WPC Certificate

A WPC Certificate (Equipment Type Approval) confirms a wireless device — Wi-Fi routers, Bluetooth accessories, drones, GPS trackers, and similar RF equipment — operates within India's permitted frequency bands and power limits, issued by the Wireless Planning & Coordination wing of the Department of Telecommunications under the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933.

ETA exists to prevent unlicensed devices from interfering with India's managed radio spectrum — used by telecom operators, defence, aviation, and emergency services — by confirming each device's frequency and power output stay within de-licensed bands before it reaches the market.

India's radio spectrum is divided into licensed bands (reserved for telecom operators, defence, and other managed uses) and de-licensed bands (open for general use by devices like Wi-Fi routers and Bluetooth accessories, subject to power limits). ETA confirms your specific device operates only within the de-licensed bands and doesn't exceed the permitted transmission power for that band — a device operating even slightly outside these parameters can be treated as unauthorised regardless of how common that frequency range is in other countries.

Because spectrum allocation varies country to country, a device already approved for sale in the US, EU, or elsewhere isn't automatically compliant in India — its exact frequency bands and power output need independent verification against India's own permitted spectrum table, which is why RF test reports specific to Indian requirements are central to this filing.