Membership Types
Operators and Service Providers
Membership Type
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Acronym
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| Operator (full membership) |
MNO |
| Associate Operator |
AO |
| Virtual Operator |
MVNO |
| Associate Virtual Operator |
AVO |
| Mission Critical Communications Operator |
MCCO |
| Utility Operator I |
UO I |
| Utility Operator II (450 MHz networks) |
UO II |
Device and Application Vendors
Membership Type
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Acronym
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| Manufacturer (full membership) |
MAN |
| Associate Manufacturer I |
AMM I |
| Associate Manufacturer II |
AMM II |
Test Facilities, Test Solutions Vendors and any other company
Membership Type
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Acronym
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| Observer |
OBS |
Membership Privileges
Governance and Meeting Attendance
Membership Privileges
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MNO
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AO
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MVNO
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AVO
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MCCO
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UO I
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UO II
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MAN
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AMM I
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AMM II
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OBS
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| Election to the Board of Directors |
✓ |
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✓ |
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| Voting at Steering Group (SG) meetings |
✓ |
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✓ |
✓ |
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| Voting at General meetings |
✓ |
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✓ |
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| Chair of Steering Group (SG) |
✓ |
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✓ |
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| Chair of Agreement Group (CAG, FTAG, IAG, PAG) |
✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ |
| Attendance at Steering Group (SG) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Attendance at Agreement Group (CAG, FTAG, IAG, PAG) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Attendance at Work Streams |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Work Items and Test Cases management
Membership Privileges
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MNO
|
AO
|
MVNO
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AVO
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MCCO
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UO I
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UO II
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MAN
|
AMM I
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AMM II
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OBS
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| Proposal of Work Items |
✓ |
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✓* |
✓** |
✓** |
✓ |
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✓ |
| Rapporteur of Work Items |
✓ |
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✓ |
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✓* |
✓** |
✓** |
✓ |
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| Selection of test cases for Work Items |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓* |
✓** |
✓** |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Access to DCC test cases database |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
* Related with Mission Critical Service
** Related with Utility Communications
Product Related Rights
Certification of products
Membership Privileges
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MNO
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AO
|
MVNO
|
AVO
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MCCO
|
UO I
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UO II
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MAN
|
AMM I
|
AMM II
|
OBS
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| Consumer Devices |
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✓ |
✓ |
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| Modules and Chipsets |
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✓ |
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| IoT End products |
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✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Reference Platforms |
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✓ |
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| Products with embedded certified modules or chipsets |
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✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Mission Critical Services clients |
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✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Remote SIM provisioning for eSIM |
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✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| oneM2M compliance |
✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ |
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Product Certification rights
Membership Privileges
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MNO
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AO
|
MVNO
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AVO
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MCCO
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UO I
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UO II
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MAN
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AMM I
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AMM II
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OBS
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| Notification of certified products |
✓ |
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✓* |
✓** |
✓** |
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| Right to challenge product certifications |
✓ |
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✓* |
✓** |
✓** |
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Service allowed
Service
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MNO
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AO
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MVNO
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AVO
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MCCO
|
UO I
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UO II
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MAN
|
AMM I
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AMM II
|
OBS
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| Recognised Test Organisation (RTO) |
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✓ |
✓ |
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✓ |
| Assessment Capable Entity (ACE) |
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✓ |
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✓ |
| Field Trial Qualify Network (FTQ) |
✓ |
✓ |
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✓* |
✓** |
✓** |
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Membership Fees
GCF Membership requires payment of yearly fees. There are two membership periods (full natural year (1st January to 31st December) or mid-year (1st July to 30th Jun)
Membership Type
|
Membership Fee Euro (€)
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| Operator (full membership) |
10,000 |
| Associate Operator |
Free |
| Virtual Operator |
5,000 |
| Associate Virtual Operator |
Free |
| Mission Critical Communication Operator |
5,000 |
| Utility Operator I |
5,000 |
| Utility Operator II (450MHz) |
2,500 |
| Manufacturer (full membership) |
10,000 |
| Associate Manufacturer I |
10,000 |
| Associate Manufacturer II |
5,000 |
| Observer |
5,000 |
* Fee may be invoiced in UK Pound Sterling or US Dollars based on the exchange rates at the time when the invoice is issued. Payments can only be accpeted as electronic bank transfers.
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