We have a major role in several global organizations, through which we take part in designing the future of the mobile & telecom industry.
Comverse is an active participant in organizations that are key to Comverse business: Billing, Mobile Internet, and VAS (Voice and Messaging):
3GPP
 The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) unites telecommunications standards bodies to produce Technical Specifications and Technical Reports for a 3G Mobile System based on evolved GSM core networks and the radio access technologies that they support (i.e., Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) both Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) modes), and to maintain and develop of the Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) Technical Specifications and Technical Reports, including evolved radio access technologies (e.g. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE).
http://www.3gpp.org/
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ETSI
 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.
http://www.etsi.org/WebSite/homepage.aspx
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GSM World
 The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organizations. The GSMA is focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile communications industry. http://www.gsmworld.com/index.shtml
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OMA
 The mission of the Open Mobile Alliance is to facilitate global user adoption of mobile data services by specifying market-driven mobile service enablers that ensure service interoperability across devices, geographies, service providers, operators, and networks while allowing businesses to compete through innovation and differentiation.
http://www.openmobilealliance.org/
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TM Forum
 TM Forum is the world’s leading industry association focused on enabling best-in-class IT for service providers in the communications, media and cloud service markets. The Forum provides business-critical industry standards and expertise to enable the creation, delivery and monetization of digital services. Bringing together the world’s largest communications, technology and media companies, TM Forum provides an innovative, industry-leading approach to collaborative R&D, along with wide range of support services including benchmarking, training and certification.
http://www.tmforum.org/browse.aspx
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UMTS Forum
 The UMTS Forum helps all players in the Mobile broadband value chain understand and profit from the opportunities of 3G/UMTS networks and their Long Term Evolution (LTE). The UMTS Forum supports the interests of its membership (network operators, regulators and the manufacturers of network infrastructure and terminal equipment) with studies, reports and more. Principal focus areas include market trends, mobile broadband services and applications, key growth markets, spectrum & regulation, technology & implementation.
http://www.umts-forum.org/
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If you would like to contact our Standards Representative, please write to: standards@comverse.com