Alliances
Communology is member of various industry organizations supporting and driving market activities to ease mobile communication. We also take an active role in broadening the business perspective for mobile device testing:
Open Mobile Alliance
Description from the OMA website: "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." (link)
Forum Nokia Pro
Description from the Forum Nokia PRO webite: "Forum Nokia PRO is an invitation-only program for the top companies operating in the mobile world. It helps developers accelerate their revenue growth and reduce investment costs. Members receive early access to exclusive business-development and technical resources. Because of these benefits, Forum Nokia PRO members get to market faster. It's that simple." (link)
Sony Ericsson Preferred Developer Program
Description from the Sony Ericsson webite: "Sony Ericsson Developer World applies a simple structure and process for providing technical support and resources, enabling community interaction and working with key partners." (link)
LOMS (Local Mobile Services)
Description from the LOMS website: "The main topic of the LOMS project is to look into methods and tools for easy development, deployment and use of context-aware mobile services. LOMS (Local Mobile Services) is an ITEA project, participating partners come from Belgium, Germany, and Spain." (link)
ITEA
Description from the ITEA website: "The International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA), is a not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1980 to further the exchange of technical information in the field of test and evaluation. Its members include professionals from industry, government, and academia, who are involved in the development and application of policy and techniques used to assess the effectiveness, reliability, and safety of new and existing systems and products." (link)
NGMN: Next Generation Mobile Networks
Description from the NGMN website: "NGMN intends to complement and support the work within standardisation bodies by providing a coherent view of what the operator community is going to require in the decade beyond 2010. The vision of the NGMN Alliance is to provide a platform for innovation by moving towards one integrated network for the seamless introduction of mobile broadband services." (link)
PTCRB
Description from the PTCRB website: "PTCRB is a global organization created by Mobile Network Operators to provide an independent evaluation process where GSM / UMTS Type Certification can take place. The technical evaluation is based on standards as well the needs of the Operators, who determine the requirements for the Type Certification Process. The PTCRB authorizes third party laboratories to conduct testing. For over ten years, the PTCRB has demanded high standards from partnerships with Laboratories and Manufacturers; and the collaboration of GSM Operators globally. The number of devices being certified by the PTCRB is growing exponentially from year to year." (link)
OMTP: Open Mobile Terminal Platform
Description from the OMTP website: "OMTP is an operator-sponsored forum that serves the needs of each and every link in the mobile phone value chain by gathering and driving mobile terminal requirements. There are currently seven full members: AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange, Smart Communications, Telecom Italia, Telefónica and Vodafone. OMTP also has the support of two sponsors: Ericsson and Nokia. There are a total of 31 participants from all parts of the industry. These range from Operators to chipset manufacturers and from OEMs to Internet companies." (link)
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