TEC has announced an extension for the exemption of several critical test parameters and standards under the MTCTE framework until June 30, 2025. This extension impacts a wide range of products and equipment, providing manufacturers additional time to comply with certain standards.
Details of the Exempted Parameters
| Product /ER
Variant |
Parameters/Interfaces Name (as per ER) | Remarks |
| Mobile Radio
Trunking System |
Frequency Band for
MRTS |
Exempted for
– ETSI EN 300 390, ETSI EN 300 296, ETSI EN 300 341 & ETSI EN 302 561 |
| Conformance to standards
for MRTS |
||
| Max RF Power Output for
MRTS Base Stn |
||
| Repeater for
Cellular Network |
GSM Repeater Station
Operating Frequency |
Exempted |
| GSM Repeater Station
Parameters |
||
| WCDMA Repeater Station
Parameters |
||
| WCDMA Repeater Station
Operating Frequency |
||
| LTE Repeater Station
Operating Frequency |
||
| LTE Repeater Station
Parameter |
||
| Precision Timing
Protocol Grand Master Equipment |
Max Peak Voltage for 10
MHz Interface |
Exempted |
| Min Peak Voltage for 10
MHz Interface |
||
| Profile for Frequency
synchronisation |
||
| Profile for time and phase
synchronisation with full timing support |
||
| Profile for time and phase
synchronisation with partial timing support |
||
| Pulse Shape for 10 MHz
Interface |
||
| Pulse Width for 1 PPS
Interface |
||
| Rise Time for 1 PPS
Interface |
||
| VHF UHF Radio System Equipment | Frequency for VHF or
UHF equipment |
Exempted for –
ETSI EN 300 390, ETSI EN 300 296, ETSI EN 300 341, ETSI EN 300 698, ETSI EN 300 783, ETSI EN 300 720, ETSI EN 301 925, ETSI EN 301 178. |
| Conformance to standards
for VHF or UHF Radio Systems |
||
| Max Transmit Power for
VHF or UHF HH Stn |
||
| Radio Broadcast
Receiver |
Frequency of operation for
Radio Broadcast Receiver |
Exempted |
| ADSLx | Bit Rate for ADSLx Int | |
| Insulation Test for ADSL
Int. |
||
| Line Port impedance for
ADSLx Int |
||
| Loop resistance for
ADSLx |
||
| PSD for ADSLx Int | ||
| Transmitted Power At
ATU-C for ADSLx Int |
||
| VDSLx | Bit Rate for VDSLx Int | Exempted |
| Insulation Test for 2 wires
Int |
||
| Line Port impedance for
VDSLx Int |
||
| Loop resistance for
VDSLx |
||
| Profiles for VDSLx | ||
| PSD for VDSLx Int | ||
| Return Loss for VDSLx | ||
| Transmitted Power At
ATU-C for VDSLx Int |
||
| Optical Fibre
(Single Mode) |
Mechanical
Characteristics Proof test for minimum strain level |
Exempted |
| Material Properties- Fiber
Materials- The substances of which the fibres are made |
||
| Optical Fibre Cable | Lightning Test | Exempted |
| DC Resistance | ||
| Short Circuit Test | ||
| Lightning Arc Test | ||
| Flame Spread- Bunched
cable |
||
| Smoke Test / Smoke
Density Test |
||
| Acid gas (Toxicity) (Test
on toxic gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables |
||
| Flame retardant | ||
| Electrical Characteristics –
Power Feeding Wires |
||
| Transfer impedance and
Coupling attenuation |
||
| Requirements for fire
performance of Optical/metallic hybrid cables should meet fire safety regulations |
||
| HF Radio System | Conformance to standards
for HF Radio Systems |
Exempted for
ETSI EN 303 402 Page 3 of 4 FCC CFR47 Part 90 |
| Frequency for HF
equipment |
||
| Max Transmit Power for
HF Base Stn |
||
| SAR for HF equipment | Exempted | |
| GSO VSAT/GSO User Terminal | Conformance to standards
for Satellite |
Exempted |
| Transmit Power – Satellite
Equipment |
||
| NGSO Terminal
NGSO Integrated Gateway |
Conformance to standards
for Satellite-NGSO |
Exempted |
| All applicable
ERs notified under MTCTE |
ER Interfaces
i) 5G NR- FRI and FR2 interworking with other Radios ii) 5G NR (FR2) |
Exempted |
| NaviC | Exempted | |
| Insulation Resistance for
SHDSL Int |
Exempted | |
| LCL for SHDSL Interface | Exempted | |
| PSD for SHDSL Int | Exempted | |
| Return Loss for SHDSL | Exempted | |
| Throughput for SHDSL
Interface |
Exempted | |
| Transmitted Power for
SHDSL Int |
Exempted |
Official Notification from the regulator can be accessed: Exempted Parameters for MTCTE
For more information or further clarifications, please write to us at tec@vincular.in
Follow us and Stay Updated!
If you are lagging with the latest compliance news, updates, amendments and so on then we have various options for you to stay up-to-date.
Subscribe to our Free Monthly Newsletter or watch our Latest News & Updates Space for daily updates to stay ahead with the latest regulations and notifications without spending a dime!
