ACA - Australian Communications Authority
The organization responsible for the management of radio spectrum and telecommunications in Australia, formed by a merger of AUSTEL and SMA.
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
A regional telecommunications organization for the Asia Pacific Region.
ATU - African Telecommunications Union
Telecom association for African countries.
Brunei Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - Jabatan Telekom Brunei
This organization is both the telecommunications regulatory authority for Brunei, and also a telecommunications carrier.
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
The Canadian regulatory body for broadcasting and telecommunications.
CANTO - Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organizations
CEPT - European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administration
A European forum for discussions on postal and telecommunications issues, that helps develop European positions in international organizations.
CITEL - Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
A forum where the governments and the private sector meet to coordinate regional efforts to develop and coordinate telecommunications in the Americas.
European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
Founded in 1971, COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research, allowing the co-ordination of nationally funded research on a European level. COST Actions cover basic and pre-competitive research as well as activities of public utility.
European Frequency Allocations
Information on European frequency allocation, including links to regulatory authorities for many European countries
European Radiocommunications Office
Provides radio communications coordination for Europe, supporting national frequency management and regulatory agencies. It also provides licensing for international radio systems (e.g. satellite). It was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI is involved with investigations into telecommunications fraud, and is also the lead agency pressing for implementation of the CALEA electronic surveillance legislation.
FCC - US Federal Communications Commission
The organization responsible for the management of telecommunications in the United States. Their responsibilities for public radio communications, such as cellular, include allocation of frequencies, the development of regulations that govern their use and monitoring to ensure that regulations are followed.
Hong Kong Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA)
The telecommunications regulatory authority in Hong Kong
IFAST - International Forum on AMPS Standards Technology
A forum of international cellular carriers, vendors and service providers that attempts to resolve international roaming problems with AMPS-compatible systems (i.e. including IS-136 D-AMPS and IS-95 CDMA). The organization has taken responsibility for allocating the International Roaming MIN (IRM) resource (MIN's starting with the digits 0 or 1) and will assign new blocks of SID codes to countries or international organizations that do not have a sufficient allocation.
Israeli Ministry of Communications
The Israeli telecommunications regulatory authority
Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
The Japanese telecommunications regulatory authority
National Communications System Agency (NCS)
Responsible for US government communications, particularly in times of emergency. Manages GETS (Government Emergency Telephone System) and WPS (Wireless Priority Service)
Nepal Telecommunication Authority
The regulator for telecommunications in Nepal.
Radio Spectrum Management and Telecommunications for Canada
Industry Canada is responsible for spectrum management, regulating radio communications, and has some telecommunications responsibilties
Regulatel - Latin American Telecom Regulators
[Spanish language] A forum for telecom regulators in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking Americas.
RSP - New Zealand Radio Spectrum Authority
Responsible for the management of radio spectrum in New Zealand.
Singapore Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
The Singapore telecommunications regulatory authority
Taiwan Directorate General of Telecommunications
The Taiwanese telecommunications regulator.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
The telecommunications regulator for India.
UK Frequency Allocations
Detailed information on radio frequency allocations in the United Kingdom
UK Radiocommunications Agency
The UK authority for the management of non-military spectrum
US Dept. of Commerce - Information and Telecommunications Technologies
Provides market research designed to support US exporters of telecommunications equipment and services.
US Office of Spectrum Management
The US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration has responsibility for the allocation of spectrum. Their web page contains a US frequency allocation chart, and much other useful information.
US Patent Office
Most important patents are registered in the United States. All of them are available online at this site.
VoIP Enhanced 911 Site
A website developed by an FCC/NARUC task force providing information on US government programs for enhanced 911 for VoIP telephony.

