March, 2023
The India Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) published a notification on February 27, 2023 requiring Wi-Fi CPEs and IP Routers to receive security testing under MTCTE beginning July 1, 2023.
Security parameters as defined by the Indian Telecom Security Assurance Requirements (ITSARs) in addition to ER parameters will be applicable for Wi-Fi CPE and IP Router applications starting July 1, 2023.
Current certificate holders and applications for these products that will be in progress prior to July 1, 2023 will also be required to apply to convert their MTCTE certificate into an integrated certificate with security testing.