January, 2022
The Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) Wing in India has released Gazette G.S.R. 870(E) “Use of Very Low Power Radio Frequency Devices or Equipment for Inductive Applications (Exemption from License) Rules, 2021” on December 21, 2021.
These rules are now in effect and are not applicable to wireless equipment that has already been type approved under the “Use of Very Low Power Radio Frequency Devices or Equipment for Inductive Applications (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Rules, 2015.”
Under the new Rules, 2021, the Inductive Applications include:
Car immobilizers
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications such as automatic article identification
Asset tracking
Alarm systems
Waste management
Personal identification
Access control
Proximity sensors
Anti-theft systems
Location systems
Near Field Communications (NFC) applications such as those used for data transfer to handheld devices
Anti-theft systems including Radio Frequency (RF) antitheft induction systems such as Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS)
Wireless control systems
Animal identification
Cable detection
Wireless voice links
Automatic road tolling
Wireless power transfer (WPT) or wireless charging through inductive loop system having radiocommunication between the transmitter and receiver.