Trade Associations

AHCIET - Organization of Latin American Carriers
Formerly Alacel, this is an organization of Latin American telecom carriers.
American Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA)
A US trade association supporting SMR (Specialized Mobile Radio) licensees at 220, 450, 800 and 900 [MHz]
ASETA - Association of Telecommunications Carriers in the Andes
[Spanish language] South American telecom carriers association.
Assinform - Association of Computer and Telecom Manufacturers and Service Providers
[Italian language] Italian association for telecom and computer companies.
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM Global)
A trade association for providers of components, networks, systems and services that manage the automatic collection of information, and integration of that data with information management systems.
COAI - Cellular Operators Association of India
CTIA - Cellular Telephone Industry Association
A trade association of wireless carriers, mostly in the United States. Originally a cellular organization, it now has members that are PCS, ESMR and satellite carriers.
CWTA - Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association
A trade association of wireless carriers in Canada.
EICTA - European Industry Association for Communications and Electronics
Electronics Industry Alliance (EIA)
This organization is the parent of several telecommunications organizations, most notably the TIA.
PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association
Formerly Telocator, this organization used to represent Paging, PCS, ESMR, SMR and mobile data service providers. However, more recently it has focussed on the tower industry, leaving lobbying on behalf of wireless carriers to the CTIA.
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
This organization is so important to the issues covered by Cellular Networking Perspectives that it rates its own page on our website!
USTA - United States Telephone Association
A trade association for US local exchange carriers.
WTIA - Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association
A Hong Kong trade association that aims to promote the development, usage and awareness of wireless technology applications and to enhance the communications and partnership between companies within the wireless technology industries. It represents wireless application providers, mobile network operators, mobile device manufacturers, hardware / software vendors and distributors, system Integrators, consultancy firms, etc.

