included in MTCTE supervision, including cellular network CPE, fixed wireless telephones, etc.

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On January 29, 2025, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India published an addendum numbered No. 5-5/2024-TC/TEC, announcing that the NB-IoT interface test parameter exemption has been extended until June 30, 2025 or further notice.

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