Partner Associations
3rd Generation Partnership Project
3GPP prepares, approves and maintains Specifications for mobile telecommunications systems. Their technical work is split into four major areas; 'Radio Access Network', 'Service & Systems Aspects', 'Core Network & Terminals' and the legacy 'GSM EDGE Radio Access Network'. Details of these groups and links to the free specifications can be found at www.3gpp.org/. At ICIN 2009 we expect 3GPP LTE to be a major talking point, as last year, with operators and vendors expressing a growing confidence in the standard and the evolutionary path towards 4G. |
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 BroadbandSuiteTM Release Program, Technical Reports and specifications are publicly available at www.broadband-forum.org. |
Communications and Manufacturing Association of India
Communications and Manufacturing Association of India (CMAI), a professional registered 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 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. |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) produces globally-applicable standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), including fixed, mobile, radio, converged, broadcast and internet technologies. We are officially recognized by the European Union as a European Standards Organization. The high quality of our work and our open approach to standardization has helped us evolve into a European roots - global branches operation with a solid reputation for technical excellence. ETSI is a not-for-profit organization with 766 ETSI member organizations drawn from 63 countries across 5 continents world-wide. |
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
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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. |
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. 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, as well as its 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 3G/UMTS mobile – including fixed and mobile network operators, infrastructure vendors, terminal device manufacturers, regulators, media/content providers and developers of 3G/UMTS services and applications. |
