The wireless industry is complex and therefore has many organizations to support its development, growth and promotion.
Companies who want to win in this global industry get involved in and know how to navigate these organizations. Many are listed
here including:
If you know of one that should be listed send an email to: info (at) wipconnector (dot) com
| Name |
Category |
Description |
Abb |
| 1394 Trade Association |
Technical Trade Association |
Promotion and development of IEEE1394, single serial multimedia link |
1394 |
| 3G Americas |
Multi-national Industry Association |
Unites mobile operators and manufacturers in the Americas to provide a single voice to represent the GSM family of wireless technologies |
3G Americas |
| Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions |
Standards |
ATIS creates solutions that support the rollout of new products and services into the communications marketplace. Its standardization activities for wireless and wireline networks include interconnection standards, number portability, improved data transmission, Internet telephony, toll-free access, telecom fraud, and order and billing issues, among others |
ATIS |
| AP Mobile |
Regional/ Gov't |
An independent group of MPs and Lords, from all political parties, 'APMobile' was established in 2001 to encourage debate on a range of mobile issues. |
APM |
| Asia Pacific Telecommunity |
Multi-national Industry Association |
The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity will continue to support and facilitate its members in bringing about qualitative and sustainable growth of telecommunications and ICT services in the Asia Pacific region. APT will be the key link in bridging the existing and widening digital divide that separates the region. |
APT |
| Association for Automatic Identification & Mobility |
Technical Trade Association |
AIM is a global trade association for manufacturers or service providers of technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID), bar code, card technologies (magnetic stripe, smart card, contactless card, optical card), biometrics, and electronic article surveillance ( |
AIM |
| Association of Radio Industries and Businesses |
Standards |
Japanese standards organization to establish technical standards for radio systems in the field of telecommunications and broadcasting. |
ARIB |
| Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association |
National Industry Association |
AMTA is the peak industry body representing Australia’s mobile telecommunications industry. |
AMTA |
| Belangenbehartiger in communicatietechnologie |
Vertical Indusry Assocation |
Members are larger-scale corporate telecom users in the Netherlands |
BTG |
| Berkeley Wireless Research Center |
Education/Research |
A research consortium of industry, students and faculty in the Department of EECS at the University of California at Berkeley and the Gigascale Silicon Research Center. |
BWRC |
| Bluetooth® Special Interest Group Inc |
Technical Trade Association |
A trade association of companies in the telecommunications, computing, and network industries to drive the development of the IEEE standard 802.15.1 (or “Bluetooth”). |
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| Broadband Services Forum |
Technically focused organizations and forums |
The Broadband Services Forum (BSF) is an international industry resource that provides a forum to address the fundamental business issues vital to the growth and health of the broadband industry.The BSF fosters collaboration across the broadband value chain including content, service and technology providers. |
BSF |
| Broadband Wireless Association |
Technical Trade Association |
The BWA offers to members an independent voice that is heard by regulators and licence authorities primarily throughout Europe but with strong links to North America and the Pacific Rim. It also offers essential technical and market information in its promotion and facilitation of the broadband wireless industry. |
BWA |
| Canada Centre for Marine Communications |
Education/Research |
Development of products and services that capitalize on the latest advancements in marine communications, navigation and information technology. |
CCMC |
| Canada Network of Wireless Centres |
Education/Research |
Network of wireless labs in Canada. |
CWCnet |
| Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association |
National Industry Association |
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) is the authority on wireless issues, developments and trends in Canada. |
CWTA |
| Car2Car Communication Consortium |
Standards |
The Car2Car Communication Consortium is dedicated to the objective of further increasing road traffic safety and efficiency by means of inter-vehicle communications. |
C2C |
| CDMA Development Group |
Standards |
An international consortium of companies who have joined together to lead the adoption and evolution of 3G CDMA wireless systems around the world. |
CDG |
| CE Linux Forum |
Standards |
To define a standardized software platform which allows applications and services to be deployed across all types of Linux telephony terminals, fostering interoperability and promoting adoption of Linux. |