Technology Forums

3G Americas
Promotes the use of GSM-based standards in the Americas, particularly GPRS, EDGE and Wideband CDMA. Successor to UWCC.
Bluetooth Special Interest Group
Bluetooth is a technology specification for compact, low-cost, short range radio links between laptops, palmtops, mobile phones and other portable devices. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group is an industry group developing and promoting this technology.
BWIF: Broadband Wireless Internet Forum
The Broadband Wireless Internet Forum (BWIF) is a program of the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO). The standard setting work of the Forum is based on utilizing Vector Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (VOFDM), BWIF's technology foundation for the development of fixed broadband wireless specifications. The BWIF-approved Version 1.0 Specifications have been available since late August 2000 to BWIF members.
CDG - CDMA Development Group
A trade association dedicated to the promotion of CDMA wireless technology.
Center for Democracy and Technology
Promotes democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. With expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance free expression and privacy in global communications technologies.
GSM MoUAssociation
The association of GSM carriers worldwide.
HomeRF - Home Radio Networking
An organization trying to promote the SWAP protocol for home wireless networking at rates from 1Mbps to 10 Mbps in the 2.4GHz ISM band. It has been pretty much squeezed out by WiFi (802.11) on one end and Bluetooth on the other. The HomeRF working group disbanded at the beginning of 2003.
IA450 - International 450 Association
An association of carriers that operate cdma2000 systems in 450 MHz spectrum and vendors that support them.
Infra-Red Data Association
Promotes point-to-point infra-red data standards and applications. IRDA allows line-of-site communications between devices up to 1 or 2 meters.
IPv6 Forum
An association for the promotion of IPv6, which will provide orders of magnitude more IP addresses, but also creates enormous backwards compatibility issues.
Java Community Process
An open organization of international Java developers and licensees whose charter is to develop and revise Java technology specifications, reference implementations, and technology compatibility kits. Both Java technology and the JCP were originally created by Sun Microsystems, however, the JCP has evolved from the informal process that Sun used beginning in 1995, to a formalized process overseen by representatives from many organizations across the Java community.
Mobile IT Forum
A Japanese association to promote fourth generation wireless networks, to provide very high speed data services.
Mobile Payment Forum
The Mobile Payment Forum is a global, cross-industry organization dedicated to developing a framework for standardized, secure, and authenticated mobile commerce using payment card accounts.
NGMC - Next Generation Mobile Communication Forum
A Korean forum for the promotion of fourth generation wireless systems.
OFDM Forum
The OFDM Forum is a market development association comprised of hardware
manufacturers, software firms, telecommunications companies and other
users interested in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
technology in wireless applications (particularly for high-speed stationary internet access). Founded in December 1999, the OFDM
Forum was established to promote a single, compatible global OFDM
standard for cost-effective, high-speed wireless networks on a variety
of devices. OFDM offers the promise of higher data rates than fully mobile protocols (such as CDMA) and non-line-of-sight operation (which significantly reduces installation and maintenance costs)
Open Base Station Architecture Initiative (OBSAI)
Developers of a specification for an open base station architecture. This would allow the use of base station components, such as air interface protocol modules (GSM, CDMA etc.) from different vendors.
Open Mobile Alliance
A successor to the WAP forum with a goal of promoting radio technology independent application level protocols (such as WAP and Instant Messaging) for wireless systems.
SDR Forum
An international non-profit organizationi dedicated to promoting the development, deployment and use of SDR (Software-Defined Radio) technologies for advanced wireless systems.
SMS Forum
The SMPP Forum promotes Short Message Peer to Peer (SMPP) as an open, industry standard messaging protocol designed to simplify integration of data applications with wireless mobile networks such as GSM, TDMA, CDMA and PDC. The protocol is widely deployed in the mobile telecommunications industry.
Speech Application Language Tags
The goal of the SALT Forum, founded in October 2001, is to develop a royalty-free, platform-independent standard that will enable speech-commanded access to information, applications, and Web services from PCs, telephones, tablet PCs, and wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs). The new standardÑSpeech Applications Language Tags (SALT)Ñwill extend existing mark-up languages such as HTML, XHTML, and XML. Multimodal access will enable users to interact with an application in a variety of ways: they will be able to input data using speech, a keyboard, keypad, mouse and/or stylus, and produce data as synthesized speech, audio, plain text, motion video, and/or graphics. Each of these modes will be able to be used independently or concurrently.
TeleManagement Forum
A non-profit global organization to improve the management and operation of information and communications services. Its more than 340 member companies include service providers, computing and network equipment suppliers, software solution suppliers and customers of communications services. TM Forum has been active for over15 years.
TeleMessaging Industry Association
The TeleMessaging Industry Association was formed in 1998 to advance the adoption and use of messaging services. Members include service providers, voice mail/messaging vendors, CPE providers and others.
The Association for Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technologies
An association to promote the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips to identify objects. These can be thought of as more sophisticated bar codes. Some tags have the ability to be updated, others can only be programmed once and read many times.
Trusted Computing Group (TCG)
Develops and promotes open industry standard specifications for trusted computing hardware building blocks and software interfaces across multiple platforms, including PC's, servers, PDA's, and digital phones. They plan to enable more secure data storage, online business practices, and online commerce transactions while protecting privacy and individual rights.
Ultra-Wideband Working Group
An association of companies interested in the commercialization of ultra-wideband radio technology.
UMTS Forum
International promoters of UMTS 3G wireless systems based on Wideband CDMA.
WAP - Wireless Application Protocol Forum
The WAP forum was merged into OMA in June, 2002.
WiFi Alliance
Certifies interoperability of WiFi (IEEE 802.11) wireless LAN products.
WiMax Forum
An organization to promote interoperability standards for broadband wireless access (i.e. IEEE 802.16a).
Wireless Communications Transfer Protocol
An organization that aims to create an easy, standardized and non-proprietary means of passing alphanumeric and binary messages to and from wireline systems and two-way capable wireless devices. With the completion of the first full release of the WCTP specification, the Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) agreed to adopt the protocol as a PCIA standard.
Wireless Innovation Network of British Columbia (WINBC)
Creates awareness of the wireless sector in British Columbia, Canada and encourages collaboration between its members.
Wireless LAN Association
Contact: Director of WLANA
A non-profit educational trade association that provides a clearinghouse of information about wireless local area applications, issues and trends and serves as a resource to customers and prospects of wireless local area products and wireless personal area products and to industry press and analysts. Publishes a monthly newsletter.
Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF)
Contact: visions@wireless-world-research.org
A 'think tank' to promote research related to 3GPP wireless systems, such as Wideband CDMA/UMTS.
World-Wide Web Consortium
Develops interoperable specifications, guidelines, software, and tools to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential as a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding.
ZigBee Alliance
An association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. ZigBee is supposed to be cheaper than Bluetooth and also use less power.

