As a respected member of the CDMA community, your organization is cordially invited to join the CDMA Certification Forum (CCF). The CCF is a collaboration between CDMA operators and CDMA device vendors to establish and maintain a core global terminal certification process that helps ensure terminal quality and network compatibility across the globe. CCF key objectives include:

• Development and continued evolution of a certification test plan
• Development and maintenance of a certification test process
• Deployment of authorized labs in key markets around the world
• Education of operators and vendors on the benefits of such a program and how to incorporate it into their handset acceptance process

For further information, and to apply for membership, please complete and submit the application form on this web site. You will be contacted to confirm receipt of your application at the e-mail address provided. After your Application is reviewed by the CCF Membership Committee, you will be notified of the status.

Please Include your billing address if it is different from your mailing address. An invoice will be sent for 2005 membership dues after application approval.

Thanks in advance for your support of this worthy effort.

Our Industry:

The wireless telecommunications industry continues to grow and change at a fast pace. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) set out definitions for third generation wireless networks which are known as IMT-2000 or 3G for short. CDMA2000, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA are all code division multiple access (CDMA) based technologies recognized by the ITU as 3G. CDMA2000 1X was the world's first 3G network commercially deployed in October 2000. By mid 2005, more than 125 operators have launched CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO (Evolution, Data Optimized) commercial networks across Asia, the Americas and Europe. 1xEV-DO networks provide download speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps, and in 1xEV-DO revision A, up to 3.1 Mbps downloads (forward link) and up to 1.8 Mbps for uploads from terminals (reverse link). All of this is done in only 1.25 MHz of spectrum to ensure backwards compatibility with second-generation CDMA systems.

More than 850 CDMA2000 terminals were available by mid 2005 including advanced handsets with megapixel video and still cameras, removable memory, internet browsing, position location capability and other advanced features. Yet CDMA2000 also provides capacity that has enabled the expansion of everything from basic voice services with entry level wireless phones to laptop PCs with high speed 1xEV-DO service to fixed wireless terminals.

As the industry continues its rapid growth and change, the CDMA Development Group (CDG) remains the international consortium of companies who have joined together since 1993 to lead the adoption and evolution of 3G CDMA wireless systems around the world. The CDG, comprised of CDMA service providers, device manufacturers, and application and content providers, works to ensure interoperability among systems, while expediting the availability of 3G CDMA technology to consumers. One of the ways the CDG provides this support is by its members' involvement in efforts such as the CCF. For more information about the CDG and the CDMA industry, visit www.cdg.org.