India Department of Telecommunications Engineering Centre announces amendment Notification on Extension of mandatory certification date for 05 products (ERs) notified under Phase-III, IV & V of MTCTE-reg. In partial modification to this office Notification No. 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/192 dated 01.04.2024, 5-2/2021-TC/TEC/165 dated 23.06.2023 and 5-2/2021-TC/TEC dated 24.04.2024 w.r.t. Testing and Certification of telecom & networking equipment notified under Phase-III, IV & V of MTCTE regime, the following amendments are hereby notified with immediate effect: a) Date of mandatory certification of following 05 products (ERs) notified under MTCTE Phase-III, IV & V has been extended as mentioned below: S. No Product (ER) Notified Phase Mandatory date of Certification 1 Smart Electricity Meter Phase III Oct. 01, 2024 2 Satellite Communication Equipment Phase IV Oct. 01, 2024 3 Base Station for Cellular Network for 5G Phase V Oct. 01, 2024 4 Hypervisor Phase V Oct. 01, 2024 5 IP Terminal Phase V Oct. 01, 2024 b) The last date for acceptance of test reports issued by labs accredited by International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) signatories from non-border sharing countries has been extended by two months for the technical parameters of following 05 products notified under Phase-III, IV & V: S. No Product (ER) Notified Phase Last date of ILAC report acceptance 1 Base Station for Cellular Network (up to 4G) Phase III Sep. 30, 2024 2 SIM Phase IV Sep. 30, 2024 3 VHF UHF Radio Equipment System Phase IV Sep. 30, 2024 4 Base Station for Cellular Network for 5G Phase V Sep. 30, 2024 5 E-band Fixed Radio Relay Systems Phase V Sep. 30, 2024