Standards Associations

3GPP - Third Generation Partnership Project
Develops 3G standards for carriers who currently have TDMA systems (ANSI-136 or GSM) installed. Standards being developed are GPRS, EDGE and Wideband CDMA (also known as UMTS). This group is also responsible for maintaining and enhancing GSM standards through its TSG-GERAN, a responsibility that was trasnferred from ETSI.
3GPP2 - Third Generation Partnership Project Two
Develops 3G standards for carriers who currently have cdmaOne or cdma2000 systems (e.g. IS-95, TIA/EIA-95 or IS-2000) installed. This group works closely with TIA TR-45.5 that originally was responsible for CDMA standards, but now just has responsibility for the US national CDMA standards.
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
The ultimate accolade for any standard is ANSI certification. This does not mean that ANSI has reviewed the standard, but that it has been circulated widely throughout the industry and that it conforms to their document design and publication guidelines. TIA standards, for example, start their public life as an IS- (Interim Standard) and then proceed within a few years to a full ANSI standard. The analog cellular standard started as EIA/TIA IS-3 and is now the ANSI standard identified as EIA/TIA.
ARIB - Assocation of Radio Industries and Businesses
Japanese wireless standards organization.
ATIS - Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
The major US telecom standards organization beside the TIA, most notably responsible for ANSI SS7 standards. This organization was previously called ECSA; Exchange Carriers Standards Association. SS7 and wireless standards are developed within the T1 committee.
CWTS - Chinese Wireless Telecommunication Standard Group
Chinese wireless standards association.
ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute
The mission of ETSI is "to produce the technical standards which are necessary to achieve a large unified European telecommunications market". Originally, they had full responsibility for the specification of the GSM cellular and PCS standard. However, this has been transferred to 3GPP, and now they are only responsible for European GSM issues (e.g. type approval, regulatory).
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The IEEE helps advance global prosperity by promoting the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electrical and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
The Internet Engineering Task Force is a large, open, international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 150 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.
ITU - International Telecommunications Union
The ITU is the global equivalent of ANSI for telecommunications standards. In fact, the world is divided into the majority of countries that adhere to ITU standards, and the US and Canada that tend to use ANSI standards. AMPS cellular is an exception, as it has been implemented in many other countries. ITU standards that are used in AMPS cellular include:
- E.164 - the global numbering plan.
- E.212 - the global mobile identification plan.
- Q.7xx - a series of standards defining Sign
Liberty Alliance
Developers of an open standard for a 'federated network identity'. This will allow individuals and businesses to interact more easily while respecting the security and privacy of shared identity information.
NENA - National Emergency Number Association
NENA, along with NASNA (National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators), APCO (Association of Public Safety Communications Officials), CTIA and the TIA, have taken the responsibility for developing and promoting enhanced 9-1-1 standards for wireless systems.
SES - Standards Engineering Society
An engineering society dedicated to promoting standards worldwide. Their 1998 essay competition focused on the issue of charging money for standards ("Standards for Fee or Free: What 'R' the Consequences?").
StandardsStore.ca
A joint initiative between the standards Council of Canada and IHS Canada, this portal allows the purchase of standards within Canada, whether they are Canadian, US or International.
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
This organization is so important to the issues covered by Cellular Networking Perspectives that it rates its own page on our website!
TTA - Telecommunications Technology Association
Korean telecommunications standardization organization.
TTC - Telecommunication Technology Committee
Japanese telecommunications standards organization. Note that many of their standards are not available in English.
US Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
Under the Information Technology Management Reform Act (Public Law 104-106), the Secretary of Commerce approves standards and guidelines that are developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for Federal computer systems. These standards and guidelines are issued by NIST as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for use government-wide. NIST develops FIPS when there are compelling Federal government requirements such as for security and interoperability and there are no acceptable industry standards or solutions.

