6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA). The voice of European Industry and Research for next generation networks and services.
ETSI provides members with an open and inclusive environment to support the development, ratification and testing of globally applicable standards for ICT systems and services across all sectors of industry and society. We are a non-profit body, with more than 950 member organizations worldwide, drawn from 64 countries and five continents. The members comprise a diversified pool of large and small private companies, research entities, academia, government, and public organizations. ETSI is officially recognized by the EU as a European Standardization Organization (ESO).
The Fair Standards Alliance is a nonprofit organisation formed toward the end of 2015 to strengthen the voice, globally but primarily in Europe, of companies which believe that the licensing of standard -essential patents (SEPs), required in so many modern products today, must be done on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis (FRAND). Further details on the key principles defended by the Alliance can be found here. The Fair Standards Alliance membership is broad and diverse, ranging from multinationals to SMEs from different levels of the value chain across a diversity of industry sectors. Our alliance members are innovators and implementers. In addition to large patent holders, the Alliance’s membership includes prominent product companies and consumer brands, as well as implementers, who may license SEPs from others to then develop, market and sell standardized goods. A list of our members can be found here.
The Global Certification Forum (GCF) is a non-profit, global membership driven organisation offering mobile and IoT certification programmes based on conformity to agreed standards. It provides assurance of device-network interoperability, reduction in testing costs and accelerated time-to-market. Shaping the industry since 1999 with mobile technology at its core, GCF today has over 300 members from the major mobile network operators, device manufacturers, and the test industry. Working collaboratively with key industry partners, GCF offers industry-relevant certification programmes which benefit billions of users worldwide. GCF provides certification solutions for devices based on 3GPP and other relevant industry standards including, but not limited to, smart and feature phones, modules and chipsets, hot spots/routers, tablets and notebooks, IoT devices and wearables. With industry and technology constantly evolving, GCF today covers 5G and previous generations and also offers additional solutions to meet the requirements of vertical segments, which are developed in cooperation with the specific industries.
GSA has been the voice of the global mobile ecosystem since 1998 supporting the deployment of the 3GPP family of technologies, both radio and network technologies, 3G-4G-5G and beyond. GSA represents its members for the on-going successful delivery of global mobile broadband, enhanced multimedia, IoT connectivity, mobile connectivity & services and advises and advocates for the release of spectrum for mobile services.
The GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry, and society thrive. Representing mobile operators and organisations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA delivers for its members across three broad pillars: Connectivity for Good, Industry Services and Solutions, and Outreach. This activity includes advancing policy, tackling today’s biggest societal challenges, underpinning the technology and interoperability that make mobile work, and providing the world’s largest platform to convene the mobile ecosystem at the MWC and M360 series of events.
The OSA is the home of OpenAirInterface, an open software that gathers a community of developers from around the world, who work together to build 3GPP wireless cellular Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core Network (CN) technologies.
The Utility Broadband Alliance (UBBA) is a collaboration of utilities, technology solutions providers and ecosystem partners dedicated to championing the advancement and development of private broadband networks for America’s critical infrastructure industries. Members are collaborating to accelerate their journey toward a secure, resilient and future-proof grid.