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Mandatory Testing & Certification of Telecom Equipment

The Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) under Department of Telecommunications (DOT) operates Mandatory Testing & Certification of Telecommunication Equipment (MTCTE) in India. As per this all IT and Telecom equipment that are connected or have the capability to be connected with Indian telecom network, intended to be sold, manufactured or imported in India need to comply with MTCTE regulations.

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In accordance with this plan, TEC publishes standards known as Essential Requirements (ERs) for the relevant products and issues certificate to products that meet the specifications outlined in the ERs. The products are required to be tested in TEC accredited labs (CABS) in India for Safety, EMI EMC, Technical, and Security criteria. Products notified under the regulation can only be sold, manufactured or imported in India after receiving a valid registration certificate from TEC.

India Compliance & Testing Laboratories, an experienced TEC MTCTE consultant firm are here to help you in obtaining TEC MTCTE certification with simplicity. Our expert TEC MTCTE consultants will assist you at every step from product evaluation, testing to extensive documentation for the TEC MTCTE certification.

S.No. Essential Requirements/Product Name Product/Varient Name MTCTE Phase Mandatory date of certification of product under MTCTE
1 Satellite Communication Equipment NGSO Integrated Gateway Phase 6 24-08-2025
2 VHF( Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) Radio System Equipment VHF UHF Base Station – Baseband plus Radio Phase 4 01-08-2024
3 VHF( Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) Radio System Equipment VHF UHF Base Station – Radio Only Phase 4 01-08-2024
4 VHF( Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) Radio System Equipment VHF UHF Baseband Equipment without Radio Phase 4 01-08-2024
5 VHF( Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) Radio System Equipment VHF UHF Fixed Station Phase 4 01-08-2024
6 VHF( Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) Radio System Equipment VHF UHF Handheld Portable Stations Phase 4 01-08-2024
7 VHF( Very High Frequency) UHF (Ultra High Frequency) Radio System Equipment VHF UHF Mobile Stations Phase 4 01-08-2024
8 IP (Internet Protocol) Security Equipment Unified Threat Management Equipment Phase 4 01-08-2024
9 LAN (Local Area Network) Switch L3 LAN Switch Phase 4 01-08-2024
10 LAN (Local Area Network) Switch MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) TP (Transport Profile) CEN (Carrier Ethernet Network )Switch Phase 4 01-08-2024
11 LAN (Local Area Network) Switch L2 Unmanaged Switch Phase 4 01-08-2024
12 ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) Customer Premises Equipment ISDN Gateway Phase 1 01-10-2019
13 2- Wire Telephone Equipment CLIP (Calling Line Identification Presentation) Phone Phase 1 01-10-2019
14 2- Wire Telephone Equipment NSD (National Subscriber Dialing) or ISD (International Subscriber Dialing) Payphone Phase 1 01-10-2019
15 2- Wire Telephone Equipment Terminals for connecting to PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) Phase 1 01-10-2019
16 ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) Customer Premises Equipment Multipoint Conferencing Server Phase 1 01-10-2019
17 ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) Customer Premises Equipment ISDN NT-1 Network Termination Phase 1 01-10-2019
18 ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) Customer Premises Equipment ISDN Terminal Phase 1 01-10-2019
19 ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) Customer Premises Equipment ISDN Terminal Adapter Phase 1 01-10-2019
20 Radio Broadcast Receiver RBR All Motor vehicle RBRs requiring external power Phase 4
21 Radio Broadcast Receiver RBR Other devices having RBR interface Phase 4
22 Radio Broadcast Receiver RBR All RBRs driven with inbuilt power source Phase 4
23 IP Security Equipment Network Security Analytics Equipment-Managed Phase 6 24-08-2025
