DoT scraps mandatory testing for a bunch of broadband equipment

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has moved certain products like routers, cordless phones, transmission terminal equipment and LAN switches etc from mandatory testing to a self-certification regime in a bid to speed up the penetration of broadband in the country.

The change, which will come into effect from January 1, will help companies to reduce the time taken to test and certify a product before being sold in the market. Firms like Cisco and TP-Link are set to benefit as they just need to self-certify their imported products and sell in the Indian market. Currently, devices like routers etc are primarily imported from countries including China.