India WPC certification

India is the second most populous country in the world. As a rapidly developing market, India has huge market potential and more and more companies are rushing to enter Indian market. For example, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, VIVO, and other domestic mobile phone manufacturers have seized the Indian market. The certification of wireless products such as mobile phones requires the Indian WPC certification.

What is WPC certification

India’s WPC (Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing) is India’s agency that regulates wireless regulations. All wireless products entering India require WPC approval.

WPC certified product range

A device with a radio transmitter. These include mobile (GSM or WCDMA) mobile phones, wireless local area network (WLAN) devices, such as Wi-Fi devices, Bluetooth devices, Zigbee devices, WiMAX devices, RFID devices, contactless smart card readers, and combined with some other RF transmitters The product RF of the device.

WPC certification requirements

The wireless certification of wireless products in India can be divided into two modes: ETA (Equipment Type of Approval) certification and License license. The operating frequency band used. For free and open frequency bands such as 13.56 MHz, 433MHz, 2.4GHz, 5.725-5.825 GHz, etc., you need to apply for ETA certification; if the device uses other non-free and open frequency bands, such as GSM, WCDMA mobile phones, etc., you need to apply for a license.

For ETA certification, India recognizes European standards, and WPC signs the certificate through an audit report. As for the license license, it needs to meet the Indian standard requirements.

For ETA applications, products do not need to be sent to India for testing. Products with R&TTE reports can be submitted to WPC for approval.

Required information for WPC certification

Product RF test report (provided by the testing laboratory in accordance with EN 300 328 standard);

Product technical data sheet;

A foreign manufacturer’s authorization and agreement.

WPC certification application process

Customers submit samples and materials, and apply to NTEK;

Submit CE RED report and related documents to WPC (if there is no CE RED report, NTEK is responsible for testing and issuing CE RED test report);

WPC audit, and issue ETA certificate after passing.