24 2- Wire Telephone Equipment 2-Line Feature Phone Phase 1 01-10-2019
25 2- Wire Telephone Equipment Coin Box Telephone Phase 1 01-10-2019
26 2- Wire Telephone Equipment Coin Box Telephone - Table Top Interface Phase 1 01-10-2019
27 2- Wire Telephone Equipment Electronic Telephone Instrument Phase 1 01-10-2019
28 2- Wire Telephone Equipment Executive Telephone Systems Phase 1 01-10-2019
29 2- Wire Telephone Equipment Key Telephone Systems Phase 1 01-10-2019
30 2- Wire Telephone Equipment Key Telephone Systems with proprietary interface Phase 1 01-10-2019
31 G3 Fax Machine FAX machine with handset Phase 1 01-10-2019
32 G3 Fax Machine FAX machine without handset Phase 1 01-10-2019
33 Modem V.90 or V.92 or V.21 to V.34 Modem Phase 1 01-10-2019
34 Cordless Telephone Cordless Telephone Phase 1 01-10-2019
35 Private Automatic Branch Exchange Private Automatic Branch Exchange Phase 1 01-10-2019
36 Feedback Device Feedback Device Phase 2 01-10-2020
37 Transmission Terminal Equipment-1 Multiplexing Equipment Phase 2 01-10-2020
38 Transmission Terminal Equipment-2 SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) Equipment Phase 2 01-10-2020
39 Equipments Operating in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band PTP PMP Wireless Access Equipment 2.4 or 5 GHz Phase 3 01-01-2024
40 Equipments Operating in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band WLAN Controller Equipment Phase 3 01-01-2024
41 End Point Device for Environmental Monitoring End Point Device for Environmental Monitoring Phase 3 01-01-2024
42 Repeater for Cellular Network GSM and WCDMA Repeater Phase 3 01-04-2024
43 Repeater for Cellular Network GSM Repeater Phase 3 01-04-2024
44 Repeater for Cellular Network GSM WCDMA and LTE Repeater Phase 3 01-04-2024
45 Base Station for Cellular Network NodeB for WCDMA Phase 3 01-08-2024
46 Compact Cellular Network BTS CCN Phase 3 01-01-2024
47 Compact Cellular Network eNodeB CCN Phase 3 01-01-2024
48 Compact Cellular Network NodeB CCN Phase 3 01-01-2024
49 Tracking Device Asset Tracking Device Phase 3 01-01-2024
50 Tracking Device Human Tracking Device Phase 3 01-01-2024
51 Tracking Device Pet Tracking Device Phase 3 01-01-2024
52 Tracking Device Standalone tracking device for Vehicle Phase 3 01-01-2024
53 Smart Electricity Meter Smart Electricity Meter Phase 3 01-10-2024
54 Mobile Radio Trunking System MRTS Base Station - Radio Only Phase 4 01-08-2024
55 Mobile Radio Trunking System MRTS Baseband Equipment without Radio Phase 4 01-08-2024
56 Mobile Radio Trunking System MRTS Fixed Station Phase 4 01-08-2024
57 Mobile Radio Trunking System MRTS Handheld Portable Station Phase 4 01-08-2024
58 Mobile Radio Trunking System MRTS Mobile Station Phase 4 01-08-2024
59 Conferencing Equipment Audio Conference Facility Device Phase 4 01-01-2024
60 Conferencing Equipment Multi Line Telephone System Phase 4 01-01-2024
61 Media Gateway Line Media Gateway Phase 4 01-01-2024
62 Media Gateway Media Gateway Phase 4 01-01-2024
63 Media Gateway Media Gateway for CPE Phase 4 01-01-2024
64 Signalling Gateway Signalling Gateway Phase 4 01-01-2024
65 Session Border Controller Session Border Controller Phase 4 01-01-2024
66 Softswitch Softswitch Phase 4 01-01-2024
67 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite Amplifier Phase 4 01-10-2024
68 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite Baseband Mod or Demod or Controller Phase 4 01-10-2024
69 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite Baseband Modem Phase 4 01-10-2024
70 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite BUC (Block Up Converter) Phase 4 01-10-2024
71 PTP (Point to Point) PMP (Point to Multi Point) Microwave Fixed Radio Systems PTP or PMP Split MW Outdoor Unit Phase 4 01-08-2024
72 PTP (Point to Point) PMP (Point to Multi Point) Microwave Fixed Radio Systems PTP or PMP Full Outdoor Microwave Systems Phase 4 01-08-2024
73 ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) Customer Premises Equipment PC card based ISDN Terminal Phase 1 01-10-2019
74 PTP (Point to Point) PMP (Point to Multi Point) Microwave Fixed Radio Systems PTP or PMP Split MW Indoor Unit Phase 4 01-08-2024