Resource Assignment Authorities

ANSI SS7 Point Code Administration
The administrator of SS7 point codes (addresses) for ANSI networks
IFAST - International Forum on AMPS Standards Technology
IFAST has taken responsibility for allocating the International Roaming MIN (IRM) resource (MIN's starting with the digits 0 or 1) and will assign new blocks of SID codes to countries or international organizations that do not have a sufficient allocation.
International Numbering Plans
Lists of numbering plan information, such as E.164 (dialable) and E.212 (Mobile Country Codes).
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
Performs a variety of central coordinating functions for the global internet, including top level coordination of domain names, IP addresses and protocol number assignments. Mostly superseded by ICANN.
LincMad Telephone Area Codes and Splits
Current and historical information regarding the North American Number Plan areas, including maps and tables of area codes from 1947 to present.
MBI Administrator
This organization assigns MBIs (MIN Block Identifiers) for wireless carriers using AMPS, N-AMPS, TDMA or CDMA systems in the United States.
NANPA - North American Numbering Plan Administration
The organization responsible for allocating numbering resources within the North American Numbering Plan Area: USA, some of its territories, Canada and several Caribbean nations. Controlled by Bellcore until January 1998, it is now managed by Lockheed-Martin. It is responsible for assignment of new area codes within the North American Numbering Plan and office code assignments within US states and territories.
North American Numbering Council (NANC)
An organization established by the US FCC to provide advice and recommendations on the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) to the FCC, and to the Canadian and Caribbean countries that are within the NANP.
The Internet Corporation for Assignment Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Performs top level resource assignment tasks for the internet, e.g. for domain names and IP addresses.

Consumer Organizations

Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering (C.A.S.P.I.A.N.)
A consumer association that is against supermarket devices that infringe on privacy, including RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips.
Escape Cell Hell
A site established by Consumers Union to monitor the performance of wireless number porting.
TeleTruth
A independent American customer alliance dedicated to fixing the problems in telecommunications Ð from customer overcharging and harm to competitors, to the customer issues surrounding Broadband deployment and competition.

Carrier, Terrestrial Wireless (Cellular/PCS)

AllTel Information Services
BC TEL Mobility
BC TEL Mobility is now part of Telus.
Bell Mobility
BellSouth
BellSouth is a major provider of interconnect services to wireless carriers in the South-Eastern United States, and provides wireless services through its 40% ownership in the Cingular joint venture with Southwestern Bell Communications.
Cingular Wireless
Cingular is America's largest cellular carrier. It was formed as a joint venture between SBC (60%) and BellSouth (40%). It provides analog AMPS, TDMA (ANSI-136), GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA/UMTS coverage.
LibanCell
A Lebanese GSM cellular carrier.
NTT Mobile Communications Network, Japan
Qwest Wireless
A major Western US wireless carrier. Formerly US West
Rogers Cantel Inc., Canada
Contact: Peter Oldfield
Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc., an 81% owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., owns and operates Canada+s largest wireless company. Rogers Cantel offers a full range of wireless communication services including voice, data and paging under the co-brand Cantel AT&T.
SK Telecom, Korea
The largest wireless carrier in Korea.
Sprint PCS
Telecomunicaciones Movilnet, Venezuela
Contact: Ernesto Ramós
Movilnet is the B-band cellular operator in Venezuela since its foundation in 1992, providing voice and data services using cutting-edge technology.
Telus Mobility, Canada
One of the three largest wireless providers in Canada
Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States. It provides a CDMA network, while still supporting analog.

Carriers, Satellite

Globalstar
ICO
Proposes to provide global satellite services. Their plans were delayed by the collapse of the public satellite market for voice services, which led to the bankruptcy of Iridium, Globalstar and others.
Inmarsat
A provider of global mobile satellite communications solutions for business and government. Originally government owned, it has been a private company since 1999.
Iridium LLC

Wireless Data (Carrier or Vendor)

