The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on January 01, 2024, issued an addendum to the guidelines for registration of M2M Service Providers (M2M SPs) & WPAN/WLAN Connectivity Providers for M2M Services.
The following has been stated: -
•The guidelines for registration of M2M Service Providers and WPAN/WLAN Connectivity Providers were issued vide the Office Memorandum DoT OM No.4-10/2015-NT dated February 08, 2022.
•In order to proliferate the standard-based and secure M2M/IoT ecosystem and to address the concerns of M2M Service Providers and WPAN/WLAN Connectivity Providers for M2M services, related to interface with TSPs, KYC, Security, Encryption, etc., it has been decided to extend the scope of the registration to also allow all types of business entities such as company, Government Departments/Organizations, Partnership Firms, LLPs, Institutions, Undertakings, Proprietorship Firms, Societies, and Trusts to apply for registration as M2M Service Providers and WPAN/WLAN Connectivity Provider for M2M services, as the case may be, as part of the above guidelines.
•Accordingly, all the entities providing M2M services or WPAN/WLAN connectivity for M2M services, shall register with DoT through the Saral Sanchar portal by March 31, 2024, failing which the telecom resources taken from Authorised Telecom Licensees of DoT are liable to be withdrawn/disconnected.
The detailed notification is given in the document attached below.