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| Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association |
National Industry Association |
CTIA is the international association for the wireless industry, dedicated to expanding the wireless frontier. |
CTIA |
| Center for Multimedia Radio Communications |
Education/Research |
Main objectives are to coordinate and focus a wide range of disciplinary competences in the field of wideband wireless communications, to foster cooperation with the related industries, and to promote high-level permanent education. |
CMRC |
| Center for Wireless Communication (University of Oulu) |
Education/Research |
CWC aims to be one of the world's leading research institutes in the field of wireless communication methods from the network level to the transmitter and receiver system level. |
CWC-Fin |
| Center for Wireless Communications (University of California at San Diego) |
Education/Research |
Based at the University of California at San Diego it offers a cross-disciplinary program of research and education targeted at the emerging needs of the cellular and wireless communications industry. |
CWC |
| Center for Wireless Information Network Studies (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) |
Education/Research |
A renowned compact wireless research laboratory with a successful history of research alliances with other industrial and academic groups. |
CWINS |
| Center for Wireless Systems and Applications (Purdue University) |
Education/Research |
This center builds on Purdue’s existing strengths in engineering, sciences, and technology. More than 85 faculty coming from 11 schools and departments spanning the Schools of Engineering, the School of Science, Krannert School of Management, and the School of Technology, are members of CWSA. |
CWSA |
| Centre for Communication Systems Research (University of Surrey) |
Education/Research |
The Centre for Communication Systems Research, or CCSR, is the UK's largest and most well-known academic research centre in Mobile and Satellite Communication Systems. |
CCSR |
| Centre of Telecommunications Research (Kings College - London) |
Education/Research |
The Centre for Telecommunications Research (CTR) was constituted in 1994 to give greater recognition to the successful way in which communications research had been built up from early beginnings in the 1970s to become a vigorous, internationally recognised Group from the early 1990s onwards. |
CTR |
| China Broadband Wireless IP Standards Working Group |
Standards |
Chinese standards group for Broadband Wirless IP |
BWIPS |
| China Communications Standards Association |
Standards |
Established in 2002 as a nationally unified standards organization to adapt to growing markets while keeping pace with global industry in keeping with the needs of the Chinese industry. |
CCSA |
| Clemson University Center for Research in Wireless Communications |
Education/Research |
A cross-disciplinary program of research and education targeted at the emerging needs for the cellular and wireless communications industry. |
CRWC |
| Club Telecom |
Regional trade association |
The objectives of the Club Telecom are to promote a forum and facilitate networking amongst the various members of the telecommunication industry in Quebec. |
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| CommNexus San Diego |
Regional trade association |
A network of communications companies |
CommNexus |
| Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization |
Multi-national Industry Association |
To provide a effective means to help bridge the digital divide and achieve social and economic development, by delivering to developing countries unique knowledge-sharing programmes. |
CTO |
| Communication Networks |
Education/Research |
One of the largest university departments in Germany working on Mobile Communications research projects. |
ComNets |
| Communications Research Centre Canada |
Education/Research |
Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC), an Agency of Industry Canada, is the primary federal laboratory for research and development (R&D) in advanced telecommunications. |
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| CTIA |
National Industry Association |
An international organization representing all sectors of wireless communications – cellular, personal communication services and enhanced specialized mobile radio |
CTIA |
| CTIA Wireless Internet Caucus |
National Industry Association |
A rallying point for wireless Internet companies on public policy issues of importance to the wireless community, such as spectrum management and privacy. |
CTIA_WIC |
| Digital Video Broadcasting Project |
Standards |
An industry-led consortium of over 270 broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software developers, regulatory bodies and others in over 35 countries committed to designing global standards for the global delivery of digital television and data services. |
DVB |
| dotMobi Advisory Group |
Technical Trade Association |
MAG is a dotMobi accredited independent not-for-profit global industry forum with the goal of ensuring that the dotMobi Top Level Domain (.mobi) is operated in the best interests of the global dotMobi community and the Internet at large. For more go to http://advisorygroup.mobi |
