WPC Advisory Services

The Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) department was created in 1952. It was created under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. WPC is the national radio regulatory apex body of the Government of India and is accountable for planning, regulating, and managing the limited resources of Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum and associated satellite orbits, including geostationary satellite orbit as well as licensing of wireless stations in the country under the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (IWTA 1933), and the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (ITA 1885) as statutory obligations. It also facilitates the licensing and other functions to manage government as well as private wireless users.

Products with radio, wireless or both functionalities which are manufactured or imported in India must have an (ETA) equipment type approval certificate from the (WPC Certificate) Wireless Planning and Coordination wing of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. This includes products with Transceivers, transmitters, receivers, Bluetooth, Wireless blue-tooth watches, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers, wireless mice and keypads, small digital radios, wireless medical products used for patient profiling laptops, wireless home appliances, wireless water heaters, wireless car radio, mobile phones,  remote key for entry, wireless headphones and/or earplugs, wireless music players, wireless remotes, and any other radio frequency modules. Generally, approval is based on the examination of radio frequency (RF) test reports and approval certificates. Radio devices operating in licensed frequency bands require a separate set of licenses.

WPC and its Divisions

WPC is divided into three major sections as mentioned below:

• Licensing and Regulation (LR),
• New Technology Group (NTG) and
• Standing Advisory Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA)

Manufacturers/Importers of products with Bluetooth and Wi-fi features are required to get the WPC approval and Import license Certificate prior to be sold into India Market.

Products under WPC Approval

Transceivers, transmitters, receivers, Bluetooth, Wireless blue-tooth watches, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers, wireless mouse and keypads, small digital radios, wireless medical products used for patient profiling laptops, wireless home appliances, wireless water heaters, wireless car radio, mobile phones, remote key for entry, wireless headphones and/or earplugs, wireless music players, wireless remotes, and any other radio frequency modules.

WPC devises Frequency Chart

Inductive applications Technical characteristics using the following frequency bands:

RF Test Report Format

A copy of RF Test Report for WPC-ETA Certificate is below: 

Following documents and information are indicative list to be provided for filing an application to WPS Department:

For ETA Approval

• Business Owner Photo ID Proof of Owner >> Aadhar card | Arms License | Department Id | Driving License | Freedom Fighter id card | Pan Card | Passbook | Passport | Ration Card | Voter id card
• Business Owner Address Proof >> Aadhar card | Arms License | Department ID | Driving License | Freedom Fighter ID Card | Pan Card | Passbook | Passport | Ration Card | Voter id card
• Proof of Possession of Premises >> Sale deed | Rent agreement | Electricity Bill, etc.
• Company Documents >> MOA | Company Incorporation Documents | Partnership Deed
• Letter Head >> 1 signed and stamped, scanned letter head
• Radio Frequency Exposure Report (RF Report) >> A detailed report of performance and functionality of wireless device. This includes products with Bluetooth, wireless local area network access technology (Wi Fi), small digital radios (Zigbee), and radio frequency identification (RFID) among others.
• Product Technical Guide >> Document relating technical details about product - like, user manual.

For IL Approval

• ETA certificate/ WPC certificate >> Devices with radio and/or wireless function, which are imported or contrived and promoted in India, shall have an equipment type approval (ETA) certificate from the Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) wing of the Ministry of Communications of the government of India. Which includes devices with Bluetooth.
• Purchase Order >> A purchase order (PO) is a document issued by a buyer to a seller signifying types, quantities, and agreed prices for device.
• Proforma Invoice/ Invoice >> Proforma Invoice/ Invoice issued by supplier of the device  

Our team can assist in testing all products that fall under WPC category as per the relevant standard. We facilitate complete end to end consultancy and process for approval of WPC will be guided by the expert team. All wireless products are mandatorily required to have WPC license to operate in the Indian market.

Various Licenses issued by Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC)

Corpseed team will help you in obtaining below Licenses:

Aeronautical Mobile Station License || Maritime Mobile Station License || Experimental License || Short Range UHF Radio License || Demonstration License || Fishing Boat / Trawlers License || Radio Paging License || Equipment Type Approval certificate/License (WPC certificate) || Certificate of proficiency for Aero Mobile (RTR) License || Certificate of proficiency for Global Maritime and safety services (GMDSS) License || Conduct of COP (RTR) Examination act etc. 

Type Approval

1. Dealer Possession License (DPL)
2. Non-Dealer Possession License (NDCL)
3. Import License 

What we offer in this package:

• Get free expert consultancy from experts
• Document Preparation
• Application Drafting
• Online Application submission along with proper selection of products & categories within 48 Hours. Wrong selection leads to rejection of application
• Obtain system-generated application ID
• A hard copy of the application will be submitted to the WPC office
• After verifying the documents and information, WPC authority grants the license. And we deliver the certification and Delivery via Courier & Email