PTCRB
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PTCRB was established in 1997 by North American operators. The operator members now include operators from around the world. The purpose of the PTCRB is to provide the framework within which GSM Mobile Equipment (ME) or UMTS User Equipment (UE) Type Certification can take place for members of the PTCRB.
In order to certify your mobile phone or communication device to work with PTCRB operators' cellular network, your device should be PTCRB certified. This is to ensure and maintain compliance with GSM/GPRS/UMTS network standards within the operators' networks. Consequently, PTCRB operators may block devices from their network, if they are not PTCRB certified. To learn more about device certifications, please visit PTCRB Official Website. You must sign up as a member to gain access.
[edit] See also
- FCC (Federal Communications Commission): an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress.
- GCF: Global Certification Forum (GCF) is a 2G/3G testing certification body similar to PTCRB and initiated primarily by European Operators and Mobile Vendors.
- W-CDMA: the technology on which UMTS is based
