WPC: Wireless means communication done from one point to another point without the wires and cables. Electromagnetic waves carry the communication over the air. The wireless revolution began in the 1990s with the advent of digital wireless networks, which sparked a social revolution and switched technology from wired to wireless.
The WPC (Wireless Planning & Coordination), which is part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, is the national broadcasting body founded in 1952. WPC (ETA) License issued for IT and Electronic devices that meet the demands of wireless technology users. Only WPC-approved wireless and Bluetooth IT and electronic items that operate on unlicensed frequency bands and meet human safety regulations are allowed to be sold in India.
Wireless Planning and Coordination is of 3 types which are as follows:
3. Equipment type Approval (ETA)
The basic requirements for WPC ETA approval are as follows:-
It is really glad to see that Indian regulatory compliances authorities and WPC are closely observing each and every detail while rewarding and granting any kind of license, and as we all know, to do analysis of any materials or product, we must head up to the laboratories to obtain the detailed reports and characteristic of it. In case of ETA licensing, RF report plays the role.
RF testing is a method of checking the frequency of radio transmissions to ensure that they are efficiently using the spectrum. In this context, efficiency means that radio waves in the airspace do not interfere with one another.
Most types of broadcasts are covered by radio frequency tests, including Wi-Fi, GPS, PMR radio, Cellular devices, and many others. Compliance with frequency standards is required by law in most areas.
For Equipment Type Approval (ETA), WPC Registration requires an RF (Radio Frequency) test report for products operating in de license frequency bands from ILAC accredited foreign lab or NABL accredited Indian lab.
Manufacturers and Importer need to get their product tested in NABL/ILAC accredited lab for ETA approval to import or sell their product in India. In case the imported product contains multiple RF modules, then test report(s) of all RF modules without any alteration to be uploaded for ETA approval.
A thorough test report of the equipment received from a well-recognized laboratory must be submitted to WPC for examination to get an ETA for de-licensed frequency band devices.
We assist our clients with equipment testing and collecting test reports in the correct format for submission to WPC.
Below is the Frequency List for which WPC (ETA) Approval is mandatory in India:
Mandatory requirements for all wireless products (transceivers, transmitters and receivers) entering the Indian market. Note: only receivers do not need approval, for example GPS products.
As per WPC wing notification, the wireless equipment must be built and constructed in such a way that the emission bandwidth and other parameters are within the specified limit, and the equipment must be type approved. The application for obtaining equipment type approval shall be made to the central government in prescribed format.
The following specified limit equipment shall be type approved.
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