India TEC - Public Consultation on Updated GR for Wi-Fi AP

On 7th July 2026, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India released a public consultation seeking stakeholder comments on Updated Generic Requirements of Wi-Fi Access Point (AP).

The key updates are as follows:

1.     Introduces requirements for the Wi-Fi 6GHz band and Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be), including related technical parameters and characteristics.

2.     Specifies that if the equipment is “Wi-FiCERTIFIED™”, clauses/parameters already tested may not be tested again for TEC certification.

3.     Introduces a requirement that equipment shall be compliant to the respective Indian Telecom Security Assurance Requirements(ITSAR) as applicable.

4.     Updates the referenced safety and EMC standards to their latest editions.

All comments and suggestions can be submitted by 6th September 2026 online, or via email to adetr.tec@gov.in,dirr2.tec@gov.inand ddgsat.tec@gov.in.

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