Trai mandates standardised CAS, SMS to tackle piracyThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has directed all distribution platform operators (DPOs) to ensure compliance with the inte...
09 Aug, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
DoT allows for routers, cordless phones and other equipment to be self-certifiedThe 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...
04 Nov, 2022, 09.21 AM IST
Telcos say availability of new 5G phones to take a hit due to mandatory local testing decreeTelecom operators have also cautioned that any move to test and certify all 5G smartphones at accredited local labs would also hinder India...
21 Mar, 2022, 07.58 AM IST
Certification of telecom gear must be integral to manufacturing ecosystem: K RajaramanIn a webinar organised by the Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), Rajaraman also said that for a "robust capacity of testing facilities, skil...
16 Mar, 2022, 11.57 PM IST
TRAI designates TEC as testing-and-certification agency for CAS and SMSIt will also notify and maintain test schedules and test procedures, empanel and declare the list of accredited testing laboratories that f...
20 Sep, 2021, 11.21 PM IST
DoT starts issuing telecom equipment test certificatesHowever, the deadline was postponed several times due to non-readiness and shortage of labs in the country.
30 Jul, 2019, 08.49 PM IST
DoT to implement mandatory gear testing from Oct 1“The schedule for mandatory testing and certification of the remaining equipment shall be notified subsequently,” the TEC notification adde...
15 Jul, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
Govt again extends telecom equipment, mobile phone testing deadline to Aug 1Department of Telecom (DoT) had in 2012 for the first time fixed April 1, 2013 as the deadline for mandatory testing and certification of t...
13 Mar, 2019, 04.44 PM IST
Telcos ask DoT to defer deadline to test gear importsCite paucity of labs to undertake such in-country screening; mobile operators import an estimated $6-7billion of 3G and 4G network equipmen...
15 Feb, 2019, 06.47 AM IST
DoT extends deadline for mandatory testing of telecom gear to April 2019The engineering division, however, indicated that other equipment such as modem, audio conferencing equipment, fax machine, VHF equipment, ...
27 Sep, 2018, 11.16 PM IST
Ericsson may stop manufacturing media gateways in Jaipur plantMove followed TEC's refusal to issue suitable clearances even after co said concerned product is certified by a leading international lab.
18 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Ericsson may shut media gateways at Jaipur plant over TEC certificatesEricsson cannot supply its local media gateways to any mobile carrier, without an interface approval certificate from Telcom Engineering Ce...
14 May, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
Telecom companies seek free shifting of equipment to circlesRule primarily applies to telcos that acquired fresh airwaves & relocated network equipment after permits were cancelled by SC in Feb, 2012.
11 May, 2015, 05.23 AM IST
Red tape stifles telecom policy overhaulGovt departments appear to be working at cross-purposes in overhauling the key telecom laws, which may trigger more uncertainty for the tro...
26 Aug, 2013, 10.55 AM IST
- All telecoms gear may have to undergo TEC test before deployment
The telecoms department will soon expand the Indian Telegraph Rules to include detailed modalities for such mandatory testing and certifica...
30 May, 2011, 02.18 PM IST
- Govt rejects DoT's proposal to have private operators in TEC
The government has turned down DoT’s proposal to make private operators stakeholders in the Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), which is the ...
16 Oct, 2007, 12.27 AM IST
- India to have Wimax certification lab soon
India will soon join the elite group of nations having their own Wimax concept certification laboratories.
19 Sep, 2007, 01.30 AM IST