Certification Introduction

Telecom terminal equipment that wants to access the public telecommunications network needs to apply for a network access license. The application for the "Network Access License" for communication products is commonly known as "CTA" in the industry. According to the current laws and regulations of our country, the state implements a network access licensing system for the telecommunications terminal equipment, radio communication equipment and telecommunications equipment involved in the interconnection between networks used to access public telecommunications networks (mobile, China Unicom, telecommunications). The telecommunications equipment that implements the network access license system must obtain the network access license issued by the Ministry of Information Industry; if the network access license is not obtained, it shall not be connected to the public telecommunication network for use or sold domestically.
SRRC is the mandatory certification requirement of the State Radio Regulatory Commission, which is also known as type approval, and CTA is the mandatory requirement for communication products by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Telecommunications Equipment Administration. CTA needs to have a SRRC certificate before issuing a certificate. Simply put, this is two parallel lines that eventually intersect.
Network license, the state implements a network access license system for telecommunications terminal equipment, radio communication equipment and telecommunications equipment involved in interconnection between networks for access to public telecommunications networks. The telecommunications equipment that implements the network access license system must obtain the network access license issued by the Ministry of Information Industry; without the network access license, it shall not be connected to the public telecommunication network for use or sold domestically. The network access license certificate includes the certificate number, applicant unit, manufacturer, equipment name, equipment model, origin, remarks, certificate issuance date, and certificate limited date. The network access license is generally valid for 3 years.

CTA application documents

(1) Application form for network access license for telecommunications equipment (formatted text provided by the Ministry of Information Industry). The application form shall be signed and stamped with the official seal by the legal representative of the applicant for the telecommunications equipment network access license or its authorized agent; when the applicant and the production enterprise are different legal persons, it shall also be signed by the legal representatives of both parties or their authorized agents. And affixed with the official seal of the commissioned processing agreement. Overseas applicants should entrust an agency within China to submit the application form as the applicant and issue a power of attorney.
(2) The business license of the enterprise legal person. Domestic applicants shall provide a business license for an enterprise legal person. An agency entrusted by an overseas applicant to apply for a telecommunications equipment network access license shall provide the agency’s valid license and the registration certificate of the overseas applicant (if the applicant and the manufacturer are different legal persons, relevant materials of the manufacturer shall also be provided at the same time) ).
(3) Introduction to the applicant. Including the applicant's profile, production conditions, instrument equipment, quality assurance system and after-sales service measures. For products that are subject to repair, replacement and return as stipulated by the state, documents for fulfilling relevant responsibilities should also be provided (if the applicant and the manufacturer are different legal persons, the relevant materials of the manufacturer should also be provided at the same time).
(4) Quality system certification or audit report. Those who have passed the quality system certification shall provide a certification certificate; those who have not passed the quality system certification shall provide a quality system audit report issued by a quality system audit institution that meets the relevant requirements.
(5) Introduction to telecommunications equipment. Including equipment functions, performance indicators, schematic diagrams, photos of the interior and exterior, and instructions for use.
(6) Test report or product certification. It should be a test report or product certification issued by a telecommunications equipment testing agency or certification agency recognized by the product quality supervision department of the State Council.
(7) The radio transmission equipment applying for the network access license shall provide the "Radio Transmission Equipment Type Approval Certificate" issued by the Ministry of Information Industry.
(8) For radio communication equipment, equipment involving network interconnection, or new telecommunications equipment that apply for a network access license, a network access test shall be conducted for at least three months on the telecommunications network within China or the simulated experimental network designated by the Ministry of Information Industry, and Provide the overall technical scheme and the test report issued by the test unit.
(9) For matters subject to special regulations of the state, relevant materials that meet the regulations must also be submitted.

CTA certification application process