MAG |
| ECMA International |
Standards |
Ecma International is an industry association founded in 1961, dedicated to the standardization of information and communication systems |
ECMA |
| Enterprise Wireless Alliance |
National Industry Association |
The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA), formerly ITA and AMTA, works to preserve spectrum rights and access for enterprise wireless customers. |
EWA |
| European Association for Standardizing Information and Communication Systems |
Standards |
Since 1961 facilitates the timely creation of a wide range of global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Consumer Electronics (CE) standards |
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| European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
Standards |
Umbrella organisation incorporating the 3GPP and TISPAN, officially responsible for the standardization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within Europe. |
ETSI |
| Fixed Mobile Convergence Alliance |
Technical Trade Association |
The Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance (FMCA) is a global alliance of telecom operators whose objective is to accelerate the development of Convergence products and services |
FMCA |
| Forum Mobilkommunikation |
National Industry Association |
FMK is a non profit organisation representing the Austrian network providers, the mobile phone and infrastructure industry as well as the Association of Electro- and Electronic Industries (FEEI). |
FMK |
| Forum Oxford |
Networking/Forum |
The University of Oxford's International Electronics & Telecoms Programme new Next Generation Mobile Applications Panel. |
ForumOxford |
| Free Move Alliance |
Multi-national Industry Association |
Alliance of European carriers to facitate roaming agreements |
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| Future Electronics Research Program |
Education/Research |
Project ”Wireless physiological sensors for ambulatory and implantable applications”. The aim of this project is to study and develop wireless sensor technology for ambulatory and implantable human psychophysiological applications. |
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| George Mason University Communication Networking Laboratory |
Education/Research |
The primary objective of this laboratory is to foster cooperative research programs with academia and research agencies at the national and international level. The goal is to achieve aggregate results and contributions to the field through these interactions which will have significantly more impact than individual efforts. |
CNL |
| Global UMTS TDD Alliance |
Technical Trade Association |
A forum for members to share their learnings and set requirements for future solutions, as well as to foster the market environment for solutions based on packet data implementations of the UMTS TDD standard |
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| Global Wireless Education Consortium |
Education/Research |
A collaboration of wireless industry companies and academic institutions |
GWEC |
| GNOME Mobile (GNOME Foundation) |
Standards |
The GNOME Mobile initiative advances the use, development and commercialization of GNOME components as a mobile and embedded user experience platform. It brings together industry leaders, expert consultants, key developers and the community and industry organizations they represent. As an open development community, participants support the GNOME Mobile Platform, a subset of GNOME's proven, widely used desktop platform, focusing on software components shipping in production mobile and embedded products. |
GNOME |
| GSM Association |
Multi-national Industry Association |
Global trade association representing more than 690 GSM mobile phone operators across 214 territories and countries of the world. |
GSMA |
| High Frequency Systems Group |
Technical Trade Association |
facilities and groups whos main interests are concentrated in the area of high frequency and electromagnetic research and technologies. |
HFS |
| ICSI Center for Internet Research |
Education/Research |
ICIR (The ICSI Center for Internet Research) is a non-profit research institute at ICSI in Berkeley, California. For the three years from 1999 to 2001 we were named ACIRI, the AT&T Center for Internet Research at ICSI, and were funded by AT&T. |
ICIR |
| IEEE Communications Society (COMSOC) |
Multi-national Industry Association |
A Community of industry professionals to advance all communications technologies through publications, conferences, educational programs, local activities, and technical committees. |
IEEE COMSOC |
| IMEC |
Education/Research |
The IMEC mission: "To perform R&D, ahead of industrial needs by 3 to 10 years, in microelectronics, nanotechnology, design methods and technologies for ICT systems." |
IMEC |
| Infrared Data Association |
Standards |
IrDA is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to develop globally adopted specifications for infrared wireless communication. |
IrDA |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Standards |
