Membership Overview

Membership Types

Operators and Service Providers

 Acronym
Membership Type
    MNO                                  Operator (full membership)
    A_MNO  Associate Operator
    MVNO  Virtual Operator (MVNO)
    A_MVNO  Associate Virtual Operator (Associate MVNO)
    MCCO  Mission Critical Communications Operator (MCCO)


Device and Application Vendors

Acronym
Membership Type
    MAN                 Manufacturer (full membership)
    AMM I Associate Manufacturer I
    AMM II  Associate Manufacturer II


Test Facilities, Test Solutions Vendors and any other company

Acronym
Membership Type
    OBS Observer

 


Membership Privileges

Governance

  Membership Privileges  
     MNO       
 A_MVNO   
   MVNO   
 A_MVNO   
   MCCO     
    MAN      
   AMM I    
  AMM II     
     OBS     
 Election to the Board of Directors                                                       
 Voting at SG meetings              
 Voting at General meetings              
 Chair of Steering Group (SG)            
 

Work Items and Test Cases management

Membership Privileges  
     MNO       
 A_MVNO   
   MVNO   
 A_MVNO   
   MCCO     
    MAN      
   AMM I    
  AMM II     
     OBS     
 Proposal  of Work Items       ✓*    
 Rapporteur of Work Items     ✓*      
 Selection of test cases for Work Items                            ✓*
 Access to DCC test cases database

* Related with Mission Critical Service

Product Related Rights

Certification of products
Membership Privileges  
     MNO       
 A_MVNO   
   MVNO   
 A_MVNO   
   MCCO     
    MAN      
   AMM I    
  AMM II     
     OBS     
 Consumer Devices              
 Modules and Chipsets                
 IoT End products            
 Reference Platforms                
 Products with embedded certified modules or chipsets             
 Mission Critical Services clients            
 Remote SIM provisioning for eSIM            
 oneM2M compliance          

Product Certification rights
Membership Privileges  
     MNO       
 A_MVNO   
   MVNO   
 A_MVNO   
   MCCO     
    MAN      
   AMM I    
  AMM II     
     OBS     
 Notification of certified products              
 Right to challenge product certifications                                      


Service allowed

Service  
     MNO       
 A_MVNO   
   MVNO   
 A_MVNO   
   MCCO     
    MAN      
   AMM I    
  AMM II     
     OBS     
 Recognized Test Organization (RTO)                                          
 Thrid party RTO                
 Assessment Capable Entity (ACE)              
 Field Trial Qualify Network (FTQ)            


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 (€)       
 Operator (full membership)  10,000
 Associate Operator  Free
 Virtual Operator (MVNO)  10,000
 Associate Virtual Operator (Associate MVNO)   Free
 Mission Critical Communication Operator (MCCO)     5,000
 Manufacturer (full membership)  10,000
 Associate Manufacturer I (AMM I)  10,000
 Associate Manufacturer II (AMM II)  5,000
 Observer  5,000

* Fee may be involved in UK Pound Sterling and 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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