--- title: "China Smart-Home Security vs Telecom and Radio Approval" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-cybersecurity-law/smart-home-security-vs-telecom-wireless-launch" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-cybersecurity-law/smart-home-security-vs-telecom-wireless-launch" author: "Sorena AI" description: "Separate GB/T 41387-2022 smart-home security evidence from China telecom network-access and radio approval decisions for connected products." published_at: "2026-07-05" updated_at: "2026-07-25" keywords: - "China Cybersecurity Law" - "Data Security Law" - "Cybersecurity Review Measures" - "Mobile app filing" - "MLPS" --- **[SORENA](https://www.sorena.io/)** - AI-Powered GRC Platform [Home](https://www.sorena.io/) | [Solutions](https://www.sorena.io/solutions) | [Artifacts](https://www.sorena.io/artifacts) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) | [Contact](https://www.sorena.io/contact) | [Portal](https://app.sorena.io) --- # China Smart-Home Security vs Telecom and Radio Approval Separate GB/T 41387-2022 smart-home security evidence from China telecom network-access and radio approval decisions for connected products. *Cybersecurity* *China* ## Smart-home security vs telecom and radio approval GB/T 41387-2022 is a recommended smart-home cybersecurity standard. Telecom network-access licensing and radio approvals are separate market-entry decisions. A connected appliance can need security evidence, radio type approval, and telecom network-access permission, but no single test report or certificate completes every track. Use GB/T 41387-2022 to structure smart-home cybersecurity evidence; it is a recommended national standard, not a product approval or a substitute for binding law. Separately check whether the product appears in the telecom-equipment network-access catalogue and whether each radio transmitter needs model approval or qualifies for a micro-power exemption. A Wi-Fi appliance does not automatically need every permit, and using a pre-approved radio module does not by itself settle approval for the final host product. ## Definitions ### Smart home general security specification **Term:** GB/T 41387-2022 GB/T 41387-2022 is the current recommended national standard titled Information security technology - Smart home general security specification. It was published on 15 April 2022 and took effect on 1 November 2022. **Why it matters here:** Use it to structure security requirements and evidence for the smart-home system. Its GB/T status does not create a government product approval, filing, certificate, or legal safe harbour; a separate instrument can make conformance a contract, procurement, or certification condition. Sources: - [GB/T 41387-2022 smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) ### Ministry of Industry and Information Technology telecom equipment network-access licence **Term:** telecom network-access Telecom network-access licensing is MIIT's administrative-licence route for covered telecom terminal equipment, radio communications equipment, and interconnection equipment that connects to a public telecommunications network. The equipment category and intended network connection control the decision. **Why it matters here:** A Wi-Fi or Bluetooth feature alone does not prove that the final product needs this licence. Check the current equipment catalogue and retain the product-specific inclusion or exclusion rationale. Sources: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) ### Radio-transmitting-equipment model approval **Term:** model approval Model approval is the approval required for covered radio-transmitting-equipment models before production or import for domestic sale and use. Band-specific technical rules can govern the radio-frequency unit, antenna, power, interference controls, labeling, and use conditions. **Why it matters here:** Tie the approval to the exact transmitter, module, antenna, band, power, firmware, and host configuration. A component report or certificate does not automatically show that a changed final product remains within the approved model. Sources: - [MIIT notice on 2400 MHz, 5100 MHz and 5800 MHz radio management](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/zwgk/zcwj/wjfb/tz/art/2021/art_e4ae71252eab42928daf0ea620976e4e.html?ref=sorena.io) ### Micro-power short-range radio exemption **Term:** micro-power exemption A transmitter listed in and conforming to the MIIT micro-power short-range equipment catalogue does not need a radio-frequency-use licence, radio station licence, or radio-transmitting-equipment model approval. The exemption applies only while the product meets the catalogue's category, frequency, power, antenna, use-scenario, interference, and instruction conditions. **Why it matters here:** Document the exact catalogue entry and released configuration. A low-power marketing claim or use of a radio module does not by itself establish the exemption. Sources: - [MIIT Announcement No. 52 of 2019](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/wgj/wjfb/art/2020/art_792ab84586c34b64bb391eb6496c0953.html?ref=sorena.io) ## Smart-home security evidence vs Telecom and wireless launch Use the security track to map and test smart-home cybersecurity controls. Use the market-access track to decide whether the exact product needs telecom network-access licensing, radio model approval, or a documented exemption. - **Smart-home security evidence**: Use GB/T 41387-2022 as a recommended control map for the smart-home system, including devices, communications, applications, platforms, and security management. - **Telecom and wireless launch**: Use for product-specific telecom network-access licensing and radio classification, model approval, micro-power conditions, labeling, and sales evidence. | Dimension | Smart-home security evidence | Telecom and wireless launch | Operational implication | Sources | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Scope boundary | GB/T 41387-2022 addresses security for smart-home systems and provides a recommended control reference. Its GB/T status does not itself create a government product approval. | Telecom network-access licensing applies to covered equipment in the applicable catalogue that connects to public telecom networks. Radio model approval applies to transmitters unless a rule such as the micro-power catalogue provides an exemption subject to conditions. | Determine the standard, network-access, and radio scopes independently for the exact product configuration. Do not infer a permit from the presence of Wi-Fi or Bluetooth alone. | [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date.
[Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. | | Covered actors | The manufacturer or system provider assigns product security, firmware, cloud, app, testing, and vulnerability owners for the GB/T evidence map. | The producer or applicant coordinates the network-access application and radio classification with accredited testing, certification, import, labeling, and sales teams. | Name a security evidence owner and a market-access applicant. A module vendor's certificate can be an input, but the final-product owner must confirm its permitted use. | [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date.
[Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. | | Trigger event | Screen when a product participates in a smart-home system or when a customer, certification scheme, or procurement requirement calls for GB/T 41387-2022 evidence. | Screen before China production, import, sale, or public-network connection when the product contains a transmitter or may fall in the telecom network-access catalogue. | Repeat the radio and security reviews after changes to a module, antenna, frequency, output power, enclosure, firmware, cloud endpoint, or network function. | [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date.
[Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. | | Core obligations | Map the applicable GB/T requirements to the smart-home architecture, implement the controls, test the released configuration, manage vulnerabilities and updates, and record deviations and remediation. | For covered telecom equipment, obtain the required network-access licence or trial approval and maintain the approved configuration. For radio equipment, obtain model approval or document the exact exemption and comply with the applicable technical, labeling, interference, and use conditions. | A penetration test does not grant market access, and a network-access or radio certificate does not establish the product's cybersecurity posture. | [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date.
[Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. | | Evidence package | Retain the system and trust-boundary diagram, asset and interface inventory, GB/T clause map, risk analysis, security design, test plan and results, defect decisions, vulnerability process, update support plan, and released versions. | Retain the current telecom-catalogue rationale, application and licence where required, transmitter and module inventory, radio test reports, model-approval certificate or micro-power analysis, approved technical parameters, labels, import and sales records, and change assessment. | Tie every record to hardware, firmware, radio module, antenna, and regional variant. Similar model names are not evidence that approval scope is identical. | [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date.
[Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. | | Timing and refresh points | GB/T 41387-2022 was published on 15 April 2022 and implemented on 1 November 2022. That implementation date is not a recurring renewal or a government approval deadline. | Complete required testing and applications before the regulated production, import, sale, or network connection. MIIT's 2023 reform commits, except for a statutory reason, to decide a network-access application within 15 working days after acceptance. The cited 2400 MHz, 5100 MHz, and 5800 MHz model-approval technical requirements have applied to applications since 15 October 2023; confirm the current rule for every band and product. | Plan market-access lead time from the exact approval route, including testing and any application cure period, and maintain security evidence through the support lifecycle. | [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date.
[Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records.
[MIIT 2023 telecom equipment network-access reforms](https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/xgj/gzdt/art/2023/art_b6acbbc5653347e2bc1d113457cdaa4a.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use for the current committed review period after an application is accepted. | | Enforcement exposure | Failure to follow a recommended GB/T standard is not automatically the same as violating a mandatory rule. Exposure depends on any binding law, contract, certification claim, procurement condition, or representation that makes the standard relevant. | Equipment that requires network-access or radio approval must not be treated as approved merely because a component was tested. Consequences depend on the missing licence, approval, filing, label, technical condition, or other breached rule. | State exactly what was assessed, what approval or exemption applies, and which configuration it covers. Avoid a broad claim that the whole product is 'China certified.' | [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date.
[Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. | | Overlap and routing | Security and market-access teams can share the bill of materials, architecture, module list, interfaces, firmware identifiers, test samples, suppliers, and change history. | Only the market-access record decides whether network-access licensing or radio model approval is required and whether an exemption covers the released configuration. | Link shared evidence, but keep the GB/T control conclusion, network-access decision, and radio decision as separate records. | [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date.
[Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. | | Practical decision rule | Run the GB/T track when the product or smart-home system needs structured cybersecurity evidence under GB/T 41387-2022. | Run the market-access track when the product connects to a public telecom network, contains radio-transmitting equipment, or relies on a claimed micro-power exemption. | Most connected-appliance launches should at least screen both tracks. Complete only the approvals that the exact product and route require. | [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date.
[Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. | Sources for Scope boundary - Smart-home security evidence: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. Sources for Scope boundary - Telecom and wireless launch: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Scope boundary - operational implication: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Covered actors - Smart-home security evidence: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. Sources for Covered actors - Telecom and wireless launch: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Covered actors - operational implication: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Trigger event - Smart-home security evidence: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. Sources for Trigger event - Telecom and wireless launch: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Trigger event - operational implication: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Core obligations - Smart-home security evidence: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. Sources for Core obligations - Telecom and wireless launch: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Core obligations - operational implication: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Evidence package - Smart-home security evidence: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. Sources for Evidence package - Telecom and wireless launch: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Evidence package - operational implication: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Timing and refresh points - Smart-home security evidence: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. Sources for Timing and refresh points - Telecom and wireless launch: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. - [MIIT 2023 telecom equipment network-access reforms](https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/xgj/gzdt/art/2023/art_b6acbbc5653347e2bc1d113457cdaa4a.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official source for the 15-working-day committed review period from acceptance, subject to statutory reasons. Sources for Timing and refresh points - operational implication: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. - [MIIT 2023 telecom equipment network-access reforms](https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/xgj/gzdt/art/2023/art_b6acbbc5653347e2bc1d113457cdaa4a.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use for the current committed review period after an application is accepted. Sources for Enforcement exposure - Smart-home security evidence: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. Sources for Enforcement exposure - Telecom and wireless launch: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Enforcement exposure - operational implication: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Overlap and routing - Smart-home security evidence: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. Sources for Overlap and routing - Telecom and wireless launch: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Overlap and routing - operational implication: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Practical decision rule - Smart-home security evidence: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. Sources for Practical decision rule - Telecom and wireless launch: - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. Sources for Practical decision rule - operational implication: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered telecom equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. ### When to run one track or both - Use GB/T 41387-2022 to map and test smart-home cybersecurity controls, while recording that GB/T is a recommended standard unless another instrument makes it binding. - Check the current telecom-equipment catalogue and each transmitter's radio classification before production, import, sale, or public-network connection; obtain the required approval or document the exemption. - Release only the hardware, firmware, module, antenna, frequency, power, label, and network configuration covered by the retained evidence. Sources for the practical decision rule: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. - [MIIT notice on 2400 MHz, 5100 MHz and 5800 MHz radio management](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/zwgk/zcwj/wjfb/tz/art/2021/art_e4ae71252eab42928daf0ea620976e4e.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use for the cited band-specific technical requirements, model approval, station-licence distinctions, interference controls, and 15 October 2023 date. - [MIIT 2019 No. 52 micro-power short-range radio equipment announcement](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/wgj/wjfb/art/2020/art_792ab84586c34b64bb391eb6496c0953.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use for the micro-power catalogue, technical and use conditions, and transition rules. ## How to use this comparison First define the product: appliance functions, controller, cloud service, mobile app, network interfaces, radio bands, modules, intended public-network connection, and China sales model. Use that architecture for every track. GB/T 41387-2022, Information security technology - Smart home general security specification, was issued on 15 April 2022 and implemented on 1 November 2022. The official standards catalogue marks it GB/T, a recommended national standard. Use it as a control and evidence reference unless a contract, certification scheme, procurement rule, or other binding instrument makes compliance a condition. For market access, check the current telecom-equipment catalogue before assuming a network-access licence is required. Separately classify every transmitter under the radio rules. Covered radio-transmitting equipment needs model approval before production or import for domestic sale or use unless an exemption applies. Equipment claimed as micro-power must appear in and meet the catalogue's frequency, power, antenna, use-scenario, interference, and instruction conditions. Also screen the voluntary China Cybersecurity Label separately. The first product directory, issued in June 2026, covers consumer connected cameras and uses its own implementation rule and TC260-PG-20265A security requirements. A camera may therefore have a label route as well as radio and, if catalogued, telecom work; the label does not replace either approval. - Security owner: retain the GB/T clause map, architecture, threat and risk analysis, design controls, security tests, vulnerability handling, update plan, and remediation. - Market-access owner: retain the current catalogue decision, device category, network-access application and result where required, transmitter inventory, radio classification, model-approval or exemption evidence, labels, and sales records. - Product owner: link every decision to the exact hardware, firmware, module, antenna, frequency, power, and released configuration. Sources for this answer: - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Current MIIT service guide for covered equipment, applicant, legal basis, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. - [MIIT 2019 No. 52 micro-power short-range radio equipment announcement](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/wgj/wjfb/art/2020/art_792ab84586c34b64bb391eb6496c0953.