Aeris Communications, Inc.
Contact: Syed Zaeem Hosain

Wireless Networks & Services

Cibernet
Cibernet performs 'net settlement' for many wireless carriers (including GSM), and manages many data formats, such as the CIBER record format used for exchanging billing records between AMPS, TDMA and CDMA wireless carriers.
Hughes Network Systems (HNS)
Contact: Arunas Slekys
HNS is a division of Hughes Electronics Corporation. They are a world leader in satellite, wireless, and enterprise network technologies. HNS designs, manufactures, and installs advanced networking solutions globally for business and governments.
Lightbridge
Lightbridge provides customer acquisition solutions, fraud solutions, prepaid systems and wireless data service management.
Redknee
Redknee delivers mobile applications and infrastructure solutions for network operators around the world. Their mission is to create value for their customers by introducing value and differentiating mobile applications into their markets - while at the same time maximizing existing network technology investment.
Schlumberger Sema
Supplies SIM cards ('Smart Cards'), consulting, systems integration and some infrastructure components (e.g. for messaging) to the wireless industry.
TSI Telecommunications Services
TSI Connections provides a full range of services that enable AMPS, TDMA, CDMA, and GSM wireless operators to provide seamless global roaming to their customers. These include international inter-standard roaming solutions, the world's largest wireless data clearinghouse, and a suite of comprehensive, integrated fraud management products and services. Formerly a division of GTE (and briefly part of Verizon), it is now an independent company
Ulticom
Provides SS7 software (including APIs) for a variety of national signaling systems.
VeriSign Telecommunication Services
Provides interconnection services for wireless carriers, including an SS7 network (formerly Illuminet) and international roaming services (formerly BellSouth Wireless International)

Wireless Infrastructure Vendors (e.g. MSC’s and HLR’s)

Ericsson
Ericsson is a major supplier of wireless network equipment, handsets and other aspects of wireless technology.
LGC Wireless
Contact: Jennifer Davis, Marketing Assistant
LGC Wireless provides customers with a suite of products and services that enable mobile subscribers to be reached in real time on their cellular, PCS telephone, or mobile computer at or away from their desks. LGC Wireless offers turnkey in-building wireless systems supporting both telephony and data under AMPS, TDMA, CDMA, SMR, GSM and CDPD standards, as well as services that allow affordable and timely deployment of your enterprise wireless network. LGC Wireless products provide enhanced cover
LogicaCMG
Provides management, IT consultancy, systems integration and outsourcing services in many industries, including wireless. Formed from the merger of Logica and CMG in 2002.
Lucent
Nokia
NORTEL Technology
Qualcomm Incorporated
Contact: Jack Nasielski
QUALCOMM Incorporated is a leading supplier of digital wireless communications products and technologies. The Company develops, manufactures, markets, licenses and operates communications systems for a wide range of markets and applications.
Samsung Information Systems
TELOS Engineering Limited
Contact: Michael Harris
TELOS Engineering is based in Richmond BC, Canada. The company has developed a system designed to provide cost effective, scalable, and highly flexible wireless systems for cellular, PCS and wireless local loop applications supporting AMPS, TACS, IS-136, GSM and CDMA wireless standards. Since the introduction three years ago of TELOS' family of wireless system products, the company has successfully deployed systems worldwide in North America, South America, Central Asia, Africa and several Asia

Wireless Phone & Component Manufacturers

Cellphones etc.
A website where you can review and compare phones being sold by US and Canadian cellphone companies.
Conexant Systems, Inc.
Conexant provides components for all segments of the wireless market, including terminal and infrastructure demands. This includes RF devices for GSM, CDMA, TDMA, and Bluetooth applications, which address multi-band and multi-mode requirements. The company has system-level expertise in GSM and cordless and more than 30 years experience in GPS. Conexant is positioned to address 3G terminal manufacturersÕ needs today.
Duracell Inc.
Mitsubishi Wireless Communications
Qualcomm Incorporated
Contact: Jack Nasielski
QUALCOMM Incorporated is a leading supplier of digital wireless communications products and technologies. The Company develops, manufactures, markets, licenses and operates communications systems for a wide range of markets and applications.
Schlumberger Sema
Supplies SIM cards ('Smart Cards'), consulting, systems integration and some infrastructure components (e.g. for messaging) to the wireless industry.
Synad
A 'fabless' chip company with an emphasis on mobile communications.

Test Specifications and Equipment

Agilent
Agilent is a major provider of test equipment and OSS systems in wireless.
GSM Global Certification Forum
A partnership between network operators and terminal manufacturers to ensure global interoperability of GSM 2G and Wideband CDMA 3G mobile wireless terminals.
Test and Measurement
Offers the news and analysis that industry leaders read, as well as a multitude of products and services to do with their jobs.

Computers & Components

Intel
A major manufacturer of computer chips and systems.
Sun
A major manufacturer of computer equipment and software, including IP-based telephony.

