India pulls 7 quality orders, revamps telecom standards

The moves ease compliance and mark a shift towards modernizing India’s technical rulebook

- Dhirendra Kumar

Fresh standards have also been set across telecom networks, fibre optics, lifts, domestic gas stoves and cybersecurity.

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India has begun one of its most sweeping standards overhauls in recent years, withdrawing 22 quality control orders (QCOs) over the past month while simultaneously issuing a fresh set of upgraded standards across telecom networks, fibre optics, lifts, domestic gas stoves, and cybersecurity.

The moves—announced through multiple notifications over the past month—ease compliance pressures and mark a shift towards modernizing India’s technical rulebook, as the country expands its digital and urban infrastructure at an unprecedented pace.