WPC License
WPC(Wireless Planning & Coordination) is the licensing authority for radio licenses, frequency spectrum, and other wireless monitoring frequency spectrum in India.
Products with radio or wireless functionality, which are imported or manufactured and marketed in India must have an ETA(Equipment Type Approval) & Import License (IL) from the WPC wing of the Ministry of Communications of the Government of India. This includes products with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, small digital radios (Zigbee), and radio frequency identification (RFID) among others.
(for example):
- GPS Products
Example of Products that comes under WPC(ETA):
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and readers,
- Wireless devices like Wireless Water Heaters,
- Wireless Home Appliances,
- Wireless Car Radio,
- Wireless Medical Products etc.
- Laptops,
- Mobile phones,
- Bluetooth Devices,
- Wireless Keyboard and Mouse,
- Remote key,
- Wireless Headphones and Speakers,
- Remote Controls, and
- Other radio frequency modules.