3GPP produces Technical Specifications, to be transposed by relevant Standardization Bodies (Organizational Partners) into appropriate deliverables (e.g., standards).
The seven 3GPP Organizational Partners - from Asia, Europe and North America - determine the general policy and strategy of 3GPP and perform the following tasks:
- Approval and maintenance of the 3GPP scope;
- Maintenance of the Partnership Project Description;
- Taking decisions on the creation or cessation of Technical Specification Groups, and approving their scope and terms of reference;
- Approval of Organizational Partner funding requirements;
- Allocation of human and financial resources provided by the Organizational Partners to the Project Co-ordination Group;
- Acting as a body of appeal on procedural matters referred to them.
- Maintenance of the Partnership Project Agreement;
- Approval of applications for 3GPP partnership;
- Taking decisions relating to the dissolution of 3GPP.
3GPP Organizational Partner Contacts:
| ARIB The Association of Radio Industries and Businesses, Japan |
Yasuhiro Kato | +81 3 5510 8594 +81 3 3592 1103 |
www.arib.or.jp |
| ATIS The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, USA |
Rich Moran | +1 202 434 8858 |
www.atis.org |
| CCSA China Communications Standards Association |
Shizhuo Zhao | +86 10 8205 0013 | www.ccsa.org.cn |
| ETSI The European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
Adrian Scrase | +33 4 92 94 49 35 |
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| TSDSI Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India |
Abhay Karandikar | +91 2225767439 | http://tsdsi.org/ |
| TTA Telecommunications Technology Association, Korea |
Kyoungseok Oh |
+82 31 780-9055 |
www.tta.or.kr |
| TTC Telecommunication Technology Committee, Japan |
Norio Nakamura | +81 3 3432 1551 +81 3 3432 1553 |
www.ttc.or.jp/e |
Market Representation Partners
The 3GPP Organizational Partners may invite a Market Representation Partner to take part in 3GPP, which:
- Has the ability to offer market advice to 3GPP and to bring into 3GPP a consensus view of market requirements (e.g., services, features and functionality) falling within the 3GPP scope;
- Does not have the capability and authority to define, publish and set standards within the 3GPP scope, nationally or regionally;
- Has committed itself to all or part of the 3GPP scope;
- Has signed the Partnership Project Agreement.
The Partners meet regularly at the 3GPP Project Coordination Group (PCG) meetings alongside the 3GPP Technical Specification Group Chairs.
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Observers
Observers are Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) who have the qualifications to become future Organizational Partners.more »
