Hyderabad is a major pharmaceutical and life sciences centre, with the Genome Valley cluster and a large planned Pharma City. India's Telecommunication Engineering Centre has run mandatory testing and certification of many telecom products since 2019, and registration must go through an authorised Indian representative. An ATEX and IECEx smartphone distributor in Hyderabad, Telangana would carry the IS-04Z1 to these buyers once certification completes.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. Hyderabad, Telangana has no appointed SAMS distributor yet: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued, launch planned for Q4 2026), and distributor applications are open.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. A buyer's engineering review is separate from the certificate. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Marking | II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 on the rating plate | Design target; not yet marked |
| EU-type examination certificate | Notified body number and certificate ID | In progress with TÜV; not issued |
| IECEx certificate of conformity | Number listed on the IECEx online register | In progress; not issued |
| Where it applies | Hyderabad, Telangana: Powder handling, Warehouse solvent stores, Solvent storage and dispensing | Classified by the site operator |
An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Hyderabad India. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
Who operates there and which kinds of classified area a handset would meet, from the SAMS site research.
Hyderabad Pharma City is a planned 19,000-acre cluster in Ranga Reddy district, announced in 2018 and given National Investment and Manufacturing Zone status in 2019. It remains under development, and its status has been questioned in 2025.
Sources credit Hyderabad and Telangana with about 40 per cent of India's bulk drug output, which is why solvent-handling plants are numerous in the region.
Genome Valley, a biotech business district of about 2,000 acres spread over suburbs including Shamirpet, Medchal, Patancheru, Jeedimetla and Gachibowli, hosts research, training and manufacturing.
It was commissioned in 1999 as SP Biotech Park in a public-private partnership with Bharat Biotech, and is now in its third phase about 11 kilometres from the first two.
Heavy south-west monsoon rain falls between June and October, the record high is 45.5 degrees Celsius, and the city gets about 2,731 hours of sunshine a year.
Technical institutions including IIT Hyderabad, BITS Pilani Hyderabad, IIIT Hyderabad and TIFR Hyderabad give the region a deep supply of engineers and scientists.
ATEX is the European legal framework for equipment used in explosive atmospheres (Directive 2014/34/EU). IECEx is the international certification scheme built on the IEC 60079 standards. Buyers outside Europe often ask for both: an IECEx certificate is the technical evidence most national regimes build on, while ATEX is the legal route into the European market.
For the IS-04Z1 both routes are in progress with TÜV in Germany and neither certificate has been issued. The marking target is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4: equipment Group II (surface industry), Category 2 (Zone 1 gas), protection concept ib (intrinsic safety), gas group IIC and temperature class T4.
In Hyderabad, Telangana. Pharma and life sciences buyers around Hyderabad often belong to international groups with a global EHS standard. ATEX and IECEx evidence together suits such groups, as well as contractors building new plants in Genome Valley and Pharma City. The IS-04Z1 certification routes are in progress, and no certificate has been issued.
Distribution of the IS-04Z1 is by authorised partners only, and SAMS has not yet granted a territory for Hyderabad, Telangana. Each application is reviewed on its merits. Because opening a certified Ex handset in an ordinary workshop invalidates its certificate, the partner must be able to support and service the device locally.
No. Nothing can be bought or taken into a classified area today: certification is in progress and launch is planned for Q4 2026. What is available now is the datasheet, the written certification schedule and evaluation units for safe-area use.
SAMS has not published a price. Any figure you are offered for an uncertified Ex phone should be treated with caution; written indicative pricing is available for a defined quantity and site.
Not yet. Both routes are in progress with TÜV in Germany and no certificate has been issued. Any listing that says otherwise is wrong.
Likely candidates are solvent storage and dispensing, api reactor areas, powder handling, warehouse solvent stores. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Apply through the distributor page with your company details and the territory you cover. SAMS reviews applications company by company and has not yet granted a territory for Hyderabad, Telangana.
No, it is a cluster of campuses and parks with many tenants, including multinational and Indian firms. Rules for access and equipment vary by campus, so confirm with each facility manager.
Many telecom products now require mandatory testing and certification, which must be handled through an authorised Indian representative. Ask your supplier what certificates they hold for the exact model.
Not for this page. The region has many pharma plants, and no individual plant has been verified here. Zone 1 and Zone 21 rooms exist where flammable solvents and powders are handled. Ask each plant's EHS team for its classification records.
Other guides for Hyderabad India, other places in India, and the pages behind them.
Tell us what you need to equip and where. The SAMS team answers by email with the datasheet and where each certification route stands.
Name the site and the operator and we will send what is available before launch.