Wireless Emergency Services (E911)

Intrado
A major supplier of E911 services. It was formerly known as SCC.
Openwave
Openwave recently absorbed SignalSoft, a provider of E911 network services
TeleCommunication Systems
A provider of Phase I and II emergency services network systems, including an MPC (Mobile Positioning Center). This product line was acquired when they purchased XYPoint.
TruePosition, Inc.
Provides network-based location systems for E911 and commercial purposes. The technology is based on TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival).

Fraud and Security Management

Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA)
Contact: Frances Feld, Executive Director
An association that provides for partnering among telecommunications service providers, infrastructure manufacturers and the law enforcmeent community in an effort to combat all forms of communications fraud. They serve as a clearinghouse for fraud education, and is a primary avenue for cooperation between service providers. It was founded in 1985 and has members in more than 20 countries.
Entrust
Entrust is a major supplier of security systems and software.
Fair Isaac
A provider of fraud and security systems, including the Roamex network to exchange roamer call detail information in near real-time.
Sigaba
Sigaba is first and foremost a security company with broad cryptography expertise and in-depth understanding of security elements, including encryption, data integrity, auditability and authentication. They have a special focus on 'data in motion'.

Mobile Marketing

m-Qube
m-Qube is a leader in mobile marketing solutions and services, providing mobile marketing
promotions, programs and campaigns. m-Qube provides a turnkey solution to help brand promoters, media companies and agencies deliver time-sensitive, targeted marketing campaigns to any wireless device.
Penn Telecom Strategies
Penn Telecom Strategies' conducts global projects employing a staff of multilingual professionals who possess industry-critical experience in their specialized fields. Penn Telecom Strategies' world headquarters is located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania and its European headquarters is on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium.

Consulting & Training

Cell Tower Attorney
Cell Tower Attorney provides legal services to landowners, both public and private, for all legal issues involving cell site leases.
Drucker Associates
Contact: Elliott Drucker
Drucker Associates was founded in 1992 by Elliott H. Drucker, a respected expert (and pioneer) in wireless telecommunications technology.Ê For over a decade, they have been providing clients throughout the world with a high level of expertise in the areas of wireless network development and optimization, strategic technology guidance and assessment, and analysis and development of product applications.
Eileen McGrath-Hadwen
New Trac Consulting
New-TRAConsulting assists technology intensive clients in planning,
developing and executing their business strategies - identifying technology trends, disruptive innovations,
emerging standards, and externalities such as regulation, that can have
a significant financial impact on a company's business or product plans.
Clients include wireline and wireless telecom manufacturers,
carriers, and related industries.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
A major consulting company, with a worldwide presence.
Telecom Training Associates
Contact: James R. Romain
Offers training in a variety of telecom subject areas, including wireless and wireline network architecture and protocols. The company was founded by people from the former Telcordia Learning Services.
Telecommunications Research Associates

Education and Research Institutions

Alexander Resources
Alexander Resources serves the market research, consulting and educational services needs of mobile and wireless communications manufacturers and carriers.
NECA Ð National Exchange Carrier Association
NECA has administered the Federal Communications CommissionÕs access charge plan for more than twenty-five years. Our expertise includes rate and tariff development, industry database management, economic forecasting, trend analysis and regulatory policy analysis.
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Founded in 1881 as the Tokyo Vocational School, and a university since 1929, it has several graduate schools related to science, engineering and information technology (including telecommunications).
TR Labs

