DoT defers deadline for testing telecom equipment again

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has once again deferred the deadline to begin domestic testing and certification of telecom equipment amid industry concerns on the lack of adequate testing infrastructure in the country.

Certification of all telecom equipment will be mandatory from 1 August, an official government notification dated 12 March said.

The government had earlier planned to locally test parts such as modems, audio-conferencing equipment, fax machines, Wi-Fi access points, and radio and transmission products, including microwaves, from 1 January, and parts such as mobile devices, soft switch, base transceiver station and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices would need to be tested and certified from 1 April.