The Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) in India has released Essential Requirements (ERs) for all remaining product categories under TEC’s scope, with the exception of LAN Switches. The following is a list of products that now have a final ER available:

Mobile Handsets (Smartphones, Tablets, Dongles)

Tracking Devices

Smart Watches

IoT Gateways

Smart Cameras

IP Terminals

Media Gateways

DSL Equipment

Signaling Gateways

Session Border Controllers

Base Stations for Cellular Networks

Repeater for Cellular Networks

Compact Cellular Networks

Soft Switches

End Point Devices for Environment Monitoring

Smart Electricity Meters

Equipment Operating in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz Bands

VHF & UHF Radio System Equipment

PTP & PMP Microwave Fixed Radio Systems

HF Radios

Mobile Radio Trunking Systems

Satellite Communication Equipment

TEC approval of products within these categories will become mandatory in the future when TEC issues product lists of future “Phases”. TEC is currently working on the Phase 3 product list that is expected to be implemented later in 2020.