The deadline for the mandatory certification of 12 products (ERs) among the 44 products listed under MTCTE phase-III and IV is extended by three months, from 01.01.2024 to 01.04.2024. The specific products included in this extension are detailed in Annexure-I.
| S No | ER Product | Notified in Phase |
| 1 | Base Station for Cellular Network | Phase-III |
| 2 | Repeater for Cellular Network | Phase-III |
| 3 | Smart Electricity Meter | Phase-III |
| 4 | SIM | Phase-IV |
| 5 | HF Radio | Phase-IV |
| 6 | Mobile Radio Trunking System | Phase-IV |
| 7 | VHF UHF Radio System Equipment | Phase-IV |
| 8 | PTP PMP Microwave Fixed Radio Systems | Phase-IV |
| 9 | LAN Switch | Phase-IV |
| 10 | Router | Phase-IV |
| 11 | IP Security Equipment | Phase-IV |
| 12 | Satellite Communication Equipment | Phase-IV |
It is important to note that the mandatory certification date for the remaining 32 products (ERs) remains unchanged, set at 01.01.2024. The comprehensive list of these 32 products can be found in Annexure-II.
| S No | ER/Product | Notified in Phase |
| 1 | Compact Cellular Network | Phase-III |
| 2 | Equipments Operating in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band | Phase-III |
| 3 | IoT Gateway | Phase-II |
| 4 | Tracking Device | Phase-III |
| 5 | End Point Device for Environmental Monitoring | Phase-III |
| 6 | Radio Broadcast Receiver RBR | Phase-IV |
| 7 | Optical Fibre-Single Mode | Phase-IV |
| 8 | Optical Fibre Cable | Phase-IV |
| 9 | DSL Equipments | Phase-IV |
| 10 | Signalling Gateway | Phase-IV |
| 11 | Session Border Controller | Phase-IV |
| 12 | Softswitch | Phase-IV |
| 13 | Media Gateway | Phase-IV |
| 14 | Precision Timing Protocol Grand Master Equipment | Phase-IV |
| 15 | Infiniband Switch | Phase-IV |
| 16 | IP Multimedia Conferencing Equipment | Phase-IV |
| 17 | Conferencing Equipment | Phase-IV |
| 18 | Transmission Terminal Equipment-2 (DWDM, Digital Cross Connect) | Phase-IV |
| 19 | Mobility Management Entity (MME) | Phase-IV |
| 20 | Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)/Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) | Phase-IV |
| 21 | Base Station Controller (BSC)/Radio Network Controller (RNC) | Phase-IV |
| 22 | Cell Broadcast Centre (CBC) | Phase-IV |
| 23 | Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC) | Phase-IV |
| 24 | Home Location Register (HLR)/Authentication Centre (AUC)/Home Subscriber Server (HSS) | Phase-IV |
| 25 | Mobile Switching Centre (MSC)/MSC-Server (MSC-S)/Gateway MSC (GMSC)/Gateway MSC-Server (GMSC-S) including Visitor Location Register (VLR) | Phase-IV |
| 26 | OTA and DM or FOTA | Phase-IV |
| 27 | Service Control Point (SCP) | Phase-IV |
| 28 | Operation Maintenance Support (OMC)/Element Management System (EMS)/Network Management System (NMS)/Operation Support System (OSS) | Phase-IV |
| 29 | Serving Gateway (S-GW)/Packet Gateway (P-GW) | Phase-IV |
| 30 | Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) | Phase-IV |
| 31 | Serving Mobile Location Centre (SMLC) or eSMLC | Phase-IV |
| 32 | Equipment Identity Register (EIR) | Phase-IV |
The deadline for the acceptance of test reports, specifically for technical parameters, issued by laboratories accredited by International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (LAC) signatories from non-border sharing countries is extended by three months. The new deadline is from 31.12.2023 to 31.03.2024. This extension applies specifically to the 08 products (ERs) outlined in Annexure-III.
| S No | ER/Product | Notified in Phase |
| 1 | Base Station for Cellular Network | Phase-III |
| 2 | Repeater for Cellular Network | Phase-III |
| 3 | Compact Cellular Network | Phase-III |
| 4 | SIM | Phase-IV |
| 5 | HF Radio | Phase-IV |
| 6 | VHF UHF Radio System Equipment | Phase-IV |
| 7 | Radio Broadcast Receiver RBR | Phase-IV |
| 8 | Satellite Communication Equipment | Phase-IV |
