GSMA offers several products related to IMEI and TAC including:
GSMA Device Check
GSMA Device Check is a verification and look up service that offers instant access to the world’s most comprehensive database of devices reported as stolen and lost, using the International Mobile Equipment Identifier (IMEI). The database includes stolen/lost status (as reported by operators), the device model, and other information.
Device Check can benefit many types of businesses:
Device Recyclers
- Identify & eliminate devices reported as stolen before they enter your recycling stream
- Confirm device model for authenticity & to help calculate device value
- (Download the Device Check Case Study for Recyclers featuring Hyla Mobile)
Device Retailers
- Protect your reputation by reducing the likelihood of selling stolen devices
- Monitor the value of your device inventory with ongoing checks for lost/stolen status
- (Download the Device Check Case Study for Retailers featuring CEX)
Device Insurers
- Reduce the likelihood of false, fraudulent or overstated insurance claims
- Confirm model to help calculate replacement value
- Check authenticity of devices being used as replacements
Law Enforcement
- Check lost/stolen status for investigative purposes
- Discourage device theft by reducing the value of the stolen device if blacklisted
- Confirm the network operator that reported the device stolen or lost, which helps with repatriation to the rightful owner
To learn more about GSMA Device Check Contact Us or view our Fact Sheet.
GSMA Device Map
Device Map is a high-quality, high-accuracy device intelligence product that combines rich device intelligence with TAC (Type Allocation Code). With over 100 meaningful and actionable device data points for every TAC, Device Map brings a new level of device intelligence to the carrier environment, where TAC is the standard way to identify devices. The data covers hardware information, OS, browser, radio capabilities, multimedia capabilities and much more.
Device Map has many potential applications for Mobile Network Operators and organisations in the mobile ecosystem including:
- Business Intelligence: increase business metrics efficiency with richer data analysis tools
- Marketing: customise offers to improve customer penetration and encourage upgrades
- Product Management: manage handset portfolio to increase ARPU and reduce churn
- Operations: increase diagnostics capabilities for planning and real time network issues
- Procurement: improve understanding of relationship between device characteristics and revenue
- Network Planning: map LTE and other technology penetration to optimise network performance and efficiency
- Customer Care: reduce time to diagnose calls by improving the device identification process
The database is accessible through a license key, updated weekly and downloaded in .csv format.
There are several licensing options available for Device Map:
- Device Map – a comprehensive, highly accurate device data set indexed by TAC
- Device Map Lite – a limited subset of device information (Full Device Name, Device Vendor, Device Model, Marketing Name) indexed by TAC.
To learn more about GSMA Device Map Contact Us, view our Fact Sheet or download Sample
GSMA Device Database
Device Database is a basic database of all mobile device makes and models indexed by TAC (Type Allocation Code). Every mobile device has a unique number that identifies it, called an IMEI, which includes the TAC code. GSMA has allocated all TAC codes to manufactures of 3GP-compliant devices globally since 1992.
A variety of businesses including Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) and platform solution companies can benefit from this database. Device Database is e-mailed weekly to clients in .csv format.
To learn more: Contact Us, view our Fact Sheet or download Sample