The IEEE, a non-profit organization, is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology and a leading developer of standards. |
IEEE |
| Intel® Communications Alliance |
Technical Trade Association |
A community of communications and embedded developers and solutions providers developing modular, standards-based solutions on Intel technologies |
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| International Institute of Telecommunications (IIT) and IIT-Research (IIT-R) |
Education/Research |
Focuses on industrial training and technological services in the telecommunications field and, more generally, in the field of information and communication technologies. |
IIT |
| International Standardization Organization |
Standards |
International Standards is a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. |
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| International Telecommunication Union |
Standards |
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is an international organization within the United Nations System where governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services. |
ITU |
| Internet Engineering Task Force |
Standards |
A large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. |
IETF |
| Java Community Process |
Standards |
Setting standards for extensions to the Java programming language |
JCP |
| KTH School for Information and Communication Technology |
Education/Research |
Our activities span the entire field of information technology in its widest sense. We work with both the technical solutions and systems. |
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| Linux Phone Standards Forum |
Standards |
Creation of Linux APIs for mobile telephony use |
LiPS |
| Media Lab Asia |
Education/Research |
Indian research program places special emphasis on innovation and refinement in the current and emerging technologies for the benefit of common man. |
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| Mobey Forum |
Vertical Industry Association |
Mobey Forum is a global, financial industry-driven forum, whose mission is to encourage the use of mobile technology in financial services |
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| Mobiforum |
Vertical Industry Association |
An information hub and portal for m-business research focusing on wireless and mobile applications and services |
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| Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group |
Education/Research |
The current focus of MPRG is defined by five research thrust areas which involve both physical layer and network issues. |
MPRRG |
| Mobile Data Association |
National Industry Association |
The Mobile Data Association is the non-profit, global association for vendors and users of mobile data and their advisors. |
MDA |
| Mobile Electronic Transactions |
Vertical Industry Association |
Non-profit handset vendors' organisation promoting secure and convenient mobile transactions |
MeT |
| Mobile Enterprise Alliance |
Vertical Industry Association |
The voice of Enterprise Mobility |
MEA |
| Mobile Entertainment Forum |
Vertical Industry Association |
Global trade association representing all participants in the mobile entertainment value chain |
MEF |
| Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium |
Vertical Industry Association |
Its mission is to drive standards for printing images taken with camera phones and other mobile devices by creating guidelines for industry and assisting in the implementation of these guidelines. |
MIPC |
| Mobile IP and Mobility for ITS |
Technical Trade Association |
Promotion of Mobile IP and Mobile Networks for ITS and Rail and Road Transit |
MIMITS |
| Mobile Marketing Association |
Vertical Industry Association |
Anytime, anywhere marketing… Go Mobile! |
MMA |
| Mobile Monday |
Networking Organization |
Mobile Monday is a community of mobile professionals. |
MoMo |
| Mobile Operators Association |
National Industry Association |
The Mobile Operators Association (MOA) was established in January 2003 to represent the five UK mobile phone network operators (3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone) on radio frequency health and planning issues. |
MOA |
| Mobile Payment Forum |
Vertical Industry Association |
A global, cross-industry alliance of leading organizations from the wireless and financial industries dedicated to realizing the full potential for mobile payments. |
MPF |
| Mobility Platform |
National Industry Association |
Representing the Netherlands wireless companies |
MP |
| Morikawa Laboratory |
Education/Research |
Japanese research organization. |
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| Multimedia Card Association |
Standards |
Management of various MMC standards, including communications |
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| MX Alliance |
Regional Trade Association |
The trade association for the mobile and wireless industry in the UK. |
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| Nationa Research Council Canada |
Education/Research |
Canadian government research organization. |
NRC |
| National Capital Institute of Telecommunications |
Education/Research |
