{"id":6426,"date":"2020-01-30T12:28:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T12:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/?p=6426"},"modified":"2025-12-10T10:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:35:59","slug":"introduction-aa35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/general\/introduction-aa35\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to AA.35"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is AA.35?<\/strong><\/div><\/div>

AA.35 is the document detailing the procedures for the creation of specific categories of GSMA Industry Specifications. These are industry specifications created by the GSMA that materially and directly affect mobile operators and other ecosystem participants alike.<\/p>\n

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Why did the GSMA create AA.35?<\/strong><\/div><\/div>

To facilitate broader input and support by all affected stakeholders within the industry to any GSMA Technical Specification.<\/p>\n

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What is a GSMA Industry Specification?<\/strong><\/div><\/div>
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An industry specification created in the GSMA for:<\/p>\n

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  1. common adoption;<\/li>\n
  2. repeated implementation, application and functioning;<\/li>\n
  3. general use, operations and support in multiple segments of the telecommunication ecosystem; or<\/li>\n
  4. consistent testing, verification and certification; of technology that would directly and materially affect simultaneously mobile network operators and non-mobile network operator participants within the mobile industry ecosystem; by industry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The definition of GSMA Industry Specifications does not include specifications that: (i) only affect interoperability or interworking between mobile network operators; or (ii) do not add additional specifications to technical solutions.<\/p>\n

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    Who approves decisions under AA.35?<\/strong><\/div><\/div>
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    1. Industry Standard Issuing Group (ISIG):<\/strong>\n