How to Get a TEC Certificate? | TEC Certification Process

A detailed overview of How to Get a TEC Certificate? | TEC Certification Process.

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Any Original Equipment Manufacturer and Importer, who wants to sell, import, or use any telecom equipment in India, has to obtain TEC Certificate from the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC India), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India.

By providing proper testing under the MTCTE scheme, the Telecommunication Engineering center of India ensures that no product that crosses the outside border to enter India:

Causes any physical harm to the consumers.

Causes harm to the product that it’s connected to.

Causes privacy damage to any consumer of the product.

Although not a new concept, TEC approval has just now started gaining traction because of India’s Digital India initiative. One of the major questions in people’s minds regarding this unique license is: “What is the TEC certification cost in India?”. Through this article, we are going to briefly touch on that.

Activities of TEC

Issue of GR or Generic Requirements, IR or Interface Requirements, SR or Service Requirements and Standards for telecom products & services.

Field evaluation of products and systems

National Fundamental Plans

Support to DoT on technology issues

Testing & Certification of Telecom products

Regional TEC Offices

For Testing purposes, there are four regional telecom engineering centers (RTECS).

New Delhi

Bangalore

Mumbai

Kolkata

Certificates are issued by TEC based on the test reports.

TEC includes two certifications -

·         Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE)

·         Voluntary Certification Scheme

Here, let’s have a look at these in detail –

Types of TEC Requirements

Interface Requirement (IR)

IR issued by TEC ensures that telecom equipment inter-works appropriately with the other products/network of the Indian Telecom Network.

Telecom equipment meets the EMI/EMC (Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility)

Telecom equipment meets the safety standards specified by TEC

Telecom equipment meets the minimum standard requirements for electrical compatibility as specified by TEC

Telecom equipment compliant with the regulation of the TRAI or Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Technical Regulation application for Certification

The technical regulation is as per the IR/GR documents of telecom equipment. The standard tests are as below.

EMI/EMC (Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility)

Safety test of telecom equipment

Technical requirements as per IR/GR

Security requirement as per notification issued by DoT

Basic Documents requirements :

For product testing:-

Product instruction manual

Product datasheet

Marking label

Circuit diagram & PCB layout

ILAC test reports (other than safety & EMC)

For the creation of a profile in the MTCTE portal:-

Certificate of incorporation

Specimen Affidavit

MOU clauses

Authorization letter / AIR authorization letter

Products that need the approval of TEC to be imported into India

Following is a list of complex products that require TEC’s testing and approval before they can be imported and sold in the country.

PABX: PABX is short for Private Automatic Branch exchange. It’s a common telecom tool used in industries for telephony within the organization. TEC certification on PABX is mandatory because of this.

Two wired Telephone Equipment: TEC certification on Two-Wired Telephone Equipment is required because it’s the cornerstone of all industrial communication.

Group 3 Fax Machine: While Fax machines have lost much of their relevance with us going paperless, TEC certification on group 3 fax machines are still required to import them to India.

Data Modem: Data modem is an age-old way to establish internet connections via a telephone line. Because of its connectivity to your PC and its nature, TEC certification on the Data modem is mandatory.

Cordless Phone: Even though we are moving towards cell phones and are doing away with cordless phones, certain households still use them. TEC certification on the cordless phone is implied if you cater to that niche crowd.

Pon-Family of Broadband equipment: PON refers to Passive Optical Network. For obvious reasons, TEC certification on the PON family of broadband equipment is mandatory.

Feedback devices: Many types of feedback devices don’t require any certification. But, devices such as Hall Sensors, Encoders, resolvers, and more require closed-loop telecom feedback, which makes it mandatory to acquire TEC certification for feedback devices. 

ISDN customer Premises Equipment: ISDN customer premises equipment is a device that ISPs place in their subscriber’s homes to provide internet access. These devices can be intrusive and cause damage to the customers. That’s why TEC certification on ISDN customer premises equipment is mandatory.

Transmission terminal equipment: TEC has jurisdiction over all Transmission Terminal equipment from workstations to more. This is why TEC registration on Transmission terminal equipment is a given.

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