Security evaluation fees for telecom, ICT products cut by up to 95%The telecom department has significantly reduced security evaluation fees for telecom and ICT products, slashing them by up to 95% to a max...
05 Aug, 2025, 08.47 AM IST
Govt defers mandatory broadband gear testing rule till Sep 1 amid tariff negotiations with USThe telecom department has deferred mandatory testing for broadband equipment until September 1st due to ongoing tariff negotiations with t...
08 Apr, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
Ministry of Communications expands simplified certification scheme for 37 productsThe newly included products cover a diverse range, including media gateways, IP security equipment, IP terminals, optical fibre or cable, t...
02 Jan, 2024, 01.31 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
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
Government to revamp sourcing, testing of telecom equipment over spyware and malware threatsThe government is looking at a major overhaul of telecom equipment sourcing and testing in India as it fears threats from spyware and malwa...
15 Jun, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
Government may miss telecom gear screening deadlineThe government may miss its deadline for locally screening imported gear used in Indian telecom networks for the third time.
03 Jan, 2015, 11.27 AM IST
Women's safety device specifications next month: Ravi Shankar Prasad"We will launch standards for woman safety device next month," Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at Good Governance Day even...
25 Dec, 2014, 06.43 PM IST
Home ministry opposes foreign companies setting up telecom gear testing labsHome ministry feels screening and certification of imported network gear used in Indian telecom networks “must exclusively be done by govt ...
22 May, 2014, 06.46 PM IST
DoT to test imported telecom and IT productsAt present, DoT is establishing the Telecom Testing & Security Certification (TTSC) centre, which will frame local standards for screening ...
22 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
TSDSI inks deal to share information with GCFTSDSI has inked a MOU with GCF to share info and perspectives on mobile devices testing and the requirements of the country’s mobile phone ...
27 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
India may emerge as low-cost hub for security-sensitive IT productsCountry has recently attained authorising member nation status in the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement.
13 Sep, 2013, 11.46 AM IST
India's IT product testing norms may thwart its bid for CCRA membershipCCRA is a global agency that defines common processes to evaluate security-sensitive IT products used in critical infrastructure networks.
08 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
India set to frame new testing norms for telecom equipmentThe telecom department has established a pilot lab and creation of a full-fledged certification center and development systems is in progre...
20 Jun, 2013, 04.38 AM IST
- Nod to allow import of telecom equipment after certification
In a move that could help several cellular operators, the government has agreed to allow import of telecom equipment certified by internati...
02 Jun, 2010, 07.40 PM IST
MHA may clear BT-certified Huawei, ZTE gearMHA may allow Chinese telecom equipment makers to supply ware.
20 May, 2010, 03.13 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