The Ministry of Telecommunications (DoT) of India previously issued an announcement on January 20, 2026, to use the 5925-6425MHz frequency band for license-exempt applications. The DoT noted that some products had previously received certificates which supported but disabled 5925-6425MHz. The DoT issued another notice on March 6, 2026, setting out the compliance requirements for enabling the 5925-6425MHz band under the revised regulatory framework. Stakeholders of products capable of operating in the 5925-6425MHz band but only obtaining certificates for the 2.4GHz and/or 5GHz bands should reapply for a new certificate to enable the 5925-6425MHz band. These necessary steps must be completed by April 5, 2026. The 5925-6425 MHz band may not be enabled, activated, or used unless a new certificate authorization is obtained.

Click this link to view the original DoT announcement.

Following the exemption of product reports for repeaters, NB-IoT, and 5G FR2 by the Telecom Engineering Center of India (TEC) on December 29, 2025, TEC issued a notice on February 18, 2026 to add an exemption list, postponing the exemption reporting deadline for 5G NR Type 1-H base stations, composite active antenna systems, and 128G Fibre Channel products to June 30, 2026.

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On February 2, 2026, the Telecom Engineering Centre of India solicited comments on the revision of the MTCTE procedure version 3 (TEC 93009:2024).

Click this link to view the original public comment article, click this link to view the original text of TEC 93009:2024 at this link. The call for comments is until March 4, 2026.

On January 20, 2026, the Ministry of Communications of India issued an announcement to use the frequency band 5925-6425MHz for license-free applications (Wi-Fi 6E, etc.). The announcement divides this band into two categories of license-free equipment, with low-power indoor equipment (LPI) allowing an EIRP of up to 30dBm and very low-power outdoor equipment allowing an EIRP of up to 14dBm. This band cannot be used for drones, vehicles, ships, and aircraft below a certain flight altitude (aircraft above 10,000 feet can be used). The announcement also includes a type approval application form. The announcement is effective from the date of publication.

Click this link to view the original announcement of the Ministry of Communications.

On December 31, 2025, the Wireless Planning and Coordination Authority (WPC) of India released the National Frequency Allocation Plan-2025, which allocates two frequency bands, 6475-6725MHz and 7025-7125MHz, for International Mobile Communication (IMT).

Click this link to view the original WPC NFAP-2025 publication.

On December 29, 2025, the Telecom Engineering Centre of India (TEC) issued three notices to postpone the implementation of a series of certification requirements, the main contents of which are as follows:

• Following the notice on June 26, 2025 that the deadline for receiving ILAC test reports from non-border sharing countries for four types of products, including cellular network base stations, was extended to December 31, 2025, this time it was extended by half a year to June 30, 2026. Click this link to download the original text of the notice;
• Similar to the above, extend the PON Series broadband device exemption period from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Clicking this link to download the original notice;
• Similar to the above, extend the reporting exemption for products such as repeaters, NB-IoT, 5G FR2, or specific parameters from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Click this link to download the original notice from this link.

On December 1, 2025, India's National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS) released version 2.0 of the Indian Telecom Security Standard (ITSAR) for Wi-Fi CPE and IP routers.

This new version provides clearer device coverage:

• Wi-Fi CPE: Now explicitly applicable to all types of APs, gateways, and home router products. Any Wi-Fi product with routing, NAT, or packet filtering is classified as a CPE.
• IP Routers: Available for all SDN, Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF), Virtual Network Functions (VNF) types, and all deployment modes. All IPv4 requirements also apply to IPv6.

The security certification exemption period for Wi-Fi CPE and IP routers is only until March 31, 2026.

Click this link to view the Wi-Fi CPE ITSAR requirements, click this link views the IP router ITSAR requirements.

On October 29, 2025, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued a notification requesting the migration of IS 13252-1:2010 and IS 616:2017 standards to the IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 standard. Extended reality products such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MRI) will have until May 1, 2026, to meet compliance requirements for the new standard. All other products that still comply with the IS 13252-1:2010 and IS 616:2017 standards will have until November 1, 2028 to complete compliance with the new standards. The IS 13252-1:2010 and IS 616:2017 standards will be revoked on November 1, 2028.

Click this link to view the original announcement issued by MeitY.

Following the announcement of India's National Communications Security Centre (NCCS) on August 7, 2025, extending the period of Voluntary Security Certification (VSC) for Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) and Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) to September 1, 2025, the NCCS issued another notice on August 29, 2025, extending the period to December 31, 2025. As of January 1, 2026, these products will be mandatory for ITSAR compliance under the ComSec scheme.

Click on this link to view the original NCCS announcement dated August 29, 2025.

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.

Click this link to view the original TEC notice.