Reporting Body Identifier
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The Reporting Body Identifier is the first two digits of a GSM Type Allocation Code
, and indicates the GSMA-approved organization that registered (or, before 2002, approved) a given mobile device, and allocated the model a unique code.
The numbers are loosely based on the telephone country codes of the organization identified, as most approving nations used a single approval body endorsed by their national GSM Association chapter. However, not all RBIs follow this tendency.
Normally, when a RBI is 35, phone have 1800 band, but if its 01, will not have it,(Motorola, Nokia). There are some exceptions for the RBI 01, on LG and Sony Ericsson
structures are superficially the same except that the first two digits must be decimal for an IMEI, and must be hexadecimal for an MEID. In 3GPP2 speak the GSMA is the Global Decimal Administrator while the TIA is the Global Hexadecimal Administrator.
Type Allocation Code
The Type Allocation Code is the initial eight-digit portion of the 15-digit IMEI code used to uniquely identify wireless devices.The Type Allocation Code identifies a particular model of wireless telephone for use on a GSM, UMTS or other IMEI-supporting wireless network.The first two digits of...
, and indicates the GSMA-approved organization that registered (or, before 2002, approved) a given mobile device, and allocated the model a unique code.
The numbers are loosely based on the telephone country codes of the organization identified, as most approving nations used a single approval body endorsed by their national GSM Association chapter. However, not all RBIs follow this tendency.
Reporting Body Identifier codes
According to Permanent Reference Document TW.06, Appendix A of the GSM Association, the current RBI codes indicate the following approval/allocation bodies:| Code | Group/indication | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | Test IMEI | Nations with 2-digit CCs |
| 01 | PTCRB PTCRB The 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 ... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| 02 - 09 | Test IMEI | Nations with 3-digit CCs |
| 10 | DECT devices | |
| 30 | Iridium | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (satellite phone Satellite phone A satellite telephone, satellite phone, or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to orbiting satellites instead of terrestrial cell sites... s) |
| 33 | DGPT | France |
| 35 | BABT | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| 44 | BABT | United Kingdom |
| 45 | NTA | Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
| 49 | BZT / BAPT | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
| 50 | BZT ETS | Germany |
| 51 | Cetecom ICT | Germany |
| 52 | Cetecom | Germany |
| 53 | TUV | Germany |
| 54 | Phoenix Test Lab | Germany |
| 91 | MSAI | India |
| 98 | BAPT | United Kingdom |
| 99 | GHA | For multi RAT 3GPP2/3GPP |
Normally, when a RBI is 35, phone have 1800 band, but if its 01, will not have it,(Motorola, Nokia). There are some exceptions for the RBI 01, on LG and Sony Ericsson
Reporting Body Identifier vs Regional Code
The "Reporting Body Identifier" is also known as the Regional Code in the CDMA world. The IMEI and MEIDMEID
A mobile equipment identifier is a globally unique number identifying a physical piece of CDMA mobile station equipment. The number format is defined by the but in practical terms it can be seen as an IMEI but with hexadecimal digits....
structures are superficially the same except that the first two digits must be decimal for an IMEI, and must be hexadecimal for an MEID. In 3GPP2 speak the GSMA is the Global Decimal Administrator while the TIA is the Global Hexadecimal Administrator.