75 PON (Passive Optical Network) Family of Broadband Equipment PON ONT (Optical Network Terminal) Phase 2 01-10-2020
76 PON (Passive Optical Network) Family of Broadband Equipment PON ONU (Optical Network Unit) Phase 2 01-10-2020
77 DSL(Digital Subscriber Line) Equipments DSLAM Phase 4 01-01-2024
78 DSL(Digital Subscriber Line) Equipments DSL Modem Phase 4 01-01-2024
79 IoT (Internet of Things) Gateway IoT Gateway Phase 3 01-01-2024
80 Equipments Operating in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band Wifi Access Points and CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Phase 3 01-01-2024
81 HF (High Frequency) Radio HF Base Station - Baseband plus Radio Phase 4 01-04-2024
82 HF (High Frequency) Radio HF Base Station - Radio Only Phase 4 01-04-2024
83 HF (High Frequency) Radio HF Baseband Equipment without Radio Phase 4 01-04-2024
84 HF (High Frequency) Radio HF Fixed Station Phase 4 01-04-2024
85 HF (High Frequency) Radio HF Handheld Portable Stations Phase 4 01-04-2024
86 Repeater for Cellular Network LTE (Long Term Evolution) Repeater Phase 3 01-04-2024
87 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite Baseband Modem Controller Phase 4 01-10-2024
88 HF (High Frequency) Radio HF Mobile Stations Phase 4 01-04-2024
89 Mobile Radio Trunking System MRTS Base Station – Baseband plus Radio Phase 4 01-08-2024
90 PTP (Point to Point) PMP (Point to Multi Point) Microwave Fixed Radio Systems PTP/PMP Split M W System Phase 4 01-08-2024
91 Repeater for Cellular Network WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) Repeater Phase 3 01-04-2024
92 Repeater for Cellular Network WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and LTE Repeater Phase 3 01-04-2024
93 Base Station for Cellular Network BTS with AAS (Advanced Antenna Systems) Phase 3 01-08-2024
94 Base Station for Cellular Network BTS (Base Transceiver Station ) for GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) Phase 3 01-08-2024
95 Base Station for Cellular Network eNodeB for LTE (Long Term Evolution) Phase 3 01-08-2024
96 Base Station for Cellular Network BTS with MSR (Multi-Standard Radio) up to 4G Phase 3 01-08-2024
97 PON (Passive Optical Network) Family of Broadband Equipment PON OLT (Optical Line Terminal) Phase 2 01-10-2020
98 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite IF Transreceiver Phase 4 01-10-2024
99 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite Optimisation Equipment Phase 4 01-10-2024
100 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite Radio Frequency Transceiver Phase 4 01-10-2024
101 Router Cloud Control Capable Router Phase 4 01-08-2024
102 Precision Timing Protocol Grand Master Equipment Precision Timing Protocol Grand Master Equipment Phase 4 01-01-2024
103 Mobile Management Entity MME with connectivity to MSC SGSN Phase 4 01-01-2024
104 Mobile Management Entity MME for LTE Phase 4 01-01-2024
105 Cell Broadcast Centre CBC for GSM Phase 4 01-01-2024
106 Cell Broadcast Centre CBC for LTE or LTE-A Phase 4 01-01-2024
107 Cell Broadcast Centre CBC For UMTS Phase 4 01-01-2024
108 IP Multimedia Conferencing Equipment IP Multimedia Conferencing Equipment Phase 4 01-01-2024
109 MSC or MSC-S or GMSC or GMSC-S including VLR MSC-S or GMSC-S Phase 4 01-01-2024
110 MSC or MSC-S or GMSC or GMSC-S including VLR MSC or GMSC including VLR for GSM Phase 4 01-01-2024
111 MSC or MSC-S or GMSC or GMSC-S including VLR MSC or GMSC including VLR for WCDMA Phase 4 01-01-2024
112 Infiniband Switch Infiniband Switch Phase 4 01-01-2024
113 Optical Fibre Cable Hybrid Cable - Optical and Metallic Phase 4 01-01-2024
114 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable - ADSS on Aerial alignment Phase 4 01-01-2024
115 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable - ADSS along Power line Phase 4 01-01-2024
116 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable - DSA Phase 4 01-01-2024
117 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable - Duct Phase 4 01-01-2024
118 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable - In home Phase 4 01-01-2024
119 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable - Indoor Phase 4 01-01-2024
120 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable - Micro-Duct Phase 4 01-01-2024
