Global Certification Forum
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The Global Certification Forum, known as GCF, is an active partnership between mobile network operator
s, mobile device
manufacturers and the test industry. GCF was founded in 1999, and its membership has been responsible for creating an independent certification programme to help ensure global interoperability between mobile devices and networks.
The GCF certification process is based on technical requirements as specified within dedicated test specifications provided by the 3GPP, OMA, IMTC, the GSM Association and others.
The current GCF membership includes mobile network operators, more than 40 leading terminal manufacturers and over 65 test equipment manufacturers, test laboratories and other organizations from mainly a test environment.
GCF's guiding maxim is "test once, use anywhere."
Mobile network operator
A mobile network operator , also known as mobile phone operator , carrier service provider , wireless service provider, wireless carrier, or cellular company, or mobile network carrier is a telephone company that provides services for mobile phone subscribers.One essential...
s, mobile device
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
manufacturers and the test industry. GCF was founded in 1999, and its membership has been responsible for creating an independent certification programme to help ensure global interoperability between mobile devices and networks.
The GCF certification process is based on technical requirements as specified within dedicated test specifications provided by the 3GPP, OMA, IMTC, the GSM Association and others.
The current GCF membership includes mobile network operators, more than 40 leading terminal manufacturers and over 65 test equipment manufacturers, test laboratories and other organizations from mainly a test environment.
GCF's guiding maxim is "test once, use anywhere."
See also
- Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
- PTCRBPTCRBThe PTCRB was established in 1997 as the certification forum by North American cellular operators. Now a pseudo-acronym, it no longer stands for its original meaning of the PCS Type Certification Review Board .The purpose of the PTCRB is to provide the framework within which Cellular GERAN , UTRA ...
, which provides the framework for GSM Mobile Equipment (ME) Type Certification in North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. - (CDMA Certification Forum) which provides compliance certification for CDMA equipment.
External links
- Official website
- http://www.iotas.co.uk - IOTAS offers a global field testing solution in accordance with the requirements of the GCF.
- http://www.7layers.com - 7 Layers group for wireless device testing, certification and consultancy services.
- http://www.at4wireless.com - AT4 wireless group for test, certification and consultancy services.
- http://www.rfi-global.com - RFI Global Services Ltd for test,certification and consultancy Services.
- http://www.sgs.com - SGS Wireless for test,certification and consultancy Services.