TEC Approval

Every telecom equipment must undergo prior mandatory testing and certification. The detailed procedure for Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipments (MTCTE) under these rules shall be notified separately. The testing is to be carried out by Indian Accredited Labs and based upon their test reports, certificate shall be issued by TEC

The approval is given to the Telecom equipment that will be interfaced with the Public Switched Network in India as per the TEC standards and specifications. Type Approval certificate is a technical compliance certificate to the GR for the specific category of equipment. The in-country testing is mandatory for granting the Type Approval certificate after meeting the documentation requirement and the eligibility criteria for the applicant..

CERTIFICATION SCHEMES

1. General Certification Scheme (GCS) Type/ Interface Approval Certificate (TAC/ IAC)
2. Simplified Certification Scheme (SCS)

TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

The technical regulations prescribed under this framework are in the form of Essential Requirements. The Essential Requirements (ER) to be complied for the purpose of certification under this procedure will include following:

  1. EMI/ EMC : As prescribed by TEC
  2. Safety : As prescribed by TEC
  3. Technical requirements: As prescribed by TEC
  4. Other requirements: As notified by TEC/ DoT/ any Government Agency from time to time
  5. Security Requirements: As per notification issued by DoT.

Check List for Interface Approval Documents to be submitted:

1. Forwarding letter (Sample).
2. Template Form 'A'.
3. Compliance Report as per TEC "IR" & TSTP (Sample).
4. Industrial License/SSI Registration /Certificate of Incorporation / RBI Permission to open Branch Office, FIPB clearance as applicable etc.
5. Foreign collaboration copy (if applicable).
6. System specifications containing features and capabilities of the equipment put for approval.
7. User's Operating Manual.
8. Software and hardware installation guides. Systems support and maintenance guide.
9. An Affidavit, attested by Notary Public for each model put for approval.
10.  Infrastructure Assessment Form for the product offered by the Manufacturer to the first time & Infrastructure Assessment shall be carried out for only Indian Manufacturers only.
11.  In case of traders, authorization letter from the manufacturer appointing him as trader for the product indicating the period of validity if fixed or open ended. MOU also required to be submitted if available.
12.  In case of trader/Branch Office declaration that he has Test and Repair facility for the product.
13.  EMC and EMI test results and test certificates from authorized accredited lab as per TEC IR, if applicable.
14.  Availability of Test Instruments and calibration certificates of those instruments need to be submitted to TEC.
15.  Each Page of the documents to be submitted should be stamped and signed by the authorized signatory.

Table : List of Equipments Covered by MTCTE

  1. Telecom Equipment covered under SCS
    • 2-Wire Telecom Equipment (Executive Telephone System, NSD/ISD Payphone, Electronic Telephone Instrument, Key Telephone Systems, 2-Line Feature Phone, Coin Box Telephone, Terminals for connecting to PSTN, CLIP Phone)
    • Modem
    • G3 Fax Machine
    • ISDN CPE
  2. Telecom Equipment covered under GCS
    • Cordless Telephone
    • PABX

Table : List of Equipments To Be Covered by MTCTE

SR. NO.

Name of Equipment

Certification Scheme

Product Fee Group

1

Audio Conferencing Facility Device

SCS

A

2

Multi Line Telephone System

SCS

A

3

Point of Sales (POS) Terminal

GCS

A

4

GPON Equipment

GCS

B

5

DSL Equipment

GCS

B

6

IoT Gateway

GCS

B

7

Tracking Devices

GCS

B

8

Smart Electricity meter

GCS

B

9

Smart Watch

GCS

B

10

Smart Security Camera

GCS

B

11

Router

GCS

B

12

LAN Switch

GCS

C

13

Mobile Handsets and Dongles

GCS

C

14

Mobile BTS

GCS

C

15

Compact Cellular Network

GCS

C

16

Mobile Repeater

GCS

C

17

Microwave Communication Equipment

GCS

C

18

UHF/ VHF Communication Equipment

GCS

C

19

Mobile Radio Trunking System Equipment

GCS

C

20

Equipment Operating in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Frequency Bands

GCS

C

21

Satellite System equipment

GCS

C

22

IP Terminal

GCS

B

23

Media Gateway

GCS

C

24

Signalling Gateway

GCS

C

25

Session Border Controller

GCS

C

26

Soft Switch

GCS

C

27

Telephony Application Server

GCS

C

28

Telephony Media Server

GCS

C

29

Multiplexing Equipment

GCS

C

30

SDH Equipment

GCS

C

31

DWDM Equipment

GCS

C

32

Digital cross Connect

GCS

C