A conflict between global telecom equipment makers and India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) over a new security mandate could imp...

Telecom gear manufacturers are pushing to delay the mandatory security testing deadline for WiFi CPE and IP routers, requesting a two-year ...

The newly included products cover a diverse range, including media gateways, IP security equipment, IP terminals, optical fibre or cable, t...

India is planning to impose customs duties on telecom components in a phased manner to discourage imports and promote domestic manufacturin...

The change, which will come into effect from January 1, will help companies to reduce the time taken to test and certify a product before b...

Senior industry executives said DoT’s insistence on in-country testing of network equipment by local labs recognised by its technical arm, ...

"The exemptions on these widely used products will reduce the compliance burden and will enable the industry to roll out their products fas...

Telecom operators have also cautioned that any move to test and certify all 5G smartphones at accredited local labs would also hinder India...

“We are going down to the semiconductor level, the silicon level and see where the chips are coming from, and what is the importance of tho...

"The reason behind the continuing import suspension is that bulk of these FTTH network products and associated components are manufactured ...

“The schedule for mandatory testing and certification of the remaining equipment shall be notified subsequently,” the TEC notification adde...

The engineering division, however, indicated that other equipment such as modem, audio conferencing equipment, fax machine, VHF equipment, ...