ATE (Japan Approvals Institute for Telecommunications Equipment) certification is telecommunications equipment compliance certification. This certification is for Japanese communication equipment, ensuring that the equipment meets Japan's "Electric Communications Business Law". All wireless products connected to public telephones or telecommunications networks must apply for JATE certification. To put it simply, JATE certification is Japan’s network access certification.

JATE certification is a compulsory certification for Japanese public network telecommunications equipment. The Ministry of Public Administration, Internal Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) of Japan stipulates in the Telecommunications Business Law of Japan that Japanese telecommunications equipment shall be subject to compulsory certification. The Telecommunications Business Law was established in 1985, and Article 68 stipulates that MPHPT authorizes qualified agencies to implement qualified approval of technical conditions.

MPHPT authorizes JATE (Japan Approvals Institute for Telecommunications Equipment) as a qualified agency to implement qualified approval, so we are used to calling Japanese telecommunications equipment certification JATE certification. JATE approval requires the certification mark to be affixed to the product, and the certification mark uses a serial number. For approved products, the applicant, product, certification number and other related information will be announced in the government gazette and on the JATE website. 

Generally speaking, telecommunication products entering the Japanese market must meet the testing requirements of Japan's Telecommunications Law (JATE certification) and Radio Wave Law (TELEC certification).

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JATE certification basic information

Is it mandatory: mandatory certification

Certificate validity period: no validity period

Factory inspection requirements: no requirements

Certificate holder requirements: no requirements

Technical information: Voltage frequency AC 100V/200V, 50Hz/60Hz, plug JIS 8303

The differences between JATE and TELEC certification are:

Different control scope: JATE certification is for communication equipment, TELEC certification is for radio equipment;

Different test contents: JATE certification tests signaling interaction tests, TELEC certification is generally RF testing;

Different label characters: The one with 'T' is JATE certification, and the one with 'R' is TELEC certification, as shown in the figure: