TEC Certification in India
Certification Introduction
TEC India Telecom Engineering Center issued the "Telecom Equipment Compulsory Testing and Certification Act". Starting from October 1, 2019, all telecommunications products, as long as they are produced, imported, distributed or sold in the Indian market, must pass TEC certification before that.

TEC Certification Basic Information
Is it mandatory: yes
Is a local representative required: yes
Is a local test required: yes
Is a certification authority: TEC

TEC Certification Mark

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Relationship between TEC Certification, BIS Certification and WPC Certification
TEC: It is the Indian Telecom Engineering Center, full name Telecoummunicateon Engineering Center, TEC certification controls network communication products.
BIS: It is the Bureau of Indian Standards, full name The Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS certification controls safety regulations.
WPC: It is the agency that controls wireless regulations in India, full name Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing, WPC certification controls radio products.

Applicable product range
Communication or network equipment that interfaces with public networks or wide area network (WAN) services. Common telecom network interfaces include T1/E1, ISDN BRI, PRI ISDN, ADSL, serial and analog PSTN, etc.

TEC certification schemes:
· General Certification Scheme (GCS) - Applications must be supported by test reports demonstrating ER
· Simplified Certification Scheme (SCS) - Applications show test results when necessary and include a Supplier Declaration of Good Faith (SDoC).

TEC certification controlled product categories (including certification scheme categories)
Administrative telephone system-SCS
NSD/ISD public telephone-SCS
Electronic telephone instrument-SCS
Main telephone system-SCS
2-line feature phone-SCS
Coin box telephone-SCS
Terminal for connecting to PSTN-SCS
CLIP telephone-SCS
Audio conferencing equipment-SCS
Multi-line telephone system-SCS
Group 3 fax machine-SCS
Modem-SCS
Cordless telephone-SCS
POS terminal-GCS
GPON equipment-GCS
DSL equipment-GCS
loT gateway-GCS
Tracking equipment-GCS
Smart meter-GCS
Smart watch-GCS
Smart security camera-GCS
Router-GCS
LAN Switch-GCS
Mobile phone and dongle-GCS
Mobile BTS-GCS
Compact cellular network-GCS
Mobile repeater-GCS
Microwave communication equipment-GCS
UHF/VHF communication equipment-GCS
Mobile radio trunking system equipment-GCS
Equipment working at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz-GCS
Satellite system equipment-GCS
IP terminal-GCS
Media gateway-GCS
Signaling gateway-GCS
Session border controller-GCS
Soft switch-GCS
ISDN CPE-GCS
Switch-GCS
Telephone application server-GCS
Telephone media server-GCS
Multiplexing equipment-GCS
SDH equipment-GCS
DWDM equipment-GCS
Digital cross connector-GCS

TEC certification classification
TEC certification is divided into Interface Approval and Type Approval.

1. Interface Approval is based on the Interface Requirements (IR) standards issued by TEC.

2. Type Approval is based on the Generic Requirements (GR) standards issued by TEC.

TEC test requirements
· Security requirements: security and confidentiality requirements
· Technical requirements: technical requirements
· Safety: safety
· EMI/EMC: electromagnetic interference, electromagnetic compatibility
· Other requirements: other requirements