An Industrial Broadband Solutions Research Institute that unites the capabilities of the Ottawa region's federal laboratories, universities, colleges, global corporations and small and medium enterprises to engage in managed strategic research. |
NCIT |
| Near Field Communications Forum |
Standards |
To advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology |
NFC Forum |
| Network for Emerging Wireless Technologies |
Education/Research |
A wireless development centre providing hardware and software design, implementation and test support to developers of wireless products and services. |
NEWT |
| Networks and Mobile Systems Group (MIT) |
Education/Research |
The NMS group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory conducts research in many areas of networking and mobile computing. |
NMS |
| NTGTS (North Texas Global Telecommunications Society) of Dallas/Fort Worth and CTC (Communications & Technology Connections) of |
Education/Research |
One of the largest nonprofit organizations in the US focused on the business, technical, social, and political issues surrounding global communications. |
NTGTS & CTC |
| Open Base Station Architecture Initiative |
Standards |
Member companies work together to produce a complete set of interface, hardware and test specifications to enable the production of base station modules to fit any base station utilizing the OBSAI interface specifications. |
OBSAI |
| Open Mobile Alliance |
Standards |
OMA is the leading industry forum for developing market driven, interoperable mobile service enablers. |
OMA |
| Open Mobile Terminal Forum |
Standards |
Creation of standard handset platform |
OMTP |
| Open Source Development Labs |
Technical Trade Association |
Accelerate the deployment of Linux for enterprise computing |
OSDL |
| Optical Internetworking Forum |
Technical Trade Association |
Promotes the development and deployment of interoperable networking solutions for optical networking products, network processing elements, and component technologies. |
OIF |
| Ottawa Wireless Cluster |
Regional Trade Association |
The Ottawa Wireless Cluster (OWC) mission is to cultivate and accelerate Ottawa's wireless sector through leadership, technology, government relations, research, education, mentoring, investment, recruitment, networking and promotion. |
OWC |
| PACA Mobile Center |
Education/Research |
A key objective of the centre is to alleviate the economic pressures felt by developers of mobile phone applications, which are largely due to the proliferation of phones with a wide range of different processors, memories and screen sizes. |
PACA |
| Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association |
Multi-national Industry Organization |
Nnon-profit organisation formed to represent the interests of small island nations in the Pacific Region in the field of telecommunications. |
PITA |
| Pacific Telecommunications Council |
Multi-national Industry Organization |
Promotes the development and use of telecommunications and ICT to enhance communications in the Pacific hemisphere. |
PTC |
| Parlay Group |
Standards |
A consortium formed to develop open, technology-independent application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable the development of applications that operate across converged networks. |
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| PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturer’s Group |
Standards |
A consortium of over 450 companies who collaboratively develop open specifications for high performance telecommunications and industrial computing applications. |
PICMG |
| Personal Communications Industry Association |
Infrastructure |
PCIA represents companies that develop, own, manage and operate towers, commercial rooftops and other facilities for the provision of all types of wireless, broadcasting and telecommunications services. |
PCIA |
| Portable Computer and Communications Association |
Standards |
The PCCA evaluates wireless technologies and mobile-communications architectures. |
PCCA |
| Queens University Wireless Information Transmission Lab |
Education/Research |
The goal of the WITL is to lead the future wireless communications world |
WITL |
| Research Association for Radio Applications |
Education/Research |
The Research Association for Radio Applications (FGF) pursues the matter of electromagnetic fields and their biological effects on humans and the environment. |
FGF |
| Satellite Industry Association |
National Industry Association |
Unified voice of the U.S. satellite industry on policy, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the satellite business. |
SIA |
| School of computer and informational science security research group (Edith Cowan University) |
Education/Research |
The SCISSEC Research group is very active in the area of wireless security research with a particular interest in intrusion detection in 802.11 X and honeypots in 802.11 X environments. |
SCISSEC |
| Scotland's National Centre for Wireless & Mobile Communications |
Education/Research |
Scottish Enterprise initiative focused on the economic growth of Scottish Companies developing and selling products within the Wireless Space. |
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| SD Card Association |
Standards |
To establish the technical and specification standards for Secure Digital Cards and promotion. |
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| SIP Forum |
Technical Trade Association |
An industry organization with members from the leading (Session Initiation Protocol) SIP technology companies. It aims to advance the adoption of products and services based on SIP. |
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| SMS Forum |
Standards |
Established to foster and promote SMS to the benefit of the Wireless Industry, and to manage/enhance the SMPP & MMAP protocols |
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| Software Defined Radio Forum |
Standards |
Promotion of software radio technologies |
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| Stanford University Wireless Communications Research Group |
Education/Research |
The Wireless Communications Research Group at Stanford University investigates all different kinds of problems in wireless communications. |
WCRG |
| TD-SCDMA Forum |
Technical Trade Association |
An open, international body for promoting the global uptake of TD-SCDMA technology, a new 3G mobile communication technology developed by Chinese companies. |
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| Telecom Applications Research Alliance |
Education/Research |
cutting-edge telecommunications research and development equipment with seed investment funding and business mentoring resources |
TARA |
| Telecommunication Research Group (University of Auckland) |
Education/Research |
Research organization in New Zealand |
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| Telecommunication Technology Committee |
Standards |
Established as a private standardization organization in October 1985 in Japan to develop protocols and standards for telecommunications networks. |
TTC |
| Telecommunications & Technology Association |
Standards |
Korean IT standards organization that develops new standards and provides one-stop services for the establishment of IT standards as well as providing testing and certification for IT products. |
TTA |
| Telecommunications Industry Association |
National Industry Association |
TIA represents providers of information and communications technology products and services for the global marketplace through its core competencies in standards development, domestic and international policy advocacy, and facilitating member business opportunities |
TIA |
| Telecommunications Laboratory (University of Athens) |
Education/Research |
The Telecommunications Laboratory, within the Division of Computer Science of NTUA, has a great experience in the areas of mobile telecommunications, computer networks, broadband communications, network management and conformance testing. |
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| Telecommunications Network Group (University of Berlin) |
Education/Research |
The general interest of TKN are architectures and protocols for communication networks. In our research we actually focus on mobile multimedia communication following the internet approach. |
TNG |
| Telematica Instituut |
Education/Research |
Fundamental research and the market-oriented application of the developed systems. |
TI |
| Telematics Cluster / ITS Belgium |
Vertical Industry Association |
Accelerates the use of intelligent telematics solutions in the area of traffic management, mobiilty and logistics. |
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| The Geospatial Information & Technology Association |
Vertical Industry Association |
Nonprofit educational association serving the global geospatial community |
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| The Industrial Wireless Book |
Technically focused organizations and forums |
The Industrial Wireless Book (magazine, email newsletter and website) helps to promote all types of wireless for industry including 802.11A, 802.11B, 802.11G, 802.15.4-based wireless mesh networking, WIFI, Bluetooth, GPRS, GSM and Lowpower radio. |
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| The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association |
National Industry Association |
Trade organization representing all segments of the satellite industry |
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| Third Generation Partnership Project |
Standards |
To develop standards for the next generation of GSM |
3GPP |
| Third Generation Partnership Project 2 |
Standards |
To develop standards for the next generation of CDMA 2000 |
3GPP2 |
| TNO Informatie |
Education/Research |
TNO information and communication technology is an unique innovation centre in the Netherlands, we help to companies, governments and (semi-)publick organizations to successfully innovate with ICT. |
TNO-ICT |
| Toronto Wireless User Group |
Regional Trade Association |
The Toronto Wireless User Group (TorWUG) is a non-profit organization that is focused on the wireless and mobile industries. |
TorWUG |
| TR Labs |
Education/Research |
TRLabs creates innovative technologies and trains students to enhance ICT expertise and improve Canada's global competitiveness. Five labs across the prairie provinces employ university professors, graduate students, industrial partners, and staff researchers. |
