MeitY Added Phrase V Product List to CRS,
CTIA,

▍What is CTIA CERTIFICATION?

CTIA, the abbreviation of Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, is a non-profit civic organization established in 1984 for the purpose of guaranteeing benefit of operators, manufacturers and users. CTIA consists of all U.S. operators and manufacturers from mobile radio services, as well as from wireless data services and products. Supported by FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and Congress, CTIA performs a large part of duties and functions that were used to be conducted by the government. In 1991, CTIA created an unbiased, independent and centralized product evaluation and certification system for wireless industry. Under the system, all wireless products in consumer grade shall take compliance tests and those complying with the relevant standards will be granted to utilize CTIA marking and hit store shelves of North American communication market.

CATL (CTIA Authorized Testing Laboratory) represents labs accredited by CTIA for testing and review. Testing reports issued from CATL would be all approved by CTIA. While other testing reports and results from non-CATL will not be recognized or have no access to CTIA. CATL accredited by CTIA varies in industries and certifications. Only CATL which is qualified for battery compliance test and inspection has access to battery certification for compliance to  IEEE1725.

▍CTIA Battery Testing Standards

a) Certification Requirement for Battery system Compliance to IEEE1725— Applicable to Battery Systems with single cell or multiple cells connected in parallel;

b) Certification Requirement for Battery system Compliance to IEEE1625— Applicable to Battery Systems with multiple cells connected in parallel or in both parallel and series;

Warm tips: Select above certification standards properly for batteries used in mobile phones and computers. Do not misuse IEE1725 for batteries in mobile phones or IEEE1625 for batteries in computers.

▍Why MCM？

● Hard Technology: Since 2014, MCM has been attending battery pack conference held by CTIA in US annually, and is able to obtain latest update and understand new policy trends about CTIA in a more prompt, accurate and active way. 

●Qualification: MCM is CATL accredited by CTIA and is qualified to perform all processes related to certification including testing, factory audit and report uploading.

MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) has published the addition of phrase V
product list to CRS (Compulsory Registration Scheme) on October 1, 2020. Seven product categories are
included: wireless microphone, digital camera, video camera, webcam (finished product), smart speaker
(with and without display), dimmers for LED products, and Bluetooth speakers. The enforcement for these
products will come into effect in 6 months from the date of publication, that is, April 1, 2021.
However, right on 16th of last month, MeitY has just extended enforcement date of CRS Phrase Ⅳ
products (12 categories in total) to April 1, 2021. If no extension of enforcement date for phrase V products,
by then 19 product categories will be enforced at a time.
It is reported that the Indian government is accelerating the pace of compulsory certification of more
products to support the development of its manufacturing industry. In the next one to two years, more
mandatory product categories will continue to be announced. We will continue to pay attention and share
with you as soon as possible. In terms of certification, we recommend that customers certify as soon as
possible. Most of the products in the forthcoming mandatory fourth and fifth batch lists that are currently
announced can already be tested and applied for certification. The certification cycle is about 1-3 months,
so please pay attention to planning ahead.