The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) is a not-for-profit industry organisation representing companies in the mobile communication industry.
GSA actively promotes
3GPP technology such as
3G;
4G;
5G.
GSA is a market representation partner in 3GPP and co-operates with organisations including COAI,
ETSI
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent, not-for-profit, standardization organization in the field of information and communications. ETSI supports the development and testing of global technical standard ...
,
GSMA
The GSM Association (commonly referred to as 'the GSMA' or ''Global System for Mobile Communications'', originally ''Groupe Spécial Mobile'') is an industry organisation that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide. More ...
, ICU,
ITU
The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...
,
(CEPT-ECC), and other regional regulatory bodies.
It is not to be confused with the
GSM Association
The GSM Association (commonly referred to as 'the GSMA' or ''Global System for Mobile Communications'', originally ''Groupe Spécial Mobile'') is an industry organisation that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide. More ...
(GSMA), another organization with similar stated goals representing the
mobile network operator
A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier, is a provider of wireless communications services that owns or controls all the elements necessary to sell ...
community.
GAMBoD
The GSA analyser for mobile broadband devices (GAMBoD) is a search and analysis tool developed by GSA to enable searches of mobile broadband devices and new global data on mobile broadband networks, technologies and spectrum (NTS). The
LTE Devices database can be searched by supplier, form factor, features, peak
downlink
In a telecommunications network, a link is a communication channel that connects two or more devices for the purpose of data transmission. The link may be a dedicated physical link or a virtual circuit that uses one or more physical links or shar ...
and
uplink
In a telecommunications network, a link is a communication channel that connects two or more devices for the purpose of data transmission. The link may be a dedicated physical link or a virtual circuit that uses one or more physical links or shar ...
speeds, and operating frequency. The NTS database can be searched by mobile broadband (MBB) technology, feature, UE category, downlink speed, spectrum bands used and can be segmented by region. In March 2019, the GSA launched the database of
5G devices, searchable by device form factor, features, and support for spectrum bands.
[Capacity,]
12 phones in first list of 5G devices, but hotspots and CPE dominate, says GSA
(retrieved 25 March 2019)
Actual mobile network performance (downlink and uplink speed and latency) is displayed by operator (coming Q4 2019) based on a partnership with
OpenSignal
Opensignal is an independent analytics company specialising in "quantifying the mobile-network experience".
In August 2014, Opensignal raised a $4 million Series A investment from Qualcomm Ventures, OATV and Passion Capital.
Products and servic ...
.
Research areas
GSA produces around 240 industry reports, white-papers, presentations, charts and industry snapshots each year based on the data from its GAMBoD database. Areas of research include:
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LTE spectrum, networks and devices
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LTE-Advanced
LTE Advanced (LTE+) is a mobile communication standard and a major enhancement of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. It was formally submitted as a candidate 4G to ITU-T in late 2009 as meeting the requirements of the IMT-Advanced standar ...
and
LTE-Advanced Pro
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LTE in Unlicensed Spectrum LTE in unlicensed spectrum (LTE-Unlicensed, LTE-U) is an extension of the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) wireless standard that allows cellular network operators to offload some of their data traffic by accessing the unlicensed 5 GHz frequency band. LTE ...
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5G spectrum, networks and devices
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NB-IoT
Narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT) is a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) radio technology standard developed by 3GPP for cellular devices and services. The specification was frozen in 3GPP Release 13 (LTE Advanced Pro), in June 2016. Othe ...
and
LTE-M
LTE-M or LTE-MTC (" Long-Term Evolution Machine Type Communication"), is a type of low-power wide-area network radio communication technology standard developed by 3GPP for machine-to-machine and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. LTE-M incl ...
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VoLTE
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is an LTE high-speed wireless communication standard for mobile phones and data terminals, including Internet of things (IoT) devices and wearables. VoLTE has up to three times more voice and data capacity than older 3G U ...
and
ViLTE ViLTE, an acronym for "Video over LTE", is a conversational (i.e. person to person) video service based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) core network like VoLTE. It has specific profiles for the control and VoLTE of the video service and uses ...
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eMBMS
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C-V2X Vehicular-to-Everything (V2X) communication is important in enabling safe, dependable, and efficient transportation services, which can be implied in both the near- and long-term and can meet the requirements of today and tomorrow.
Cellular V2X (C- ...
Membership
Executive Members
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Apple
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Ericsson
(lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in informat ...
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Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ( ; ) is a Chinese multinational technology corporation headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It designs, develops, produces and sells telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics and various smar ...
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Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 seri ...
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Nokia
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporatio ...
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Qualcomm
Qualcomm () is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, and incorporated in Delaware. It creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology. It owns patents critical to the 5G, 4 ...
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Samsung
The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the ...
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ZTE
ZTE Corporation is a Chinese partially state-owned technology company that specializes in telecommunication. Founded in 1985, ZTE is listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
ZTE's core business is wireless, exchange, opt ...
Members
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, Centre for Wireless Innovation
* Casa Systems
* Interdigital
* Keysight Technologies
* Radysis
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Viavi
* Trilogy 5G
Associates - ~78 including
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Analysys Mason
Datatec Limited, also known as Datatec Group, is a Johannesburg, South Africa-based multinational information and communications technology (ICT) services group. The group's main divisions are: Westcon International, dba Westcon-Comstor, a techno ...
* Boston Consulting Group
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ComReg
The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) ( ga, An Coimisiún um Rialáil Cumarsáide) is the general communications regulator for Ireland, covering almost all possible types of communications.
Founded on 1 December 2002, ComReg too ...
* CTIA
* Doro AB
* HP Enterprises
* IFT (
Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones
The Federal Telecommunications Institute (Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones''; abbreviated as IFT and incorrectly referred to as IFETEL) is an independent government agency of Mexico charged with the regulation ...
)
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LGS Innovations
* Mavenir
* Microsoft
* Ofcom
* Plum Consulting
* Quectel
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Rohde & Schwarz
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG (, ) is an international electronics group specializing in the fields of electronic test equipment, broadcast & media, cybersecurity, radiomonitoring and radiolocation, and radiocommunication. The company provides ...
* Sony
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Syniverse
* Vodacom SA
See also
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Supplier association
References
External links
Official website
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GSM standard
UMTS
Telecommunications organizations
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