121 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite LNB(Low Noise Block downconverter) Phase 4 01-10-2024
122 SCP (Service Control Point) SCP Phase 4 01-01-2024
123 IP (Internet Protocol) Security Equipment Intrusion Detection System Equipment Phase 4 01-08-2024
124 IP (Internet Protocol) Security Equipment Intrusion Prevention System Equipment Phase 4 01-08-2024
125 Router IPV4 (Internet Protocol v4) Router Phase 4 01-08-2024
126 OMC(Operations and Maintenance Center) or EMS (Element Management Systems) or NMS (Network Management Systems) or OSS (Operations Support System) NMS Phase 4 01-01-2024
127 SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) or GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) SGSN For LTE Phase 4 01-01-2024
128 SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) or GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) GGSN Phase 4 01-01-2024
129 SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) or GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) SGSN For WCDMA Phase 4 01-01-2024
130 HLR (Home Location Register) AUC (Authentication Cente) HSS (Home Subscriber Server) HLR or AUC Phase 4 01-01-2024
131 SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) or GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) SGSN For GSM Phase 4 01-01-2024
132 SMLC (Serving Mobile Location Center)or eSMLC (Evolved Serving Mobile Location Center ) SMLC for WCDMA Phase 4 01-01-2024
133 SMLC (Serving Mobile Location Center)or eSMLC (Evolved Serving Mobile Location Center ) eSMLC for LTE Phase 4 01-01-2024
134 GMLC (Gateway Mobile Location Centre) GMLC for LTE or LTE-A Phase 4 01-01-2024
135 BSC (Base Station Control) RNC (Radio Network Controller) RNC for WCDMA Phase 4 01-01-2024
136 SMLC (Serving Mobile Location Center)or eSMLC (Evolved Serving Mobile Location Center ) SMLC for GSM Phase 4 01-01-2024
137 HLR (Home Location Register) AUC (Authentication Cente) HSS (Home Subscriber Server) HSS Phase 4 01-01-2024
138 OTA (Over-The-Air) and DM (Device Manager) or FOTA (Firmware Over-The-Air) OTA Phase 4 01-01-2024
139 LAN (Local Area Network) Switch L2 LAN Switch Phase 4 01-08-2024
140 EIR (Equipment Identity Register) EIR for LTE Phase 4 01-01-2024
141 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Groung Wire -OPGW Phase 4 01-01-2024
142 SMSC (Short Message Service Center) SMSC Phase 4 01-01-2024
143 S-GW (Serving Gateway) or P-GW (Packet Data Network Gateway) P-Gateway Phase 4 01-01-2024
144 EIR (Equipment Identity Register) EIR for GSM or WCDMA Phase 4 01-01-2024
145 GMLC (Gateway Mobile Location Centre) GMLC for GSM or WCDMA Phase 4 01-01-2024
146 OMC(Operations and Maintenance Center) or EMS (Element Management Systems) or NMS (Network Management Systems) or OSS (Operations Support System) OMC or EMS Phase 4 01-01-2024
147 S-GW (Serving Gateway) or P-GW (Packet Data Network Gateway) S-Gateway Phase 4 01-01-2024
148 SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) CSIM (CDMA SIM) Phase 4 01-08-2024
149 Satellite Communication Equipment Satellite LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) Phase 4 01-10-2024
150 Satellite Communication Equipment VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) Terminals Phase 4 01-10-2024
151 IP (Internet Protocol) Security Equipment Firewall Equipment Phase 4 01-08-2024
152 Router IPV6 (Internet Protocol v6) Router Phase 4 01-08-2024
153 Router MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) Router Phase 4 01-08-2024
154 Router BNG (Broadband Network Gateway) or BRAS (Broadband Remote Access Server) Router Phase 4 01-08-2024
155 BSC (Base Station Control) RNC (Radio Network Controller) BSC for GSM Phase 4 01-01-2024
156 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable – Direct Buried Phase 4 01-01-2024
157 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable – Indoor/Outdoor Phase 4 01-01-2024
158 Optical Fibre Cable Optical Fibre Cable – Access Outdoor Phase 4 01-01-2024
159 Transmission Terminal Equipment-2 DWDM (Dense wavelength-division multiplexing) Equipment Phase 4 01-01-2024
160 Transmission Terminal Equipment-3 Digital Cross Connect Phase 4 01-01-2024
