Partner Associations

3rd Generation Partnership Project

3GPP is the leading standards project for 3rd and 4th Generation mobile systems. EDGE, GPRS, W-CDMA, HSPA and LTE have provided solid growth, with the latest versions (beyond 3GPP Release 10) of LTE set to be the platform for future radio accesses – even beyond 4G. Day-to-day work from 3GPP is freely available on-line, with meeting documents, specifications and their ‘Change Requests’ on-line for all to study and use for future systems evolution. Take a look at www.3gpp.org

Broadband Forum

The Broadband Forum mission is to develop the full potential of broadband. With the recent union with the IP/MPLS Forum, the Broadband Forum is now the central body for next generation IP network specifications. This organization, comprising an enlarged 220 strong membership of most of the world's leading service providers, equipment manufacturers, chip vendors and other key organizations, defines and facilitates next generation networks for local broadband access, mobile backhaul, business services, IPTV, gaming and other applications, and is poised to address further developments as they arise. The Broadband Forum's formal BroadbandSuite^TM Release Program, Technical Reports and specifications are publicly available at www.broadband-forum.org.

CMAI Association of India – Communications Multimedia Applications and Infrastructures

CMAI, a professional registered ICT association, is involved in policy formulations with Government and other stakeholders for technology innovations, indigenous manufacturing and communications sector and for policies concerning environmental, pollution and health. CMAI was actively involved in telecom policies for mobile, 3G, spectrum, licensing, etc. CMAI provides a forum where telecommunications companies can unite to advance the industry's concerns and provides exceptional value through advocacy and business opportunities, networking and continuous interaction with Government, telecom operators and manufacturers and opinion makers. CMAI is known for National Telecom Awards and International Communications and Electronics Fair being organized in New Delhi, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. www.cmai.asia

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ETSI produces globally-applicable standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), including fixed, mobile, radio, converged, aeronautical, broadcast and internet technologies and is officially recognized by the European Union as a European Standards Organization. ETSI is an independent, not-for-profit association whose more than 700 member companies and organizations, drawn from 62 countries across 5 continents worldwide, determine its work programme and participate directly in its work. For more information please visit: www.etsi.org

Global mobile Suppliers Association

GSA represents leading GSM/3G/WCDMA-HSPA/LTE suppliers worldwide, covering close to 100% of mobile market share. Industry professionals and organizations globally use www.gsacom.com as a single information resource, targeted to the industry, for authoritative facts, market intelligence, objective analysis and information. Interaction and enhanced information-sharing with network operators is facilitated by the Operators Zone for immediate global reach, and seminars and relationship events, including the GSA Mobile Broadband Forum. GSA advises governments, regulators and policy-makers on optimum conditions for market development. Briefings are given to media and analysts. GSA is a 3GPP Market Representation Partner and co-operates with other key organisations worldwide.

Open Mobile Alliance

OMA APIs Standardize Access to Unique Resources within Operator Networks The OMA API program provides standardized interfaces to the service infrastructure residing within communication networks and on devices. Focused primarily between the service access layer and generic network capabilities, OMA API specifications allow operators and other service providers to expose device capabilities and network resources in an open and programmable way – to any developer community independent of the development platform. By deploying OMA APIs, fundamental capabilities such as SMS, MMS, Location Services, Payment and other core network assets are now exposed in a standardized way. This reduces development cost and time-to-market for new applications and services, as well as simplifying wider deployment of existing applications and services.

SIP Forum

The SIP Forum is an IP communications industry association that engages in numerous activities that advance and promote SIP technology, such as the development of industry recommendations, the SIPit interoperability and testing events, special interoperability workshops, and general promotion of SIP in the industry. One of the Forum's recent technical activities is the development of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation – a standards-based recommendation that provides detailed guidelines for direct IP peering and interoperability between IP PBXs and VoIP service provider networks, and the SIPconnect Compliant Certification Program through which eligible companies can gain SIPconnect validation and the right to license the use of the SIP Forum's 'SIPconnect Compliant' certification mark – the official brand of the leading standard for SIP Trunking products and services.
Other important Forum initiatives include work in Fax-over-IP interoperability, User Agent Configuration, and the opportunities for SIP in Smart Grid deployments. For more information, please visit: http://www.sipforum.org.

TSB Innovationsagentur Berlin GmbH

In order to efficiently and effectively meet the needs of economy and science, the TSB Innovationsagentur Berlin GmbH is organized as a 100% subsidiary of the TSB Technology Foundation. The TSB Innovationsagentur Berlin is a well renowned and highly competent partner in regard to technology transfer, start-up consulting, innovation management and network management. The agency has developed a range of appropriate products and tools to provide this expertise to the market. Its consultants have considerable experience in both the traditional Berlin industry sectors (such as electrical engineering, electronics and mechanical engineering) and future orientated technologies. It leads successful networks in the areas of biotechnology, medical technology, transport technology, optical electronics, energy technologies and information and communication technology.

UMTS Forum

Founded in 1996, the UMTS Forum is an international industry association that is committed to the success of Third Generation (3G) UMTS mobile systems and their Long Term Evolution 4G LTE. Bringing together players from across the mobile industry on a peer-to-peer basis, the UMTS Forum promotes a common vision of 3G/UMTS and its evolution towards 4G LTE, as well as their worldwide commercial success, and conducts studies and reports on key focus areas such as markets & trends, spectrum & regulation, impact of technologies & implementation issues, and key growth markets. Membership of the UMTS Forum is open to all organisations with an interest in mobile broadband – including fixed and mobile network operators, infrastructure vendors, terminal device manufacturers, regulators, media/content providers and developers of 3G/4G services and applications.