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official catalogue and technical requirements for micro-power short-range radio transmitting equipment and its transition rules. - [First Cybersecurity Label product directory and implementation rules](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/waj/wjfb/art/2026/art_560972d39feb447e9187b9ee11b0654e.html?ref=sorena.io) - Official source for the first voluntary label category, consumer connected cameras, its implementation rule, and TC260-PG-20265A security requirements. *Next step* *Placement: Before primary sources* ## Tie every decision to the released configuration Keep the GB/T control map, telecom catalogue decision, and radio approval or exemption linked to the exact product variant. - [Map official sources to evidence](/solutions/research-copilot.md): Link each security and market-access decision to its official source, owner, evidence, and change history. - [Review the China route](/contact.md): Review unresolved smart-home security, network-access, and radio questions. ## Primary sources - [GB/T smart home general security specification](https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/gb/newGbInfo?hcno=B1C14E854C0BA30D1C29FC376299761A&ref=sorena.io) - Use as the smart-home security specification reference for connected appliance evidence mapping and the 1 November 2022 implementation date. - [PRC Cybersecurity Law](https://sdca.miit.gov.cn/zwgk/fgbz/art/2026/art_4815dd4ec11d454783b83a91502a3cc7.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use the consolidated 2025 text for current network-operator, network-product, CII, personal-information security, incident, and penalty provisions. - [PRC Personal Information Protection Law](https://www.cac.gov.cn/2021-08/20/c_1631050028355286.htm?ref=sorena.io) - Use for PIPL scope, processing bases, notice and consent, individual rights, processor duties, PIPIA, cross-border transfer duties, penalties, and effective date. - [Telecom equipment network access licensing service guide](https://jwxkwap.miit.gov.cn/fwzn?ref=sorena.io) - Use for covered equipment, application materials, testing or certification evidence, review, and licence records. - [MIIT notice on 2400MHz, 5100MHz and 5800MHz radio management](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/zwgk/zcwj/wjfb/tz/art/2021/art_e4ae71252eab42928daf0ea620976e4e.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use for 2400 MHz, 5100 MHz, and 5800 MHz radio transmitting equipment requirements, model-approval evidence, station-license distinctions, interference controls, transition handling, and 15 October 2023 technical requirement start date. - [MIIT 2019 No. 52 micro-power short-range radio equipment announcement](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/wgj/wjfb/art/2020/art_792ab84586c34b64bb391eb6496c0953.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use for the micro-power catalogue, technical and use conditions, and transition rules. - [First Cybersecurity Label product directory and implementation rules](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/waj/wjfb/art/2026/art_560972d39feb447e9187b9ee11b0654e.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use for the current voluntary label route for consumer connected cameras and its category-specific implementation materials. - [MIIT 2023 telecom equipment network-access reforms](https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/xgj/gzdt/art/2023/art_b6acbbc5653347e2bc1d113457cdaa4a.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use for the current committed review period after an application is accepted. - [MIIT notice on 2400 MHz, 5100 MHz and 5800 MHz radio management](https://wap.miit.gov.cn/zwgk/zcwj/wjfb/tz/art/2021/art_e4ae71252eab42928daf0ea620976e4e.html?ref=sorena.io) - Use for the cited band-specific technical requirements, model approval, station-licence distinctions, interference controls, and 15 October 2023 date. ## Related Topic Guides - 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[Does an app need MIIT filing and CAC app governance review?](/artifacts/apac/china-cybersecurity-law/faq/does-an-app-need-miit-filing-and-cac-app-governance-review.md): An app sponsor providing internet information services through an app in China must complete MIIT filing. CAC rules separately govern app providers and distribution platforms without creating one routine CAC approval for every app. - [GB/T 22239-2019 classified protection baseline](/artifacts/apac/china-cybersecurity-law/classified-protection-baseline.md): How to scope and document a GB/T 22239-2019 classified protection baseline without treating the recommended standard as a standalone law. - [GB/T 41387-2022 smart home security standard](/artifacts/apac/china-cybersecurity-law/smart-home-security-standard.md): How connected-device teams can scope and document GB/T 41387-2022 without treating it as an automatic certification or product-approval duty. - [How do smart home security standards fit with China cybersecurity law?](/artifacts/apac/china-cybersecurity-law/faq/how-do-smart-home-security-standards-fit-with-china-cybersecurity-law.md): GB/T 41387-2022 can organize smart-home security evidence, but it is a recommended standard, not a product approval. 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Keep the scope, grading rationale, filing or assessment records where applicable, control mapping, test results, remediation, and reassessment history. - [When does China cybersecurity review apply?](/artifacts/apac/china-cybersecurity-law/faq/when-does-china-cybersecurity-review-apply.md): China cybersecurity review applies to CII procurement or network-platform data processing that affects or may affect national security, plus a mandatory pre-filing trigger for certain foreign listings involving more than one million users' personal information. --- [Privacy Policy](https://www.sorena.io/privacy.md) | [Terms of Use](https://www.sorena.io/terms-of-use.md) | [DMCA](https://www.sorena.io/dmca.md) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us.md) (c) 2026 Sorena AB (559573-7338). All rights reserved. Source: https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/apac/china-cybersecurity-law/smart-home-security-vs-telecom-wireless-launch.md