Wireless Information Sources

3G News and Information
A site providing news and information about emerging 3G technologies from around the globe. The site prides itself on quick access to information.
ANSI Telecom Glossary
Telecom glossary prepared by ATIS T1, known as T1.523
Asia-Links.com
Contact: Steve Bridge
Search engine at: www.asia-links.com/itlinks/link.htm
Bell System Memorial
A website created as a memorial to the people, history, technology and the "Spirit of Service" of what was known as the "Bell System" prior to 1984 in the United States and Canada.
Canadian Text Messaging Information
A summary of text messaging from a Canadian perspective. Sponsored by the CWTA.
commNOW.com
commNow.com provides industry-specific news and information to wireless professionals, including four subscriber-based news services on Wireless, Competition, Wireless Internet and High Speed Data.
Communications Standards Review
Communications Standards Review ceased publication in August, 2002, although some useful information remains on their website.
Communications Today Magazine
Contact: Deepak Singh
Serves the telecom, networking, and broadband markets in India.
GPS Navigation Watch
Contact: Solomon Ige
Solomon Ige's blog on developments in the field of GPS and location based services.
List of Wireless Protocols
Theta-j Associates, a US-based microwave engineering company, has provided a list of wireless protocols, with basic radio information for each.
National Library of Canada
The National Library of Canada holds copies of every issue of Cellular Networking Perspectives and Wireless Security Perspectives.
Ported.com
Contact: Barry Bishop
A central repository for information about local number portability for both wireline and wireless systems.
Radio-Electronics.Com
Free information and tutorials about radio and electronics from Ian Poole, an author of many books in this area.
RCR Wireless News
A US-based wireless newspaper.
RF GlobalNet
Offers the news and analysis that industry leaders read, as well as a multitude of products and services to do with their jobs.
Steve Punter’s Southern Ontario Cell Phone Page
This self-confessed wireless information junkie provides comparison information for several different wireless systems in Southern Ontario: Microcell (GSM), Bell Mobility (Analog, CDMA), Rogers (TDMA, GPRS) and Telus Mobility (CDMA and iDen)
Steve Romaine's Cellular Information Site
Information on Wireless Services in British Columbia, and the rest of Western Canada.
The 3G Portal
Provides over 5,000 links to free information about a wide array of mobile internet/3G-related matters including: Statistics, Analysis, References, White papers, Current and Archived 3G News as well as a comprehensive listing of established and emerging Mobile Internet service and hardware vendors.
UMTS World
A free 3G technology and news site.
Wikiverse IMSI Site
A good description of IMSI (International Mobile Subscription Identifier).
Wireless Advisor
Lists the wireless carriers based on a US zip code, and provides other wireless information.
Wireless Design Online
Offers the news and analysis that industry leaders read, as well as a multitude of products and services to do with their jobs.
Wireless Intelligent Networking
Contact: Gerry Christensen
Dedicated to mobile communications, intelligent networks and applications, the site is also home of the book Wireless Intelligent Networking by Gerry Christensen, Paul Florack, and Robert Duncan. Book which was published in October 2000.
Wireless Review
Wireless Telecommunications Networking with ANSI-41
Contact: Randy Snyder
The only book available on ANSI-41, the network behind TDMA and CDMA technologies. Written by Randy Snyder and Michael Gallagher.
Wireless Week

Engineering & Construction

Promon
A major Brazilian developer of information technology, knowledge management and engineering solutions
VerticalNet, Inc.
A supplier of strategic sourcing and supply management solutions.

Billing and Payment Services

ipdr.org - Internet Protocol Data Record ORganization
A consortium of service providers, equipment vendors, system integrators and billing and mediation vendors that want to facilitate the exchange of usage and control data between network elements.
MeT - Mobile Electronic Transactions
A company founded to establish a framework for secure mobile transactions.
Mobey Forum
An industry-driven forum to encourage the use of mobile technology in financial services. Membership includes financial institutions, terminal manufacturers and others.
Mobile Payment Forum
An organization to develop a framework for standardized, secure and authenticated mobile commerce using payment card accounts.
PayCircle
A non-profit association that aims to increase the use of payment technology by developing open payment APIs based on XML, SOAP, Java and other internet languages.
Radicchio
A cross-industry initiative that aims to build a trusted global infrastructure for secure m-commerce.
Telemac
Telemac provides network-edge real-time accounting, billing and payment processing technologies for the wireless industry, including solutions for cost control, data and prepaid services. The Telemac Advantage suite is a real-time billing system capable of supporting voice and data services on 1G, 2G, 2.5G and 3G digital and analog networks, including WAP, MSN Mobile, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS protocols.
WMode - Clearinghouse for Wireless Commerce
Provides mobile commerce clearinghouse products and services to allow revenue sharing between carriers and content providers, based on prepaid, postpaid or third party billing.