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ETSI’s role in global ICTstandardization

Hermann BrandVice President, New Initiatives &

Market DevelopmentETSI Secretariat

© ETSI 2008. All rights reservedETSI M2M Standardization Workshop4-5 June 2008

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ETSI – A Global Player� Globally applicable standards for Information & Communications

Technologies:� Telecommunications� Radiocommunications� Broadcasting� Other related areas

� Officially recognised European Standards Organization� Independent, Not-for-profit� Direct member participation� Approximately 700 members� 18,000 publications available for free� ISO 9001 : 2000 Certified

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ETSIWe are the home of the GSM™ family of standards…

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ETSI

……and a founding Partner in

The 3rd Generation Partnership Project

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Fora /Consortia

Fora /Consortia

It’s a Standards World

ITU-TITU-T ITU-RITU-R

GTSCGRSC

• DECT Forum• DVB Project Group• EBU• GSM Association• IMTC• IPv6 Forum• TETRA Forum• UMTS Forum• & 50+ others

Internationalbodies

GSCInterregionalCo-operation

Europe

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Some of our latest work areas� Common IMS� Next Generation Networks (NGN)� IMS Network Testing� Ultra wideband (UWB)� Grid Computing� RFID - Radio Frequency Identification� Low Power Devices� Reconfigurable Radio Systems� Emergency alerting, e-call� Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)� GSM on aircraft� Communications for Public Safety� Bandsharing� eHealth

� Common IMS� Next Generation Networks (NGN)� IMS Network Testing� Ultra wideband (UWB)� Grid Computing� RFID - Radio Frequency Identification� Low Power Devices� Reconfigurable Radio Systems� Emergency alerting, e-call� Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)� GSM on aircraft� Communications for Public Safety� Bandsharing� eHealth

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Security and algorithms� We are a world leader in creating cryptographic algorithms and protocols

to prevent fraud and unauthorised access to ICT and broadcastnetworks, and to protect customers’ privacy

� Smart Cards� GSM SIM card standards for security, authentication etc� Our work has extended the use of the SIM for 3G and other applications

including access control to WLANs and PC security functions� Lawful Interception

� ETSI’s European LI handover specification has been adopted by carriers andregulatory bodies around the world, including the USA and Australia

� Other LI standards in preparation include WLAN� Electronic signatures

� Supporting the development of a European electronic signature infrastructure

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ETSI’s ‘surround’ services� Interopolis

� Test specifications� Protocols� Methodology� PlugtestsTM

� Fora Hosting� Membership and budget management� IT and website/portal support and hosting� Document management� Meeting support� E.g. OMA, HGI, GCF

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ETSI’s New Initiatives� Creation of ‘New Initiatives’ team in Secretariat

� Your gateway to ETSI� Help on creating an ISG , finding existing TBs, founding a new TB

� Incubator or pre-standardisation groups� Industry Specification Group

� Workshops and events on new subjects� Reduced barriers to access and participation

� Reduced membership fees and easier access• For Universities & Public Research Bodies• For SMEs

� Electronic participation� Standards available for free on the internet� Complete access with single username/password

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World Class StandardsGetting information

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� 3GPP website: www.3gpp.org

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