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China Telecom and Wireless Compliance Guide

Decide whether a China connected-device launch needs telecom network access permission, radio model approval, micro-power treatment, mobile-terminal app controls, or several routes in parallel.

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1. Classify the finished model
Record the exact telecom catalogue entry or out-of-scope reason, every transmitter and band, any micro-power catalogue item, and whether the finished product meets all three parts of the mobile-smart-terminal definition.
2. Complete every triggered route
A product can need network access permission and radio model approval together; a high-power outdoor deployment can add a provincial station licence, and mobile-terminal app duties remain a separate software track.
3. Preserve model and build evidence
The manufacturer or China applicant should link permits, RF and antenna configuration, marks, app inventory, user-choice tests, expiry dates and change decisions to the exact China release.

Use the timeline for fixed legal dates, then follow the grouped guides for scope, approval evidence, release and change control.

Key dates
4 routes
classify separately
15 working days
MIIT's current permit commitment
3 months
renewal lead time
15 Oct 2023
radio technical transition
What this hub helps you decide
1. Classify the finished model
Record the exact telecom catalogue entry or out-of-scope reason, every transmitter and band, any micro-power catalogue item, and whether the finished product meets all three parts of the mobile-smart-terminal definition.
2. Complete every triggered route
A product can need network access permission and radio model approval together; a high-power outdoor deployment can add a provincial station licence, and mobile-terminal app duties remain a separate software track.
3. Preserve model and build evidence
The manufacturer or China applicant should link permits, RF and antenna configuration, marks, app inventory, user-choice tests, expiry dates and change decisions to the exact China release.
Network access
Radio approval
Micro-power
Preinstalled apps
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Sorena AI
Published
Jul 5, 2026
Updated
Jul 16, 2026

MIIT controls telecom equipment network access and national radio-equipment rules; provincial radio authorities handle the station licences triggered by specified deployments. Start with the finished model's public-network functions, radio bands and antenna, deployment environment, operating system and preinstalled apps. Check the current equipment catalogue and later MIIT reforms instead of assuming every connected product follows the same approval route.

China Timeline

Key dates for China Telecom and Wireless

Separate rule commencement and historical transition dates from model-specific application, certificate-expiry, renewal and product-change dates.

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Choose the next China launch decision

Start with the launch workflow and requirements map. Then open the approval, radio, software, evidence or deadline guide that matches the finished model.

Next step

Prepare the China connected-device launch file

Sorena AI turns China network-access, radio and mobile-terminal software requirements into model-specific decisions, evidence records, owners and change reviews.

What this unlocks
  • Start with the finished model, public-network function, radio configuration, deployment environment and China software build that create the approval question.
  • Research Copilot keeps the cited rule, decision owner, evidence record, and approval history connected.
  • SSOT preserves cited rules, model facts, approval evidence and refresh history when the manufacturer, hardware, radio, antenna or app build changes.
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