TR Labs |
| Universal Mobile Telecommunications System |
Technical Trade Association |
An open, international body for promoting the global uptake of UMTS third generation (3G) mobile systems and services. |
UMTS |
| VAS Forum |
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Russian forum dedicated to mobility issues |
VAS |
| VoiceXML Forum |
Technical Trade Association |
The VoiceXML Forum is an industry organization formed to create and promote the Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML). |
VXML |
| W3C |
Standards |
World-Wide web standards |
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| Wi-Fi Alliance |
Technical Trade Association |
Formed in 1999 the Alliance works to drive the adoption of IEEE 802.11 standards for high-speed wireless local area networking. |
WiFiAlliance |
| WIDE project |
Education/Research |
research consortium among industry, public institutes and academia in Japan |
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| WiMaX Forum |
Standards |
Industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to promote and certify compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products. |
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| WiMedia Alliance |
Standards |
Promotes standardization of UWB worldwide for high-speed wireless, multimedia-capable personal-area connectivity in the PC, consumer electronics and mobile market segments. |
WMA |
| Wireless Adaptive Mobility Laboratory (UCLA) |
Education/Research |
The WAM (Wireless Adaptive Mobility) Lab supports research projects in the area of mobile, wireless communications. |
WAM |
| Wireless Application Service Providers' Association |
Industry and trade organization |
WASPA’s mission is to provide a non-profit forum in which members can address issues of common interest and interface with industry stakeholders, network operators, government and regulatory organisations, both locally and internationally. |
WASPA |
| Wireless Broadband Alliance |
Technical Trade Association |
A telecom operator-lead industry alliance formed by pioneers in the wireless broadband field. |
WBA |
| Wireless Communication Alliance |
Vertical Industry Association |
The Wireless Communications Alliance (WCA) is a non-profit business league for companies and organizations dealing with wireless technologies. |
WCA |
| Wireless Communication International |
Multi-national Industry Organization |
The WCA's mission is to advance the interests of the wireless carriers that provide high-speed data, Internet, voice and video services on broadband spectrum through land-based systems using reception/transmit devices in all broadband spectrum bands. |
WCAI |
| Wireless Information Networking Laboratory |
Education/Research |
Our research mission is to advance the development of wireless networking technology and to train the next generation of wireless technologists via graduate research programs that are especially relevant to industry. |
WINLAB |
| Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (Korea) |
Standards |
Standard specifications for the mobile platform made by the Mobile Platform Special Subcommittee of the Korea Wireless Internet Standardization Forum (KWISF). |
WIPI |
| Wireless Internet Service Providers Association |
Vertical Industry Association |
Dedicated to promoting and improving the WISP industry. |
WISP |
| Wireless LAN Association |
Vertical Industry Association |
A non-profit consortium of wireless networking vendors established to educate the market place about wireless networking products, trends and applications. |
WLANA |
| Wireless Research Group - Telecommunications and Information Technology Research Institute (University of Wollongong) |
Education/Research |
The areas of research within the group are: space-time coding, mobile ad hoc networks, sequence design for DS CDMA applications, smart antennas for broadband wireless access systems, channel modelling, and error-control coding. |
WRG-TITR |
| Wireless Scandinavia |
Regional Trade Association |
Wireless Scandinavia is a portal for – and about – the wireless sector in Scandinavia. |
WS |
| Wireless World Forum |
Networking Organization |
Networking the wireless industry |
WWF |
| Wireless World Research Forum |
Education/Research |
Identify and scope research issues relevant to future mobile and wireless communications, including pre-regulatory impact assessments. |
WWRF |
| WiTec Alberta |
Regional Trade Association |
Our mission is to Grow and Increase the Competitiveness of the Wireless & Telecom Industry in Alberta |
WITEC |
| Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access |
Standards |
An industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to promote and certify compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products. |
WiMax |
| Z-Wave Alliance |
Standards |
A consortium of leading independent manufacturers who have agreed to build wireless home control products based on the Zensys' Z-Wave open standard. |
Z-Wave |
| ZigBee Alliance |
Standards |
ZigBee standard |
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