161 Optical Fibre - Single Mode Optical Fibre - G.652.D Phase 4 01-01-2024
162 Optical Fibre - Single Mode Optical Fibre - G.655 Phase 4 01-01-2024
163 Optical Fibre - Single Mode Optical Fibre - G.656 Phase 4 01-01-2024
164 Optical Fibre - Single Mode Optical Fibre - G.657. A1 Phase 4 01-01-2024
165 Optical Fibre - Single Mode Optical Fibre - G.657. A2 Phase 4 01-01-2024
166 Optical Fibre - Single Mode Optical Fibre - G.657. B3 Phase 4 01-01-2024
167 Optical Fibre - Single Mode Optical Fibre -G.654.D Phase 4 01-01-2024
168 Optical Fibre - Single Mode Optical Fibre -G.654.E Phase 4 01-01-2024
169 Hypervisor Hypervisor Phase 5 01-10-2024
170 LAN Switch Storage Area Network (SAN) Switch Phase 6 24-08-2025
171 LAN Switch Fabric Interconnect Switch Phase 6 24-08-2025
172 IP Security Equipment Network Security Management Equipment Phase 6 24-08-2025
173 IP Security Equipment Network Security Analytics Equipment-Unmanaged Phase 6 24-08-2025
174 IP Security Equipment Content Security Equipment Phase 6 24-08-2025
175 IP Security Equipment DDoS Protection Equipment Phase 6 24-08-2025
176 IP Security Equipment Malware Analysis Equipment Phase 6 24-08-2025
177 IP Security Equipment Web Application Firewall Phase 6 24-08-2025
178 SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) eUICC – Consumer (GSMA compliance) / eSIM-Consumer Phase 4 01-08-2024
179 Base station for cellular network for 5G Active Antenna System-OTA Phase 5 01-10-2024
180 5G Core AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function ) Phase 5 01-07-2024
181 5G Core SMF (Session Management Function) Phase 5 01-07-2024
182 5G Core UPF (User Plane Function) Phase 5 01-07-2024
183 5G Core UDM (Unified Data Management) Phase 5 01-07-2024
184 SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) eUICC -M2M (Non-GSMA compliance) Phase 4 01-08-2024
185 IP (Internet Protocol)Terminal SIP Terminal Phase 5 01-10-2024
186 OTA (Over-The-Air) and DM (Device Manager) or FOTA (Firmware Over-The-Air) DM or FOTA Phase 4 01-01-2024
187 5G Core AuSF (The Authentication Server Function) Phase 5 01-07-2024
188 5G Core NSSF (Network Slice Selection Function) Phase 5 01-07-2024
189 5G Core SMSF (Short Message Service Function) Phase 5 01-07-2024
190 5G Core PCF (Policy Control Function) Phase 5 01-07-2024
191 5G Core CHF (Charging Function) Phase 5 01-07-2024
192 5G Core NEF (Network Exposure Function) Phase 5 01-07-2024
193 Satellite Communication Equipment NGSO User Terminals Phase 6 24-08-2025
194 Fixed Wireless Phones Fixed Wireless Phone with Voice Facility only Phase 6 24-08-2025
195 Fixed Wireless Phones Fixed Wireless Phone with VOICE and DATA Facility Phase 6 24-08-2025
196 Cellular Customer Premises Equipment Cellular Customer Premises Equipment Phase 6 24-08-2025
197 E-band Fixed Radio Relay System E-Band MW Outdoor System plus Indoor System Phase 5 01-07-2024
198 E-band Fixed Radio Relay System E-Band MW Full Outdoor System Phase 5 01-07-2024
199 Base station for cellular network for 5G Base Station 5G NR Type 1C Phase 5 01-10-2024
200 Base station for cellular network for 5G Base Station 5G NR Type 1H Phase 5 01-10-2024
201 Base station for cellular network for 5G Base Station 5G NR Type 1O Phase 5 01-10-2024
202 Base station for cellular network for 5G Base Station 5G NR Type 2O Phase 5 01-10-2024
203 Base station for cellular network for 5G BTS with Multi Standard Radio Phase 5 01-10-2024
204 Base station for cellular network for 5G Hybrid Active Antenna System Phase 5 01-10-2024
205 5G Core UDR (Unified Data Repository) Phase 5 01-07-2024
206 5G Core BSF (Binding Support Function) Phase 5 01-07-2024
207 Converged Multi service Application Access Equipment (C-MSAAE) C-MSAAE Phase 5 01-07-2024
208 SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) SIM- Pluggable form factor Phase 4 01-08-2024
209 SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) USIM- Pluggable form factor Phase 4 01-08-2024
210 SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) UICC based ISIM- Pluggable form factor Phase 4 01-08-2024
211 SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) eUICC-M2M (GSMA compliance) / eSIM-M2M Phase 4 01-08-2024