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INDIA: MANDATORY SECURITY TESTING FOR WIFI CPES AND IP ROUTERS

JNM Global 제이엔엠글로벌 2023. 3. 21. 11:46

 

In 27th February 2023, TEC notified that the Security Testing under MTCTE will become mandatory from 1st July 2023 for “Wi-Fi CPE” and “IP Router" product categories.

 

The WiFi CPEs are the equipment that are used or deployed at customer premises in telecom networks for providing internet connectivity to end users, which include WiFi Routers, WiFi Modems, Broadband Modems with WiFi facility, Cable Modems with WiFi facility, FTTH ONTs with WiFi facility, and WiFi Data cards which provide WiFi facility with backend 2G / 3G / 4G connectivity.

 

Certification applications submitted on or after this effective date should bear test reports as per security parameters outlined in the relevant ITSARs along with other parameters as listed in respective Essential Requirements (ER). For your reference, ITSAR for WiFi CPE and Routers is drawn based on TSDSI STD T1.3GPP 33.117-14.2.0 V.1.0.0.

 

It should also be noted that applications submitted or approved before 1st July 2023 must also apply for conversion of already issued MTCTE certificate and integrating the same with the security requirements. A ‘certificate modification’ option will be added to the MTCTE portal to facilitate this conversion and integration.